Week 8 NFL Power Rankings

By: Ryan Kirouac

Another week is in the books for the 2019 NFL season.

With Patrick Mahomes injured during the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday night game, the AFC has been blown wide open (except for the one seed, that belongs to the Patriots). Teams like the Indianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens are looking to take that playoff bye week away from the Chiefs, and other teams are hanging in there, fighting for a Wild Card berth.

Over in the NFC, it is still very much anyone’s game.

The San Francisco 49ers remain undefeated due to spectacular defensive efforts, but the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers are hot on their tail. A week from now, we’ll have eclipsed the halfway mark of the season and teams will start to drop out of playoff contention for good.

This week was a relatively predictable week, with very few upsets across the board. With that being said, the top ten this week still received a bit of a shake-up, so let’s get right into it.

32. Miami Dolphins (Last Week: 32)

31. Cincinnati Bengals (Last Week: 31)

30. Washington Redskins (Last Week: 30)

I asked Bill Callahan the long-term plan at Redskins QB. The coach said Case Keenum will start at least until bye week. That's at least two more starts https://t.co/nPO543Nhqz pic.twitter.com/sbCwJF0Q2u

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) October 22, 2019

29. Atlanta Falcons (Last Week: 29)

28. New York Jets (Last Week: 25)

27. New York Giants (Last Week: 26)

26. Los Angeles Chargers (Last Week: 22)

25. Denver Broncos (Last Week: 21)

Report: Broncos expected to trade Emmanuel Sanders https://t.co/5E1JDXrZRE

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 20, 2019

24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Last Week: 24) BYE

23. Tennessee Titans (Last Week: 28)

22. Oakland Raiders (Last Week: 19)

21. Arizona Cardinals (Last Week: 27)

Kyler wound up not throwing much in the rain at Giants, but he turned it over zero times while Danny Dimes lost two fumbles and threw an interception … and the Arizona Cardinals have won 3 in a row on top of their season-opening tie of Detroit. Pretty great.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) October 20, 2019

20. Cleveland Browns (Last Week: 20) BYE

19. Jacksonville Jaguars (Last Week: 23)

18. Pittsburgh Steelers (Last Week: 18) BYE

17. Detroit Lions (Last Week: 17)

16. Chicago Bears (Last Week: 10)

15. Philadelphia Eagles (Last Week: 8)

14. Carolina Panthers (Last Week: 14) BYE

13. Los Angeles Rams (Last Week: 16)

#LARams snap 3-game losing streak with 37-10 win over Falcons

— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 20, 2019

12. Seattle Seahawks (Last Week: 5)

11. Dallas Cowboys (Last Week: 15)

10. Houston Texans (Last Week: 6)

9. Buffalo Bills (Last Week: 12)

THIS ?

That 180 catch!!!@micah_hyde ? @BuffaloBills pic.twitter.com/biVC4pBeUx

— NFL UK (@NFLUK) October 21, 2019

8. Minnesota Vikings (Last Week: 11)

7. Baltimore Ravens (Last Week: 9)

6. Kansas City Chiefs (Last Week: 7)

5. Indianapolis Colts (Last Week: 13)

Big game. Big win. #HOUvsIND pic.twitter.com/eBUDUqfRK4

— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) October 20, 2019

4. San Francisco 49ers (Last Week: 4)

3. Green Bay Packers (Last Week: 3)

2. New Orleans Saints (Last Week: 2)

1. New England Patriots (Last Week: 1)

Defense through 7 games …

1985 Bears: 315.5 yards allowed/game.
2000 Ravens: 259.9 yards allowed/game.
2019 Patriots: 223.8 yards allowed/game.

• Pats have held 3 of 7 opponents under 200 yards.
• Pats have held 4 of 7 offenses out of the end zone.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) October 22, 2019

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