NFL Power Rankings - Week 8

All four contributors each ranked the NFL teams from 1-32. We then took the average of each teams' rank and then finished with the final power rankings.

The Green Bay Packers stay atop the Rankings as the unanimous choice.

Note: Contributor Key - Man (TheMainManmiller), Mole (themole25), Bill (Buffalo Bill), Rupp (FruitRupp)

Pos. Team Overall Rank Man Mole Bill Rupp

1. Green Bay Packers 1 1 1 1 1

2. New England Patriots 2.25 2 3 2 2

3. San Francisco 49ers 4 3 2 6 3

4. New Orleans Saints 4.25 4 6 3 4

5. Detroit Lions 5.5 5 5 7 5

6. Buffalo Bills 6.75 6 4 8 9

Pittsburgh Steelers 6.75 7 9 5 6

8. Baltimore Ravens 7 10 7 4 7

9. New York Giants 9.25 9 8 10 10

10. Cincinnati Bengals 10.25 11 10 12 8

11. San Diego Chargers 11.25 8 14 11 12

Atlanta Falcons 11.25 14 11 9 11

13. Houston Texans 13.5 13 15 13 13

14. New York Jets 14 15 12 14 15

15. Chicago Bears 14.5 16 13 15 14

16. Oakland Raiders 17.25 12 17 19 21

17. Dallas Cowboys 18.25 22 18 17 16

18. Tennessee Titans 18.5 18 16 18 22

19. Philadelphia Eagles 19 19 23 16 18

20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 17 26 20 17

21. Cleveland Browns 21.25 20 22 23 20

22. Washington Redskins 21.75 23 19 22 23

Kansas City Chiefs 21.75 24 20 24 19

24. Carolina Panthers 22.75 21 24 21 25

25. Denver Broncos 23.75 25 21 25 24

26. Seattle Seahawks 27 26 25 29 28

27. Jacksonville Jaguars 27.25 27 30 26 26

Minnesota Vikings 27.25 28 27 27 27

29. Arizona Cardinals 28.5 29 28 28 29

30. Miami Dolphins 30.25 30 31 30 30

31. Indianapolis Colts 31 32 29 32 31

32. St. Louis Rams 31.25 31 32 31 32

1-32 NFL QBs

This is the rankings of all 32 starting NFL QBs based on how they are performing this year with a little bit taken into consideration of how they have done in the past.

He may win, but he is not an above
average quarterback

This Weeks #1 QB

1. Aaron Rodgers
2. Tom Brady
3. Drew Brees
4. Mathew Stafford
5. Ryan Fitzpatrick
6. Matt Hasselbeck
7. Phillip Rivers
8. Eli Manning
9. Michael Vick
10. Matt Schaub
11. Joe Flacco
12. Jay Cutler
13. Ben Roethlisberger
14. Matt Ryan
15. Colt McCoy
16. Tony Romo
17. Andy Dalton
18. Curtis Painter
19. Cam Newton
20. Alex Smith
21. Mark Sanchez
22. Josh Freeman
23. Matt Cassel
24. Sam Bradford
25. Matt Moore
26. Tim Tebow
27. Kevin Kolb
28. Christian Ponder
29. Blaine Gabbert
30. Carson Palmer
31. Charlie Whitehurst/Tarvaris Jackson
32. Rex Grossman
    

Some notes: Top 6 are set, maybe being able to shuffle Stafford(4) and Fitzpatrick(5) back and forth. Rivers'(7) ranking is so high based on last season more than anyone elses ranking. Andy Dalton(17) to Josh Freeman(22) could be arranged anyway depending on what is important (winning, being a rookie, stats). Gabbert(29)- Grossman(32) is debatable because Grossman(32) seemed to be playing well because the Redskins were winning but he really wasn't playing well, Palmer(30) hasn't practiced at all but I think being 30 is right for him. Grossman(32) dropped to last because Donavon McNabb, Kerry Collins, and Luke McCown are no longer starters, also Charlie Whitehurst/Tarvaris Jackson(31) are there only because it looks like Whitehurst will start otherwise Jackson would be ranked last.
Other starters: If Jason Campbell didn't get hurt he would have been ranked between Romo(16) and Dalton(17). If John Beck becomes the starter he will be between Kolb(27) and Ponder(28). Kyle Orton would have been ranked right where Tebow(26) is although the Broncos are better off with Tebow as their starter.