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.
Total score: 7 points
Highest ranking: 1 (all outlets)
Lowest ranking: 1 (all outlets)
(Photo by Derick E. Hingle/USA TODAY Sports)
Total score: 15 points
Highest ranking: 2 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 4 (CBS)
Total score: 21 points
Highest ranking: 2 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 5 (NFL)
Total score: 30 points
Highest ranking: 2 (CBS)
Lowest ranking: 6 (NFL)
Total score: 35 points
Highest ranking: 3 (NFL)
Lowest ranking: 7 (YAHOO!)
Total score: 38 points
Highest ranking: 4 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 7 (Sports Illustrated)
(Photo by Kareem Elgazzar/Cincinnati Enquirer)
Total score: 51 points
Highest ranking: 7 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 8 (multiple outlets)
Total score: 59 points
Highest ranking: 8 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 10 (multiple outlets)
Total score: 61 points
Highest ranking: 6 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 11 (Sports Illustrated)
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)
(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Total score: 87 points
Highest ranking: 12 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 14 (Sports Illustrated)
Total score: 90 points
Highest ranking: 12 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 14 (YAHOO!)
Total score: 99 points
Highest ranking: 13 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 17 (multiple outlets)
Total score: 111 points
Highest ranking: 15 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 17 (multiple outlets)
Total score: 112 points
Highest ranking: 14 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 17 (ESPN)
(Photo byBrian Fluharty/USA TODAY Sports)
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)
Total score: 141 points
Highest ranking: 18 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 22 (multiple outlets)
Total score: 145 points
Highest ranking: 19 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 25 (YAHOO!)
Total score: 153 points
Highest ranking: 19 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 24 (Bleacher Report)
(Photo by Rajan Nanavati/The Medium)
Total score: 153 points
Highest ranking: 21 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 23 (multiple outlets)
Total score: 154 points
Highest ranking: 18 (Bleacher Report)
Lowest ranking: 25 (multiple outlets)
Total score: 158 points
Highest ranking: 18 (ProFootballTalk)
Lowest ranking: 25 (NFL)
Total score: 176 points
Highest ranking: 23 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 28 (Sports Illustrated)
Total score: 180 points
Highest ranking: 24 (NFL)
Lowest ranking: 27 (multiple outlets)
(Photo by Scott Taetch/Getty Images)
Total score: 185 points
Highest ranking: 24 (YAHOO!)
Lowest ranking: 28 (ProFootballTalk)
Total score: 202 points
Highest ranking: 27 (ProFootballTalk)
Lowest ranking: 32 (Sports Illustrated)
Total score: 203 points
Highest ranking: 28 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 30 (multiple outlets)
Total score: 204
Highest ranking: 18 (Sports Illustrated)
Lowest ranking: 32 (multiple outlets)
Total score: 211 points
Highest ranking: 29 (multiple outlets)
Lowest ranking: 32 (CBS)
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Total score: 219 points
Highest ranking: 30 (CBS)
Lowest ranking: 32 (multiple outlets)
Featured image courtesy of Christian Petersen/Getty Images
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