The biggest move up the board was made by Detroit and Tampa Bay who both moved up 8 spots. Indianapolis and Cleveland were close by moving up 7 spots each. On the flip side, the Chargers fell eight spots after falling to the Browns. Here are the standings:
NFL Power Rankings
Week 8
Andrew – 605 Points
(70-48) – Winner of Week 8
Greg – 581 Points (68-50)
NOTE: Last week’s rank is noted in the first parenthesis.
Current team record noted in the second parenthesis.
1. (1) Atlanta Falcons (7-0) – If you weren’t a believer before this week, join
the bandwagon. They are a legit championship favorite. Matt Ryan is the MVP of
the season so far as well. – Andrew
2. (2) Houston Texans (6-1) – Bye week slot remains intact. It came at a
good time for them. – Greg
3. (3) Chicago Bears (6-1) – Squeaked out a win against Carolina at home this
week. Their offense needs to perform at a higher level. Even though the Bears
have scored 185 points this year (26.4 PPG), their offense has only scored 144
of those points (20.6 PPG). That's a TD per game by either the Defense or the
Special teams. – Greg
4.
(4) New York Giants (6-2) – Romo and Dez’s right hand helped the Giants remain perfect at
the new Cowboys stadium. They didn’t play their best but it was a big win for
them. They have all but locked up the NFC East. – Andrew
5. (6) San Francisco 49ers (6-2) – The defense played to their potential last night.
The offense looked good as well. Crabtree is becoming a great wide receiver. –
Andrew
6. (5) Green Bay Packers (5-3) – Beat Jacksonville at home 24-15.
Comparatively, the Bears beat Jacksonville on the road 41-3. That's
for you Packers fans that think they are so much better than the Bears. – Greg
7. (7) New England Patriots (5-3) – Last week I said, “The
2012 offense has been all about running. But vs. the Jets it was a flashback to
2011 where Gronk was getting the Td’s!” This week: Same thing accept vs. the
Jags. – Andrew
8. (8) Denver Broncos (4-3) – This team is much better than the team that
started the season. The improvement on offense is noticeable. They're
developing into a great team. – Greg
9. (10) Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) – Made the Redskins offense look as ugly as their
uniforms this week, forcing 10 dropped passes by Redskins receivers. – Greg
10. (12) Baltimore Ravens (5-2) – The defense and the offense needed adjustment
through their bye week. We’ll see if it pays off. – Andrew
11.
(15) Miami Dolphins (4-3) – I did not think at the beginning of the season that after 8
weeks the Miami Dolphins would be sitting at 4-3 with Ryan Tannehill as their
starting QB. He has played well. – Greg
12. (19) Indianapolis Colts (4-3) – Andrew
Luck gets his first road win in his young career. It was also another example
of his excellence down the stretch in games. The team has already doubled their
win total from last year. – Andrew
13. (9) Minnesota Vikings (5-3) – Adrian Peterson seems to have that burst back.
Ponder though is playing worse as the season progresses. They need both of
those guys to be successful for the entire year. – Andrew
14. (22) Detroit Lions (3-4)
– Played great
down the stretch and Matthew Stafford made the NFL's best pass defense look
suspect in their thrilling comeback win. – Greg
15.
(11) Seattle Seahawks (4-4) – Lost a thriller in Detroit. They have
played a tough schedule so I give them credit for playing as well as they have.
They need a little more from the offense though in order to keep the 49ers
within range. – Andrew
16.
(13) Philadelphia Eagles (3-4) – Nick Foles may be a better option than Michael Vick at this
point. At least Andy Reid would be forced into giving LeSean McCoy some more
touches. – Greg
17. (16) Dallas Cowboys (3-4) – Dallas got off to a terrible start on Sunday. But then
they came back and nearly pulled off an upset win. If Dez keeps his arm tucked
in, they would be right there in the division. But now they have work to do and
they make too many turnovers to pull off a playoff run. – Andrew
18.
(14) Washington Redskins (3-5) – RGIII is making a difference, but with how many draft picks they
have given up, will the first five years of his career be mired in losing
seasons? – Greg
19. (27) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-4) – Crushed the Vikings
this week. Played a complete game and really looked solid. Will it jumpstart
the second half of their season? – Greg
20. (20) New Orleans Saints (2-5) – Seemed overwhelmed by
Denver’s offense and defense on Sunday night. That statement though has pretty
much summed up their whole season. – Andrew
21.
(17) Arizona Cardinals (4-4) – There are some serious issues on offense. They actually looked
like a college or high school team trying to score against the 49ers’ defense.
– Andrew
22.
(29) Cleveland Browns (2-6) – Arguably could have won at least 2 more games to be at 4-4.
They're better than their record. – Greg
23. (21) New York Jets (3-5) – ............................................................
I really hope the Tebow talk doesn't start again. – Greg
24. (28) Oakland Raiders (3-4) – Unlike the other teams
around them in the Power Rankings, this team is on the upswing. It helps though
when you play the worst teams in the league… like Kansas City on Sunday. –
Andrew
25.
(24) Buffalo Bills (3-4) – They have some problems defensively. If they can
straighten up some of those issues, they could have a good second half. –
Andrew
26.
(18) San Diego Chargers (3-4) – Mustered up 265 yards of offense on 12 drives against Cleveland
(22 yards/drive) and scored six points. They are really trending downward. –
Greg
27. (23) Tennessee Titans (3-5) – After the Colts ended
their hot streak, they must respond at home against the Bears. – Greg
28.
(26) Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) – Fell another half game behind the Steelers in the bye week, and
are only 1 game ahead of the Browns, who beat them earlier this year. – Greg
29.
(25) St. Louis Rams (3-5) – As feisty as they have played all season, it was like I was
watching a different team on Sunday. They need to show more fight than that
cause they are low on talent. – Andrew
30. (30) Carolina Panthers (1-6) – Cam threw a late pick that cost them the game
again this week. That's 3 games that have been decided by a late Cam Newton
turnover. Their record without those turnovers: (4-3). – Greg
31. (32) Jacksonville Jaguars (1-6) – They finally showed me
something by at least giving the Packers a game. But they still can’t win. –
Andrew
32. (31) Kansas City Chiefs (1-6) – When you get smacked
by the Raiders at home, you know things aren’t going well. – Andrew
By: The Sports Guys
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