JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 10 2021 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
- Arizona Cardinals (8-1) | 2 | League's most consistent team since Week 1
- Tennessee Titans (7-2) | 5 | AFC's best – with or without the Yulee Bulldozer
- Green Bay Packers (7-2) | 1 | Different team without the QB
- Los Angeles Rams (7-2) | 3 | Oof
- Dallas Cowboys (6-2) | 4 | Oof
- Baltimore Ravens (6-2) | 9 | They find a way week after week, year after year
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2) | 8 | Bye
- Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3) | 12 | Quietly back in serious contention
- Buffalo Bills (5-3) | 6 | Stunned in Duuuval
- New Orleans Saints (5-3) | 7 | Missed chance for first place in NFC South
- Las Vegas Raiders (5-3) | 10 | Oh, those trips East
- New England Patriots (5-4) | 13 | Remember them?
- Los Angeles Chargers (5-3) | 14 | Your first-place (again) Los Angeles Chargers
- Kansas City Chiefs (5-4) | 15 | Scratching, clawing and staying alive
- Cleveland Browns (5-4) | 16 | Wow
- Denver Broncos (5-4) | 18 | Wow
- Cincinnati Bengals (5-4) | 11 | From first to last – and really fast
- Atlanta Falcons (4-4) | 21 | Currently holding final NFC playoff spot
- Indianapolis Colts (4-5) | 22 | Up next: home game against Duuuval
- Carolina Panthers (4-5) | 17 | QB now the story here until it's not
- Seattle Seahawks (3-5) | 19 | Bye
- Minnesota Vikings (3-5) | 20 | So close … again
- San Francisco 49ers (3-5) | 23 | Five losses in the last six games
- Chicago Bears (3-6) | 24 | Slip, sliding away
- New York Giants (3-6) | 26 | The NFC East …
- Philadelphia Eagles (3-6) | 25 | … is clearly the Dallas Cowboys' …
- Washington Football Team (2-6) | 27 | … division to lose
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-6) | 30 | Biggest upset in years on Sunday
- New York Jets (2-6) | 28 | Oof
- Miami Dolphins (2-7) | 31 | Snapped seven-game losing streak with victory over Texans Sunday
- Houston Texans (1-8) | 29 | Eight losses since Week 1 victory over Duuuval
- Detroit Lions (0-8) | 32 | Bye
