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 running backs

These are the 32 starters according to espn and I ranked them 1-32 based off of this year so far.

1. Fred Jackson
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Darren McFadden
4. LeSean McCoy
5. Frank Gore
6. Michael Turner
7. Maurice Jones-Drew
8. Matt Forte
9. Ray Rice
10. Beanie Wells
11. Ryan Mathews
12. Cedric Benson
13. Ahmad Bradshaw
14. BenJarvus Green-Ellis
15. Arian Foster
16. Willis McGahee
17. Chris Johnson
    
18. Shonn Greene
    
19. Rashard Mendenhall
    
20. DeAngelo Williams
21. Steven Jackson
22. Marshawn Lynch
23. Peyton Hillis
24. Pierre Thomas
25. Earnest Graham
26. Ryan Grant
27. Reggie Bush
28. Ryan Torain
29. Delone Carter
30. Thomas Jones
31. DeMarco Murray
32. MauriceMorris

notes: Solid top 4. Jackson(1) having a better year than Peterson(2) and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Forte(8) lots of yards 1 TD. Mendenhall(19) not consistent lots of yards last week. Johnson(17) can't seem to get anything going this year. Graham(25) could be higher if he played all year. Morris(32) steps in for Best, not many touches so far. Bottom 10 a little shaky at spots, most have 1 TD and around 175 yards rushing.

NFL Power Rankings - Week 6

1. Packers – Defending champs have had virtually no trouble besides spotting the Falcons 14 points and still winning easily.

2. Patriots – Tom Brady has slowed down since starting with two games of over 400 yards, blew a lead while losing to the Bills.

3. Lions – An explosive offense sits them in the top 3 but benchmark games ahead as they play the Packers twice.

4. Chargers – Phillip Rivers has struggled yet the one-loss Chargers lead their weak division.

5. 49ers – Substantial win in Detroit last week but remember, Alex Smith is their quarterback. He has been helped by a decent run game thanks to Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter.

6. Ravens – Not the greatest start but a big win against the Steelers helped their resume. They dropped a sloppy game in Tennessee.

7. Steelers – Sitting right behind division rival, the Steelers have been playing well lately with wins over the Jaguars and Titans.

8. Saints – Cannot count out Drew Brees, however playing in the toughest division in the NFL.

9. Bills – Surprising start has sizzled thanks to losses against the Giants and Bengals.

10. Titans – Toughest part of their schedule has passed and they sit at 3-2 atop the AFC South. Texans are toughest competitor in division.

11. Buccaneers – Very inconsistent start of the year in that tough NFC South.

12. Giants – Another inconsistent team that just beat the Bills, a week after losing to a sloppy Seahawks team at home.

13. Raiders – The Raiders’ playoff chances took a turn for the worse as Jason Campbell broke his collarbone and is expected to be out for 6 weeks. Chargers are main competition for AFC West divisional crown. Let’s see how wonderful Carson Palmer plays in Campbell’s absence.

14. Texans – Injuries have slowed the Texans to a 3-3 record but Arian Foster is back and Andre Johnson is expected back soon. They play the Titans twice yet to determine the division champ.

15. Bengals – Behind rookie Andy Dalton, have won a quiet 4 games and are in contention for the AFC North.

16. Falcons – Another inconsistent team that can turn on it when needed behind young Matt Ryan. Tough division hurts their chances for playoffs.

17. Jets – Slow start, but can work their way up through the standings. However, their quarterback is Mark Sanchez…

18. Bears – The new kickoff rule has not really affected the specialist, Devin Hester but Jay Cutler is very interception prone.

19. Eagles – A popular, slow start has sent the Eagles to the basement of their division but on any given week can challenge any team.

20. Browns – Colt McCoy are off to decent start but are no competition for the Ravens (6), Steelers (7) or Bengals (15) for the division title.

21. Redskins – Rex Grossman showed his true colors last week but still had a chance to win against the Eagles. Decent position in a tough division.

22. Panthers – Have been close in every game thanks to the surprising rookie season thus far by Cam Newton, thankfully for Carolina, he is allowed to be paid now.

23. Cowboys – Tony Romo is their quarterback, enough said.

24. Seahawks – Their only chance to win is if Tavaris Jackson stays on the bench. A big win in New York against the Giants though.

25. Chiefs – A big blow when Jamaal Charles dropped for the year. Some bright spots include Dwayne Bowe.

26. Broncos – Bad division, but who knows, maybe Tim Tebow will be their savior.

27. Jaguars – Cut David Garrard for no apparent reason and now play behind rookie Blaine Gabbert. Their one win, however was against a good Titans (10) team in the season opener.

28. Vikings – Star running back, Adrian Peterson, is a stuck on a struggling team that LOVES to
blow leads.

29. Cardinals – Worst division in football, NFC West. Cardinals led by a struggling Kevin Kolb.

30. Colts – On the upward swing now that Curtis Painter has taken over and played decent the past two weeks.

31. Dolphins – Starting QB is done for the year, putting faith in Matt Moore = bad situation. Suck for Luck.

32. Rams – A reasonably tough opening schedule sets them at 0-5. The NFC West blows but the 49ers (5) are running away with it.

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.