JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 7 2021 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
- Arizona Cardinals (6-0) | 1 | More impressive by the week
- Los Angeles Rams (5-1) | 2 | More impressive by the week
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) | 3 | Don't forget about defending champs
- Baltimore Ravens (5-1) | 6 | Wow
- Green Bay Packers (5-1) | 7 | Now the clear favorites in NFC North
- Dallas Cowboys (5-1) | 8 | Running away with NFC East; may be a factor in January
- Tennessee Titans (4-2) | 15 | Because he's Derrick Henry
- Buffalo Bills (4-2) | 4 | Gutsy … maybe too gutsy
- Los Angeles Chargers (4-2) | 5 | Oof
- Las Vegas Raiders (4-2) | 11 | Post-Gruden era begins in impressive fashion
- Cincinnati Bengals (4-2) | 16 | Chance to prove they're for real versus Baltimore
- Kansas City Chiefs (3-3) | 17 | Looked familiar in a dominant second half Sunday
- Cleveland Browns (3-3) | 9 | Oof
- Pittsburgh Steelers (3-3) | 18 | Never count them out, but is there enough offense?
- 1Chicago Bears (3-3) | 10 | Up again, down again in the Windy City
- Carolina Panthers (3-3) | 12 | Three consecutive losses after 3-0 start
- Denver Broncos (3-3) | 13 | Three consecutive losses after 3-0 start
- New Orleans Saints (3-2) | 14 | Bye
- Seattle Seahawks (2-3) | 19 | Plenty of fight, but fight may not be enough
- San Francisco 49ers (2-3) | 20 | Bye
- Minnesota Vikings (3-3) | 22 | Scrap-and-claw-and-try-to-stay-alive year for Vikes
- Washington Football Team (2-4) | 21 | A defense expected to be really good really struggling
- Philadelphia Eagles (2-4) | 23 | Tough schedule has taken a toll
- New England Patriots (2-4) | 24 | So close to so much better than this
- Atlanta Falcons (2-3) | 25 | Bye
- Indianapolis Colts (2-4) | 26 | Still feels like they could contend in struggling division
- New York Giants (1-5) | 28 | Big trouble for Big Blue
- New York Jets (1-4) | 29 | Bye
- Houston Texans (1-5) | 30 | Five consecutive losses since beating Jaguars in Week 1
- Jacksonville Jaguars (1-5) | 32 | At last. At last. At last.
- Miami Dolphins (1-5) | 27 | Five consecutive loss, including one to Duuuval in London
- Detroit Lions (0-6) | 31 | Losing streak now at 10
