After shutting down Aaron Rodgers on Sunday night, Denver has taken over the No. 2 spot, ending Green Bay's four-week run there. The Bengals are No. 3, with the Packers and Panthers rounding out the top five. The Patriots top our hierarchy for the eighth consecutive week.
In other news, the Raiders and Rams cracked the top 10 for the first time, replacing the Jets and Steelers. Oakland, coming off an impressive victory over the Jets (No. 8 last week), was the week's biggest mover (along with the Buccaneers), jumping from No. 16 to No. 9.
Meanwhile, things continue to get worse for Dallas. The Cowboys plunged six more spots to No. 26 after their fifth straight loss.
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Last Week: 1 | The Patriots have three turnovers this season, tied for the fewest through a team's first seven games in the Super Bowl era. None of those turnovers have been in Foxborough, where they host the Redskins in Week 9. | ||
| 2 | 2 Last Week: 4 | Peyton Manning is now one win from passing Brett Favre (186 wins) for most all time by a starting QB (Elias). He can break the record in Indy this week. | ||
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Last Week: 3 | The Bengals are 7-0 for the first time in franchise history. They host the Browns Thursday, who Cincy has lost to in three of their past five meetings. Andy Dalton threw six touchdowns and 10 interceptions in those games. | ||
| 4 | 2 Last Week: 2 | The Packers' streak of 42 straight games with a sack ended Sunday. They can start a new streak against Cam Newton, who has been sacked in nine straight games. | ||
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Last Week: 5 | The Panthers are 7-0 for the first time in franchise history. According to ESPN's Power Football Index, they have a 44 percent chance of obtaining the top seed in the NFC. | ||
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Last Week: 6 | Carson Palmer leads the NFL in Total QBR (85) and his 20 touchdown passes are tied with Tom Brady for most in the league. No Cardinals quarterback has ever thrown more than 30 touchdown passes in a season. | ||
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Last Week: 7 | In their past four games (2-2), the Falcons have averaged 19 points per game with 12 turnovers. They averaged 34.3 points per game and had just two turnovers in their first four games (4-0). | ||
| 8 | 1 Last Week: 9 | The Seahawks have allowed a combined 15 points in their past two games, both road wins. Up next after the bye are the Cardinals, who have the league's second-best scoring offense. | ||
| 9 | 7 Last Week: 16 | If the season ended today, the Raiders would be the 5-seed in the AFC playoffs. That is not a typo. They also have only three remaining games against teams currently above .500. | ||
| 10 | 2 Last Week: 12 | Todd Gurley is the first rookie in NFL history to rush for 125 yards in four straight games (Elias). The Rams face another pretty good running back in Week 9: Adrian Peterson. | ||
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Last Week: 11 | The Vikings have won three straight, all by single digits, and are now a game out of first place in the NFC North. Stefon Diggs is fourth in the NFL in receiving yards during the winning streak (332). | ||
| 12 | 4 Last Week: 8 | Todd Bowles said Ryan Fitzpatrick tore ligaments in his thumb in the loss to the Raiders. Fitzpatrick has the league's third-best Total QBR (78), which also is the best by any Jets quarterback in the past 10 seasons. | ||
| 13 | 3 Last Week: 10 | The Steelers were finally healthy, then lost RB Le'Veon Bell for the season with a torn MCL. Bell had averaged a league-high 119 scrimmage yards per game since 2013. | ||
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Last Week: 14 | The Giants are allowing a league-worst 427.5 total yards per game, the fourth-most allowed through a team's first eight games of a season in the Super Bowl era. | ||
| 15 | 2 Last Week: 17 | Drew Brees' seven-touchdown performance was his first game with three or more touchdowns this season. The Saints are 24-8 in the past five seasons when he throws for three touchdowns and 14-21 when he does not. | ||
| 16 | 3 Last Week: 19 | The Bills host the Dolphins in Week 9, a team they beat 41-14 in Week 3. However, that was when Tyrod Taylor and Karlos Williams were healthy, and when Joe Philbin still coached the Dolphins. | ||
| 17 | 4 Last Week: 13 | Since Dan Campbell took over as coach on Oct. 5, the Dolphins have run the ball by design on 42 percent of plays, compared to 26 percent under Joe Philbin this season. Makes sense, considering the Dolphins average the second-most yards per rush in the league (5.0). | ||
