2021 NFL power rankings, Week 8: Titans impress, Ravens stunned

The reigning AFC West champions got back to the 500 mark last week with a victory at Washington. Now the Chiefs hit the road again the road again to take on the explosive Titans. And Andy Reid’s team never knew what hit it as they fell behind 14-0 after one quarter and were down 27-0 at intermission. Patrick Mahomes was sacked four times and committed two of the team’s three turnovers. Mahomes had 35 of the team’s 77 yards on the ground.

For the second time in three weeks, the Silver and Black hosted a team from the other conference. But instead of looking lifeless as was the case against the Bears, the Raiders spotted the Philadelphia Eagles a 7-0 lead and then scored 30 consecutive points. The Las Vegas’ offense rolled up 442 total yards thanks to a big outing from Derek Carr. He connected on 31-of-34 throw for 323 yards and two scores (1 interception) as the team held on to win.

Six days after cooling off the Buffalo Bills, Mike Vrabel’s team was back at home and hosted the explosive but defensively-flawed Chiefs. Running back Derrick Henry had already rushed for 783 yards and 10 scores in his first six games and he added 86 yards on 29 carries in this clash with the defending AFC champions. But it was the Titans’ defense that stood out as it sacked Patrick Mahomes four times. Tennessee came up with three takeaways.