JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's post-Week 7, pre-Week 8 2017 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
Rank.Team (record) | Comment
1.Philadelphia Eagles (6-1) | 1 | So good, so suddenly
2.Kansas City Chiefs (5-2) | 2 | Losing streak not a big concern … yet
3.New England Patriots (5-2) | 3 | Back in form … as expected
4.Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) | 7 | 2-0 since one-sided loss to Jaguars
5.Buffalo Bills (4-2) | 10 | Sneaky good
6.New Orleans Saints (4-2) | 11 | Better and better each week
7.Seattle Seahawks (4-2) | 8 | Hard to see them not around in December
8.Minnesota Vikings (5-2) | 12 | Suddenly big favorites in NFC North
9.Los Angeles Rams (5-2) | 13 | Setting themselves up for legitimate playoff run
10.Carolina Panthers (4-3) | 5 | Sunday's three-point effort raises concerns
11.Atlanta Falcons (3-3) | 6 | Need to turn this around in a hurry
12.Denver Broncos (3-3) | 4 | Defense still dominant, but …
13.Jacksonville Jaguars (4-3) | 16 | When they're good, they're very good
14.Detroit Lions (3-3) | 14 | Handled bye like pros
15.Miami Dolphins (4-2) | 18 | AFC East turning into league's toughest division
16.Tennessee Titans (4-3) | 19 | Squeezing by, staying in first
17.Houston Texans (3-3) | 17 | Dazzling against bye
18.Green Bay Packers (4-3) | 9 | No Rodgers, big problem
19.Washington Redskins (3-3) | 15 | Playing for wild card already?
20.Dallas Cowboys (3-3) | 20 | Still hanging on, still dangerous
21.Arizona Cardinals (3-4) | 21 | Life without Carson could be bleak
22.Chicago Bears (3-4) | 24 | Way beyond preseason expectations
23.Oakland Raiders (3-4) | 26 | Prime-time season saver versus Chiefs Thursday
24.New York Jets (3-4) | 22 | So close to being NFL's surprise team of 2017
25.Los Angeles Chargers (3-4) | 29 | About to claw their way back into this thing
26.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-4) | 23 | Not close to what they expected
27.Baltimore Ravens (3-4) | 25 | Looking like a rough year for Ravens
28.Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) | 27 | Better than their record, but losing ground
29.Indianapolis Colts (2-5) | 28 | Lotta chaos in the Midwest right now
30.New York Giants (1-6) | 30 | No way did they expect this
31.Cleveland Browns (0-7) | 31 | And now their best player goes down …
32.San Francisco 49ers (0-7) | 32 | Settling in for a long stay here