| 18 | 3 Last Week: 15 | The Eagles have the best point differential (plus-23) among teams with losing records this season. Up next are the Cowboys, who have been outscored by 49 points during their five-game skid, the fourth-worst differential during that span. | ||
| 19 | 2 Last Week: 21 | Who's to blame for the Chargers' 2-6 start? It's not Philip Rivers, who has completed nearly 70 percent of his passes in the six losses. Try the defense, the only unit to allow 24-plus points in every game this season. | ||
| 20 | 2 Last Week: 22 | The Chiefs have won two straight games after losing the previous five. After a bye week, they face the Broncos, who have won all seven meetings against K.C. since Peyton Manning arrived in 2012. | ||
| 21 | 7 Last Week: 28 | Jameis Winston has posted a Total QBR of 88-plus in two straight games, one of just four rookies to do so in the past 10 seasons. He gets the Giants next, who just allowed Drew Brees to post a Total QBR of 96. | ||
| 22 | 4 Last Week: 18 | The good news: Andrew Luck's fourth-quarter Total QBR ranks eighth in the league (78). The bad news: Luck's QBR in the first three quarters ranks last (22). | ||
| 23 | 1 Last Week: 24 | The Browns' two wins this season came against the Ravens and Titans, who are a combined 3-12. The unbeaten Bengals are up next. | ||
| 24 | 1 Last Week: 23 | The Redskins have lost seven straight road games, going 0-3 this season. Things won't get any easier with a trip to Foxborough on Sunday. | ||
| 25 | 4 Last Week: 29 | The 3-5 Texans are somehow tied for the AFC South lead. Brian Hoyer has thrown multiple touchdowns in a franchise-record five straight games. | ||
| 26 | 6 Last Week: 20 | The Cowboys have now lost seven straight games in which Tony Romo did not start. Up next are the Eagles, against whom Romo broke his clavicle in Week 2. | ||
| 27 | 1 Last Week: 26 | Joe Flacco was 3-for-3 on throws 30-plus yards downfield in the win Sunday. He was 2-for-12 on such throws in his first seven games this season. | ||
| 28 | 3 Last Week: 25 | Talk about Bad News Bears. On Sunday, they lost both the game and RB Matt Forte, who left with a knee injury. Forte has the most scrimmage yards in the NFL since 2013 (4,546). | ||
| 29 | 3 Last Week: 32 | The Jaguars' two wins this season have been against AFC East teams. They can make it three this week, as they take on the Jets. | ||
| 30 | 1 Last Week: 31 | The Lions are on pace to allow 30-plus points per game for the third time in the past eight seasons. The rest of the league has a combined two such seasons during that span. | ||
| 31 | 4 Last Week: 27 | Colin Kaepernick has been sacked in 18 straight games, the longest active streak in the NFL, and ranks 25th in Total QBR. Will Blaine Gabbert be an improvement? | ||
| 32 | 2 Last Week: 30 | On Sunday, Zach Mettenberger fell to 0-8 in his career as a starting quarterback. He has thrown at least one interception in all eight starts. | ||
James Sievers ·
Atlanta loses at home to the Bucs and don't drop at all? The logic behind this list get's more laughable every week.
Jerry Campbell
WHO moves ahead, that's the problem your "logic" is that, IF you look, there's no team below them more deserving. WHO?
Vikings are only potential discussion, right? No way do you put them over Atlanta today.  
Asad Khan ·
Depends
on how you see things. I will agree that there aren't many options
ahead of the Falcons. Being a fan, I'm sure to be biased, but both of
our losses this season are due to us shooting ourselves in the foot. The
team is still solid.
Meshuggeneh Age
Jerry
Campbell You could argue the Vikings, Rams, and Raiders and make valid
(but not rock solid) cases. If the rankings are about who would win on a
neutral field, any of those three have a good shot to beat the Falcons.
Personally I'd probably only put the Vikings above them right now,
though with the way Oakland has come on and the Falcons have faded a win
next week by Oak would bump them over Atlanta for me as well.
Patti Bond ·
Jerry
Campbell if Rams rookie RB Todd Gurley who experts and media say Rams
10 pick in the first round draft is NOT stoppable then he should of been
picked at number 1! This kid can now control ANY game winning
including Tom Brady Patriots and Denvers Peyton Manning. Really? Not
if the Vikings can beat the Rams Sunday, huh? Atlanta's Freeman rushing
is tops now but is he another Gurley who can not be stopped?
Ekolu Osorio ·
Jerry
Campbell All their wins were teams with losing records 21st in total
defense against sub-par competition and more importantly 16th in scoring
defense. Matty Ice not playing much better than Teddy Ice with 10 td's
and 7 ints vs 6 and 5 respectively. Sorry, your logic is flawed.
