Week 8 Power Rankings

The top got rattled a little this week. New Orleans got a serious challenge from Atlanta. San Francisco kept Indy's high-power offense in check, Minnesota had to survive a tough second-half push from Green Bay and Denver's undefeated record is now a thing of the past. With New England, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati all off this past weekend, the top now is a lot more muddy.

I didn't have a lot of time this week, so I'm just going to list the teams instead of commenting on all of them:

The Big Boys

1. New Orleans Saints (7-0) - Same - W vs. ATL
2. Indianapolis Colts (7-0) - Same - W vs. SF
3. Minnesota Vikings (7-1) - Up 1 - L W @ GB

The Sidekicks

4. Denver Broncos (6-1) - Down 1 - L @ BAL
5. New England Patriots (5-2) - Same - Bye
6. Cincinnati Bengals (5-2) - Same - Bye
7. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) - Same - Bye
8. Baltimore Ravens (4-3) - Up 1 - W vs. DEN
9. Philadelphia Eagles (5-2) - Up 1 - W vs. NYG
10. Dallas Cowboys (5-2) - Up 3 - W vs. SEA
11. Atlanta Falcons (4-3) - Up 3 - L @ NO

The Average Joes

12. Arizona Cardinals (4-3) - Down 2 - L vs. CAR
13. New York Giants (5-3) - Down 5 - L @ PHI
14. Green Bay Packers (4-3) - Down 2 - L vs. MIN

The Nobody's

15. Houston Texans (5-3) - Same - W @ BUF
16. Miami Dolphins (3-4) - Same - W @ NYJ
17. New York Jets (4-4) - Same - L vs. MIA
18. Chicago Bears (4-3) - Same - W vs. CLE

The Forgettables

19. San Diego Chargers (4-3) - Same - W vs. OAK
20. San Francisco 49ers (3-4) - Same - L @ IND
21. Carolina Panthers (3-4) - Up 3 - W @ ARI
22. Seattle Seahawks (2-5) - Down 1 - L @ DAL
23. Buffalo Bills (3-5) - Same - L vs. HOU
24. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-4) - Down 2 - L @ TEN

The Losers

25. Kansas City Chiefs (1-6) - Down 1 - Bye
26. Washington Redskins (2-5) - Down 1 - Bye
27. Oakland Raiders (2-6) - Down 1 - L @ SD
28. Tennessee Titans (1-6) - Up 2 - W vs. JAX
29. Detroit Lions (1-6) - Down 4 - L vs. STL
30. St. Louis Rams (1-7) - Up 2 - W @ DET
31. Cleveland Browns (1-7) - Down 2 - L @ CHI
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-7) - Down 1 - Bye