Week 7 Power Rankings
10/19/2022
By: Jeff Yoder
Eagles & Bills Stay at 1-2; Jets & Giants Rise in New York Takeover; 5 NFC Contenders Fall Hard
A wild Week 6 full of upsets caused a shake-up in this week’s power rankings. The Jets, Chargers, and Falcons are flying up the board with win streaks in tact while a group of NFC playoff teams from a year ago — Packers, Bucs, and 49ers — are dropping fast. The Eagles, Bills, and Vikings have a bye in Week 7, so expect three of our top-five to hold tight through next week. Twenty-four of the league’s 32 teams (75%) are hovering within one game of .500 (3-3, 4-2, or 2-4), meaning a mosh pit of mediocrity makes things cloudy in the middle. A quick look at the Week 7 schedule shows that the rich could get richer in the coming days.
NFL Power Rankings (Week 7)
1. Eagles (6-0) | —
2. Bills (5-1) | —
3. Giants (5-1) | ↑2
4. Chiefs (4-2) | ↓1
5. Vikings (5-1) | ↑1
6. Cowboys (4-2) | ↓2
7. Chargers (4-2) | ↑4
8. Ravens (3-3) | ↓3
9. Jets (4-2) | ↑8
10. Bengals (3-3) | ↑4
Teams 11-20: 11. Colts (3-2-1) | 12. Dolphins (3-3) | 13. Titans (3-2) | 14. Falcons (3-3) | 15. 49ers (3-3) | 16. Packers (3-3) | 17. Buccaneers (3-3) | 18. Rams (3-3) | 19. Patriots (3-3) | 20. Jaguars (2-4)
Teams 21-32: 21. Cardinals (2-4) | 22. Seahawks (3-3) | 23. Broncos (2-4) | 24. Browns (2-4) | 25. Raiders (1-4) | 26. Bears (2-4) | 27. Saints (2-4) | 28. Steelers (2-4) | 29. Commanders (2-4) | 30. Lions (1-4) | 31. Texans (1-3-1) | 32. Panthers (1-5)
Biggest Risers: Jets, Chargers, Bengals, Falcons & Patriots
Biggest Fallers: Packers, Dolphins, Cardinals, Bucs & 49ers
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