James Sievers ·
Saints
are fool's gold. THey'll be 7-9 this season at best. They always beat
Atlanta at home, Dallas was without Dez and Romo, Indy straight sux, and
NYG have worst D in the league. They gave up 49 points and needed a
fluke play and penalty to beat them. Don't kid yourself the Aints are
gonna fade and quickly.
Kev Montgomery ·
Works at NASA/JSC
Sounds like a bitter Giants fan. The "fools gold" is the fool who is concerned about a team that's ranked 15.
Damion Byrd ·
James
would know about losing. The Raiders have lost at everything for over a
decade. I can handle losing as long as we beat the Falcons and Cowboys.
CHECK and CHECK! Good season
Dave Brennan ·
I
don't know how either team can be good. It's not going to take much to
throw over the Saints/Giants. As for the penalty, it's the superdome,
shady stuff happens. No penalty, followed by a penalty is what irks me.
They can't be throwing flags after the fact. That said, the game was
going to come down to who had the ball last.
Kris Hendrix ·
Hey James. WHO DAT, BABY!!! By the way, how do you know some of my peoples?
Meshuggeneh Age
I
doubt it's a SB year for the Saints, but I don't think it's a 7-9
season either. Atlanta was undefeated when they beat them, regardless
of venue. Indy just took undefeated Carolina into overtime before
losing in sudden death, so they can't be that bad (not that great either
though). But the real question is, looking at the schedule, where do 5
more losses come from? With Jax, Hou, Tenn, Detroit, Wash, and Tampa
still on the schedule, even if they don't beat Atlanta the second time
or even the series with Carolina, a 9-7 or 10-6 record is pretty
acheivable. Considering they took Carolina to the wire without Drew
Brees, and already whooped Atlanta, 10-6 or possibly even 11-5 is much
more likely if all the key players get and stay healthy.
Jeremiah Maker ·
Lmao,
found the homer. 10 - 6, Maybe 11 - 5. Have you seen the Saints
remaining schedule you loon? Titans, Skins, Lions, Jags, Texans...all
teams under .500, Panthers in the Dome and at Atlanta who's the most
over-rated team above .500. Get a clue man, WHOOOOOO DAAAAAT!!!
James Sievers ·
Damion
Byrd Yeah but that's the only decade we've ever had of losing. ANd we
did have a few .500 seasons in there. You're from Houston?? Dude no team
from you city has ever won a Super Bowl and the Texans are a complete
joke. If anyone knows about losing it's someone from Houston. How many
World Series have the Astros won? How long's it been since the Rockets
won a title? Please have several seats on the short bus.
James Sievers ·
I
love to get the responses from the football-illiterate Aints fans. No
clue about their own team or matchups. Your defense is a joke, just
because you were able to get pressure against some truly terrible
O-lines has you thinking you have a chance. The usual response from
Aints fans is so funny, bunch of "Drew Brees" and "Who Dat". I'm from
Louisiana you people just came out of the woodwork after Brees came and
you disappear when they are losing. Not a single "Who Dat" post on my
timeline until you beat the Romo and Dez-less Cowboys, who everybody
beats in case you haven't noticed. The last time I got some actual
intelligent analysis from an Aints fan was never. And if you know Benson
like I know you can get ready for a decade or more of sucking. He just
traded a recent 1st round pick for a 3rd string TE. Your team is a joke
and your future is bleak.
Douglas Schofield ·
Oh
look, the Patriots low in turnovers again this season. Yeah, that
underinflated football thing was a really scientific argument for why
the Pats haven't fumbled much.
Antong Chen ·
If the best team you have played is the Jets I assume you don't have lots of chance to turn the ball over.
Joshua Collins ·
Antong Chen You realize every team the pats have faced looks like crap because you know, they played the Pats. Stupid argument.
Rob Petrin ·
Antong
Chen Gotta love that tackle-less and pass-less easy schedule the Pats
have had... A comment just as dumb as the aforementioned "deflated
means less fumbles" argument.
Daniel Leavitt ·
Works at The Denver Gathering
Pats have defeated 0 of the top 10.
Denver has defeated 2 of the top 10 and the current no. 11. Can't wait for the defensive devistaion on Nov. 29 at Mile High. 
