JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 10 2018 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
Rank.Team (record) | Comment
1.Kansas City Chiefs (8-1) | 2 | Why not them at No. 1?
2.New Orleans Saints (7-1) | 3 | Nine years on, Super Bowl contenders again
3.Los Angeles Rams (8-1) | 1 | Still as good as any team in the league
4.New England Patriots (7-2) | 4 | Remember when they were 1-2?
5.Los Angeles Chargers (6-2) | 5 | Better by the week
6.Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2-1) | 6 | Doing what they always do
7.Carolina Panthers (6-2) | 7 | Quietly playing as well as anyone
8.Minnesota Vikings (5-3-1) | 8 | Winners of four of their last five
9.Houston Texans (6-3) | 11 | Getting away from rest of AFC South
10.Cincinnati Bengals (5-3) | 9 | AFC's biggest surprise to date
11. Chicago Bears (5-3) | 14 | NFC's biggest surprise to date
12.Atlanta Falcons (4-4) | 21 | Starting to seriously surge
13.Washington Redskins (5-3) | 10 | Oof
14.Philadelphia Eagles (4-4) | 12 | Still in it, but must exit bye hot
15.Miami Dolphins (5-4) | 15 | Half game out of AFC's No. 6 spot
16.Baltimore Ravens (4-5) | 13 | Three-game losing streak; season in peril
17.Green Bay Packers (3-4-1) | 16 | Playoff spot becoming a long shot
18.Seattle Seahawks (4-4) | 17 | Up again, down again
19.Tennessee Titans (4-4) | 22 | Don't count them out yet
20.Dallas Cowboys (3-5) | 20 | Bad loss for Big D
21.Detroit Lions (3-5) | 18 | Slipping behind in a good NFC North
22.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-5) | 19 | Slipping behind in a good NFC South
23.Jacksonville Jaguars (3-5) | 23 | Can they stop the slide?
24.Cleveland Browns (2-6-1) | 24 | New coach, same story
25.New York Jets (3-6) | 25 | Future is bright, present is tough
26.Denver Broncos (3-6) | 26 | Six losses in last seven games
27.Indianapolis Colts (3-5) | 27 | Up next: Jaguars
28.Buffalo Bills (2-7) | 28 | Offensive struggles are real
29.Arizona Cardinals (2-6) | 29 | Settling in at No. 29
30.San Francisco 49ers (2-7) | 30 | All hail … Mullens?
31.New York Giants (1-7) | 32 | Settling in at No. 31
32.Oakland Raiders (1-7) | 31 | Goodness gracious
