NFL: WEEK 10

Power Rankings

Last week’s rankings in parenthesis

1. Eagles 8-1 (1). They’re 8-1 for fifth time in team history. The previous four times they reached the Super Bowl or NFL championship game. 2. Patriots 6-2 (2). Remember the preseason talk about 19-0? They still could be the team to beat. RB James White has been dynamic as a receiver. 3. Steelers 6-2 (3). The rest of schedule sets up nicely. After an off week, they head to Indianapolis and then five of final seven are at home. 4. Cowboys 5-3 (8). Sean Lee is the face of the defense and he and the rest of the front seven were terrific in win over Chiefs. 5. Chiefs 6-3 (5). Alex Smith was intercepted for the first time this season in loss at Dallas. He threw 298 passes between picks. 6. Rams 6-2 (6). Jared Goff completed 14 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns in demolition of Giants to put Rams atop NFC West. 7. Saints 6-2 (7). They have rolled off six straight wins, the longest streak for the Saints since they closed the 2011 season with eight straight. 8. Vikings 6-2 (9). They reportedly will activate Teddy Bridgewater this week, and that will create debate about a change from Case Keenum. 9. Panthers 6-3 (11). Hey! They found the missing ground game. Cam Newton rushed for 86 yards and team ran for 201 in a win over the Falcons. 10. Seahawks 5-3 (4). Blair Walsh was wide left on three field goals in a gut-wrenching loss to Washington. And that late D? Not good. 11. Lions 4-4 (13). They have the best healthy quarterback in the NFC North, and Matthew Stafford dropped dimes Monday night at Lambeau Field. 12. Jaguars 5-3 (14). They aren’t messing around, benching Leonard Fournette for violating team rules and then whipping the Bengals. 13. Titans 5-3 (20). Safety Kevin Byard, a third-round pick a year ago, has five interceptions in the last two games. Attack at your own risk. 14. Bills 5-3 (10). Just when you want to buy into the turnaround, they go to the Meadowlands and get manhandled by the Jets. 15. Falcons 4-4 (15). You know things are going bad when Julio Jones flat drops what would have been a 39-yard TD in fourth quarter at Carolina. 16. Raiders 4-5 (22). Derek Carr got the deep ball going in a victory over the Dolphins as the Raiders pulled within two games of the Chiefs. 17. Redskins 4-4 (25). Linebacker Zach Brown was terrific in a gritty win at Seattle that could prove to be season-saving. 18. Dolphins 4-4 (21). Their streak of 12 consecutive wins in games decided by seven or fewer points ended with a home loss to the Raiders on Sunday. 19. Jets 4-5 (26). The defense likely is still dancing after thoroughly dominating the Bills on Thursday night. 20. Chargers 3-5 (16). LB Denzel Perryman, expected to return from an ankle injury, will be a nice addition to the middle of the defense. 21. back Ravens to its scuffling 4-5 (18). ways, Offense and went now they things have up. a week off to try to patch 22. not Broncos the solution 3-5 here. (17). Brock Osweiler is 23. Bears 3-5 (23). If they want to be taken seriously, they have to beat the Brett Hundley-led Packers on Sunday at Soldier Field. 24. Cardinals 4-4 (27). Their .500 record is deceiving as they’ve played the 49ers (twice), Colts and Bucs. They’re 0-4 against everyone else. 25. Bengals 3-5 (24). Wide receiver A.J. Green got ejected for throwing hands, and his teammates didn’t put up much of a fight at Jacksonville.

26. Packers 4-4 (19). After an extra week to get Brett Hundley up to speed, he remains a work in progress. He must be more accurate downfield. 27. Colts 3-6 (30). They’re going to get nearly a full season to evaluate Jacoby Brissett, and there’s at least a little intrigue there. 28. Texans 3-5 (12). At least they learned in the short time Deshaun Watson played they have a long-term solution. 29. Buccaneers 2-6 (28). When coach, Dirk Koetter, starts talking about the losing culture, you have to stop and wonder what’s ahead. 30. Giants 1-7 (29). Coming out of their off week, they had a 50-burger put on them by the Rams. Could be a precursor to sweeping changes. 31. 49ers 0-9 (31). One more game before the off week and after that, Jimmy Garoppolo ought to be starting. 32. Browns 0-8 (32). Privately, Bengals backup QB A.J. McCarron has to be thrilled the proposed trade was botched.