NFL power rankings, Week 7: 49ers rise, Chiefs fall
The San Francisco 49ers proved to the world they’re the real thing, while the Kansas City Chiefs lost an ugly game at home for the second straight week.
59. . 0-5. Previous: . Miami Dolphins. 32. team
0-16 is happening.
. 0-6. Previous: . Cincinnati Bengals. 31. team. 56
The Bengals doing all they can to keep up with Miami.
The Redskins aren’t moving up for that showing.
team. 44. . 1-5. Previous: . Atlanta Falcons. 29
Dan Quinn is a good man, but he needs to go.
team. 30. . 1-4. Previous: . New York Jets. 28
Sam Darnold comes back, and the win column finally has a digit other than zero.
. 2-4. Previous: . Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 27. team. 48
Jameis Winston and turnovers. An unending combination.
31. . 2-4. Previous: . New York Giants. 26. team
Daniel Jones suddenly looks very much like a rookie.
Previous: . Pittsburgh Steelers. 25. team. 55. . 2-4
The Steelers played bully ball in Los Angeles, and it worked beautifully.
2-3-1. Previous: . Arizona Cardinals. 24. team. 32.
Kyler Murray torched Atlanta, joining a long line of others.
53. . 2-4. Previous: . Cleveland Browns. 23. team
This is going south in a major way.
Previous: . Tennessee Titans. 22. team. 35. . 2-4
Ryan Tannehill needs to start going forward.
Previous: . Los Angeles Chargers. 21. team. 13. . 2-4
This was supposed to be a Super Bowl contender. They’ll be lucky to reach the playoffs.
45. . 2-4. Previous: . Denver Broncos. 20. team
Denver is becoming dominant defensively, and the Chiefs are a ripe opponent.
Previous: . Jacksonville Jaguars. 19. team. 52. . 2-4
Jacksonville played tough against New Orleans, but it wasn’t enough.
28. . 3-2. Previous: . Oakland Raiders. 18. team
The Raiders are suddenly very alive in the AFC West.
. 3-3. Previous: . Los Angeles Rams. 17. team. 51
The Rams are struggling in all phases. It’s been ugly over the past three weeks.
4-2. Previous: . Carolina Panthers. 16. team. 87.
Kyle Allen might not be giving Cam Newton his job back.
15. team. 26. . 4-2. Previous: . Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson is Michael Vick but with a more accurate arm.
57. . 3-2. Previous: . Chicago Bears. 14. team
The Bears desperately need to win coming out of the bye week.
team. 54. . 3-3. Previous: . Philadelphia Eagles. 13
The secondary is horrid, the quarterback has been spotty and the wins are slow in coming.
team. 123. . 3-3. Previous: . Dallas Cowboys. 12
After starting out like gangbusters, the Cowboys are a complete disaster.
50. . 2-2-1. Previous: . Detroit Lions. 11. team
Absolutely robbed.
. 4-2. Previous: . Kansas City Chiefs. 10. team. 124
The Chiefs fall hard this week. The defense is about as stable as Chernobyl was.
Previous: . Houston Texans. 9. team. 10. . 4-2
Houston made a statement beating the Chiefs. Looking good after six weeks.
. 3-2. Previous: . Indianapolis Colts. 8. team. 46
A week to get healthy, and now a date with the Texans.
team. 60. . 4-2. Previous: . Minnesota Vikings. 7
Everything was falling apart. Now? The Vikings are sitting pretty.
Previous: . Buffalo Bills. 6. team. 16. . 4-1
The Bills have to be thrilled sitting second in the AFC standings.
. 5-1. Previous: . Seattle Seahawks. 5. team. 36
The Seahawks are so good. They’ll be going deep into January.
4. team. 42. . 5-0. Previous: . San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco is for real. The Niners stifled the Rams on a short week.
15. . 5-1. Previous: . New Orleans Saints. 3. team
When Drew Brees comes back, this could be the best team in all of football.
team. 49. . 5-1. Previous: . Green Bay Packers. 2
A win is a win, but that one belongs to the officials more than the Packers.
47. . 6-0. Previous: . New England Patriots. 1. team
The Patriots win again, but the offense is becoming a concern.
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