Taylor Fischer
Daniel
Leavitt The pats have played a top 5 offense beat them played a top 10
defense beat them played the number 1 overall defense beat them
Maxwell Fox ·
Daniel
Leavitt Pats didn't have an easy scehdule by design. They have however
beat all the teams they were supposed to beat. Shame on them.
Rick Desper ·
Maxwell
Fox Pats don't have an easy schedule at all. They played the Steelers
Week 1 when they had Roethlisberger. Since he got hurt, the Steelers
have fallen apart. But that doesn't mean the Week 1 game was easy. It
was against a legitimate playoff team. Pats have also beaten both the
Bills and Jets, who both have excellent defenses and have been thought
of as playoff contenders. Given that only 5 teams in the AFC are
_above_ .500, it's a bit silly to say that the Pats haven't played many
of them. There aren't that many to play!
The Pats have also beaten the Cowboys. Not the Pats' f...See More 
Shawn Her ·
Rick Desper Weak team pats beat... no need to argue.
Nate Zeller ·
Daniel
Leavitt The pats havent beaten a team in the top 10 because when the
Patriots beat them it knocks those teams out of the top 10.. You make no
sense, don't be a simpleton for me one time.
Kyle Sherman ·
Pats
have a relatively easy schedule (especially for a defending SB champ),
yes - but they've done exactly what a top team should do against lesser
opposition by winning each and every game. Until they lose their can be
no argument .
Robert Davidson ·
Nate
Zeller One loss doesn't knock a team out of the top 10. Denver just
beat Green Bay and they are ranked 4th. I don't care about power
rankings and the schedule is what it is, but you are the one who makes
no sense based on your factually inaccurate argument.
Cooper Teders
Daniel Leavitt the Patriots will not be "defensively devastated" They may not have the best Defense but it's not crap
Josh Kierstead
Joshua
Collins Eh... the Jets were flying high when the Pats beat them. It's
not exactly fair to say the Pats aren't that good when they faced the
No. 1 ranked defense in the Jets (when they played) and faired well.
The Broncos looked great versus a shell-shocked Packers team, but let's
work on evidence across the season instead of anointing this Broncos
team which has looked very beatable in numerous games this season.
Noodle arm will strike.
Josh Kierstead
Daniel
Leavitt Yeah, they knock teams out of the top 10. Go back and look at
the lists when the Pats played teams. They not only beat teams, but
wreck their morale in the subsequent games. The Pats get into the heads
of opponents and they are never the same.
Josh Kierstead
Cooper
Teders Pats are a top 10 defense when you look at yardage and points
scored before the Pats have a 99% or greater chance of winning. When the
Pats have gone into hibernation... I mean prevent mode, that is where
teams have racked up the most yardage and points against them. This team
could have devestated teams even more. The Broncos, while they looked
superb against the Packers, haven't had this sense of consistency. I'd
like to see them devestate a few teams in all three phases of the game
before throwing them a parade.
Leonard Davis ·
Wow.....
Look at all the Patriot haters.... Lol.... Your best argument for why
the Pats are undefeated is the have an easy schedule??......Really?!?!?
......lmao.... This is the NFL...... Not college...... Any team can win
on any given Sunday.... And in past years, undeafeated teams 1st loss
has come at the hands if what you would consider "a weak team"...... If
the Pats were just barely squeeking by, and getting lucky ( like Denver
has done..... Lol), then maybe you could be right......but the Pats are
beating them up..... Lol....The Pats and Denver have their day coming
soon...... And IF the Pats win...... What will the next argument
be?...... Lol
Chase Brammer ·
I could see New England getting massacred honestly especially if Broncos are hitting on all cylinders
Antong Chen ·
Leonard
Davis It is known by the entire NFL that NFC east is the worst
division in NFC and AFCsouth is the worst in the entire league, and it
happens that Pats are playing both of them. Not to mention they are in
the second worst division in AFC. These together have 14 of their 16
games booked and pretty much you can write W's on all of them.
Mark Zentz ·
Daniel
Leavitt Can't wait either. Peyton Manning's friggen nightmare is coming
for him, One last time. Oh btw, The PATRIOTS arn't the PACKERS. 28-17
PATS !!
Mike Greaney
Lol
anyone Chen keep drinking that hatorade. When your team is sitting at
home sb sunday new England will be picking up another ring......
Antong Chen ·
Josh
Kierstead Your defense is way overrated - Your offense is indeed pretty
good and they constantly put the lesser opponents into one-dimensional
mode. It would be interesting to watch how they play against even a semi
decent opponent.
George Nussbaum ·
Daniel Leavitt what language is that word from?
