From post-Week 7 through the rest of the NFL regular season, TGH will be bringing you compiled and averaged power rankings. We gathered Week 8 power rankings from NFL.com, ESPN, CBS, ProFootballTalk (NBC), Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report and YAHOO!, and scored each 32 teams based on their placement on each list. Tiebreakers start based on the team’s highest placement, followed by lowest placement.
Here are the aggregate NFL power rankings as Week 8 approaches.
1. Arizona Cardinals
Total score: 7 points
Highest ranking: 1 (all outlets)
Lowest ranking: 1 (all outlets)
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Total score: 15 points
Highest ranking: 2 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 4 (CBS)
3. Los Angeles Rams
Total score: 21 points
Highest ranking: 2 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 5 (NFL)
4. Green Bay Packers
Total score: 30 points
Highest ranking: 2 (CBS)
Lowest ranking: 6 (NFL)
5. Buffalo Bills
Total score: 35 points
Highest ranking: 3 (NFL)
Lowest ranking: 7 (YAHOO!)
6. Dallas Cowboys
Total score: 38 points
Highest ranking: 4 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 7 (Sports Illustrated)
7. Cincinnati Bengals
Total score: 51 points
Highest ranking: 7 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 8 (multiple outlets)
8. Baltimore Ravens
Total score: 59 points
Highest ranking: 8 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 10 (multiple outlets)
9. Tennessee Titans
Total score: 61 points
Highest ranking: 6 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 11 (Sports Illustrated)
10. Los Angeles Chargers
Total score: 66 points
Highest ranking: 8 (Bleacher Report)
Lowest ranking: 10 (multiple outlets)
11. Las Vegas Raiders
Total score: 79 points
Highest ranking: 11 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 13 (Sports Illustrated)
12. New Orleans Saints
Total score: 87 points
Highest ranking: 12 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 14 (Sports Illustrated)
13. Cleveland Browns
Total score: 90 points
Highest ranking: 12 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 14 (YAHOO!)
14. Kansas City Chiefs
Total score: 99 points
Highest ranking: 13 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 17 (multiple outlets)
15. Pittsburgh Steelers
Total score: 111 points
Highest ranking: 15 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 17 (multiple outlets)
16. Minnesota Vikings
Total score: 112 points
Highest ranking: 14 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 17 (ESPN)
17. New England Patriots
Total score: 122 points
Highest ranking: 15 (Bleacher Report)
Lowest ranking: 21 (YAHOO!)
18. Indianapolis Colts
Total score: 122 points
Highest ranking: 16 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 19 (ProFootballTalk)
19. San Francisco 49ers
Total score: 141 points
Highest ranking: 18 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 22 (multiple outlets)
20. Atlanta Falcons
Total score: 145 points
Highest ranking: 19 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 25 (YAHOO!)
21. Chicago Bears
Total score: 153 points
Highest ranking: 19 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 24 (Bleacher Report)
22. Seattle Seahawks
Total score: 153 points
Highest ranking: 21 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 23 (multiple outlets)
23. Denver Broncos
Total score: 154 points
Highest ranking: 18 (Bleacher Report)
Lowest ranking: 25 (multiple outlets)
24. Carolina Panthers
Total score: 158 points
Highest ranking: 18 (ProFootballTalk)
Lowest ranking: 25 (NFL)
25. Philadelphia Eagles
Total score: 176 points
Highest ranking: 23 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 28 (Sports Illustrated)
26. New York Giants
Total score: 180 points
Highest ranking: 24 (NFL)
Lowest ranking: 27 (multiple outlets)
27. Washington Football Team
Total score: 185 points
Highest ranking: 24 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 28 (ProFootballTalk)
28. Jacksonville Jaguars
Total score: 202 points
Highest ranking: 27 (ProFootballTalk)
Lowest ranking: 32 (Sports Illustrated)
29. Miami Dolphins
Total score: 203 points
Highest ranking: 28 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 30 (multiple outlets)
30. Detroit Lions
Total score: 204
Highest ranking: 18 (Sports Illustrated)
Lowest ranking: 32 (multiple outlets)
31. New York Jets
Total score: 211 points
Highest ranking: 29 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 32 (CBS)
32. Houston Texans
Total score: 219 points
Highest ranking: 30 (CBS)
Lowest ranking: 32 (multiple outlets)
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