NFL Power Ranks: Week 7

Week 7 was the week of the high scoring blowout, and the Cardinals (now #1 in the league in scoring average) didn't even play. Some of the results were pretty shocking. Green Bay beating the former #6 Colts by 20? New England over Denver 41-7? Dallas getting destroyed by the Rams?!?! And who would have thought that the Bears and Vikings would combine to score 89 points? That just goes to show you that the NFL is completely insane. The only constant is the Kerry Collins led Tennessee Titans....

The Titans, the only undefeated team, still hold a very comfortable lead in the ranks. The Giants and Buccaneers both beat bad NFC West teams, but the Giants win was enough to leap over the Bucs for #2, while the Bucs are now #3. The Redskins took a small step back after their ugly win over Cleveland, falling to #6, allowing the Steelers to move up to #4, and to quote Chris Berman, "Nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills," who moved into #5 after an impressive win over San Diego.

The Rams and Raiders escaped the bottom 5 with their wins this week. They didn't move too far up the ranks, but their point totals give them a lot of breathing room over the new bottom 5, who will probably be hanging out there for a while. The Chiefs make a grand return to the bottom 5 after a pathetic showing vs. the Titans, and the now Samurai Mike led 49ers sink all the way to #30 after losing their 4th in a row. Seattle, Cincy, and Detroit's awful seasons continue.

The biggest gainers this week were Green Bay, jumping 9 spots after a huge win over Indy, Chicago, who jumped 8 spots after their crazy shootout (they could easily be 7-0), and New England, who also jumped 8 spots after their huge win tonight. The biggest losers were the Colts, falling 9 spots after rising 15 last week. Since I'm a controls engineer, its like the sports equivalent of overshoot correction. Also, the Cowboys fell 9 spots as they rapidly unravel. Something else to note is that NFC West leader Denver is now ranked 24th.

1. Titans - 86.74 - Even
2. Giants - 73.37 - +1
3. Buccaneers - 71.34 - -1
4. Steelers - 70.88 - +1
5. Bills - 68.55 - +3
6. Redskins - 66.47 - -2
7. Panthers - 65.45 - +6
8. Bears - 65.22 - +8
9. Falcons - 65.01 - -2
10. Eagles - 62.74 - Even
11. Patriots - 59.92 - +8
12. Jaguars - 59.02 - -1
13. Packers - 58.57 - +9
14. Cardinals - 55.65 - Even
15. Colts - 51.75 - -9
16. Chargers - 49.90 - -7
17. Jets - 49.35 - -2
18. Saints - 49.16 - -1
19. Dolphins - 48.04 - -1
20. Browns - 46.90 - +1
21. Cowboys - 45.59 - -9
22. Vikings - 42.44 - +1
23. Ravens - 40.98 - +1
24. Broncos - 38.49 - -4
25. Texans - 38.16 - +1
26. Rams - 37.90 - +3
27. Raiders - 34.18 - +1
28. Chiefs - 27.02 - -1
29. Seahawks - 23.63 - +1
30. 49ers - 23.16 - -5
31. Bengals - 15.41 - Even
32. Lions - 13.13 - Even