Antong Chen ·
Joshua
Collins Jags, Dophins, and this yr's Dallas do not suddenly look like
crap - they are crapped by most of their opponents anyway. Bills and
Jets are pretenders as well. Colts shot into their own feet. Credit to
you for beating Steelers but they have been that uneven for years.
Leo Portillo ·
Seeing
the Raiders crack the top 10 brings a tear to my eye! haha, in a good
way for once in these last 12 years! Young guns are years ahead of
schedule, I love it!
Daniel Erik Inda ·
Oakland offense has potential. It'd be nice to see an old team get back into the playoff hunt
Leo Portillo ·
Daniel
Erik Inda I would love to take some of your defensive players to
complete our team... Give us Norman and Luke please! haha
Robert Miller ·
Works at Environmental Chemistry
I'm
really happy to see you guys be a contender this year. Can't wait to
see the two Chiefs/Raiders match-ups this year. Should be great games.
Leo Portillo ·
Robert
Miller Chiefs coming on the last two weeks and just like us, you had
Broncos for a loss and gave it up. Chiefs are definitely better than
what their record shows.
Jamie Phillips ·
Yes they are Leo and it will only get better in years to come.
Corey Cockrum ·
I don't think records ever matter when the Raiders and Chiefs play...with that said, I still hope Oakland destroys them haha
Hill Billy Henderson ·
Works at Culbertson Memorial Hospital
Titans, Lions, and Vikings at home coming up also...all winnable after tough game in Pitt that they can also win with no Bell.
Wayne Polk ·
It's
been a long time. This season is reminiscent of when the warriors
starting turning the corner. They're improving and gaining confidence at
a rapid rate.
James Sievers ·
Leo
Portillo We don't need any LBs, we are stacked everywhere except our
secondary. We def could use Norman. I think our secondary is gonna cost
us a few more games and possibly keep us out of the playoffs, but after
the next draft and maybe a FA pick up or two we'll be one of the best
teams in the NFL. Threat for the playoffs this year, Super Bowl
contender next year.
Ja Rett ·
Corey Cockrum those afc west hate battles, always tough games.
Bradley Goldschmidt ·
I miss the good old 9-6 games with the Chiefs
Josh Voelker ·
Leo
Portillo its such a great feeling! The last time I saw the Raiders in
the playoffs I was a Junior in high school its been a long time. My
teams are finally turning it around. The Warriors are dominate. The
Raiders are looking like playoff contenders , and the only one that
looks like sh.t are the A's. The Raiders have big game on Sunday, and If
they can beat the Steelers that's huge. We would be 5-3 with the
schedule getting pretty easy facing teams like the Titans, and Lions.
Josh Kierstead
Wayne Polk Good coaching, good qb play. The Raiders could easily go 9-7 or 10-6 this season.
Drew Taylor
Yeah
Leo Portillo u give us Crabtree and Cooper and we will give u couple of
talented defenders haha, but Josh and Luke are off limits tho however.
Mike Greaney
As
I scroll thru here I see all the cool aid drinking dick riding anti
pats garbage. Their schedules week they have no defense wait til Denver
when the meet up with that d.blah blah blah. Same crap every year.fact
new England is undefeated not only that but they are smoke showing
everbody. None of the chump b squads in the afc can compete with them,
nevermind win. And only green bay has make up to even give the pats a
stiff challenge. You can write whatever you want on here it doesn't
change the fact that my team is better than yours. Over the short term
or the long term no other team has this sustained this level of
dominance. Get over it .
Leo Portillo ·
Nobody mentioned the pats in this thread... What u talking about mike?
David Olivas ·
Mike
Greany, this thread is about how Raiders fans are happy we are
improving. Take a deep breath man, it's not that serious. It's just
sports.
Andrew Anthony ·
Mike, is that English? Did you drug your wife and force her to marry you?
Julian Calderon ·
LEO congratulations I'm a broncos fan but they are the real deal. Carr is a beast.
Headly Lamarr
Giants are allowing a league-worst 427.5 total yards per game
Skewed stat since it includes ONE game where they gave up 608 yards But also had 416 on offense 
Daniel Edwards
But why throw out one game?
If you are looking to get rid of outliers, wouldn't you also then have to throw out the game in which they gave up the least amount of yards.. 
Preston May ·
Daniel Edwards That's not how stats and outliers work...
Pat Fenn ·
That still leaves the giants giving up 401 yards per game after removing the 608 yard debacle.
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