JACKSONVILLE – Here are the jaguars.com pre-Week 8 2013 power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
- Kansas City Chiefs (7-0) | 2 | Headed for historic turnaround
- Seattle Seahawks (6-1) | 3 | As Wilson gets better, Super Bowl hopes do, too
- Indianapolis Colts (5-2) | 6 | Their wins are as good as any team's in the NFL
- Denver Broncos (6-1) | 1 | Ryan Clady's injury looming large. Very large
- New Orleans Saints (5-1) | 5 | Flip a coin for NFC's best team: Saints or Seahawks?
- San Francisco 49ers (5-2) | 7 | Starting to look like who we thought they were
- Cincinnati Bengals (5-2) | 8 | Quietly, piling up important early victories
- New England Patriots (5-2) | 4 | Too early to say something's really wrong -- yet
- Green Bay Packers (4-2) | 9 | Suddenly looking very good in the NFC North
- Dallas Cowboys (3-3) | 13 | Up again, down again, up again, down . . .
- Detroit Lions (4-3) | 10 | They feel close to being a lot better
- Miami Dolphins (3-3) | 11 | Better than this; they need to play like it
- Chicago Bears (4-3) | 12 | No Cutler = Big Trouble
- New York Jets (4-3) | 20 | League's most surprising .500-plus team
- San Diego Chargers (4-3) | 16 | Inching back into the playoff picture
- Baltimore Ravens (3-4) | 14 | Have let some winnable ones get away
- Philadelphia Eagles (3-4) | 15| Offense hasn't changed how game is played
- Carolina Panthers (3-3) | 24 | Showing signs of life
- Buffalo Bills (3-4) | 25 | A lot closer than record indicates
- St. Louis Rams (3-4) | 17 | Injury to Bradford could make road tougher
- Tennessee Titans (3-4) | 18 | Outmanned at home by 49ers on Sunday
- Atlanta Falcons (2-4) | 21 | Got a much-needed victory at Tampa Sunday
- Cleveland Browns (3-4) | 19 | Still have to like what Browns have done early
- Arizona Cardinals (3-4) | 22 | Better than expected, but good enough to make a push?
- Washington Redskins (1-4) | 27 | Huge victory Sunday, but a long way to go
- Houston Texans (2-5) | 23 | Stunning fall continues
- Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4) | 29 | Signs of life the last two weeks
- Oakland Raiders (2-4) | 26 | Big penalty in these rankings for not winning in off week
- New York Giants (1-6) | 31 | Victory over Vikings leaves two winless teams
- Minnesota Vikings (1-5) | 28 | Fall not as shocking as Texans, but still significant
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-6) | 30 | Tough season getting all that much tougher
- Jacksonville Jaguars (0-7) | 32 | Disappointing effort Sunday
