Finally, the NFL season is hitting the halfway mark. And the Philadelphia Eagles moved to No. 1 on nearly every power rankings list after taking care of Washington on Monday night, holding the league’s best record at 6-1.
NFL power rankings 2017: Tracking where teams are entering Week 8
The Eagles are flying high with the NFL’s best record.
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Even though Kansas City lost to the Oakland Raiders in Week 7, the Chiefs are still the No. 2 team on Yahoo Sports’ power rankings. Also, the Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, and the New Orleans Saints are in the top 10. All three teams collected a victory in Week 7.
ESPN’s power rankings doesn’t have Philadelphia as the top team. Instead, the New England Patriots are at the top of that list. The Eagles and Chiefs are No. 2 and No. 3, though. Also, the Dallas Cowboys climbed up to the top 5. The Houston Texans and Oakland are in the top 10.
Philadelphia is the top team on NFL.com’s power rankings, but the Rams are behind the Eagles at No. 2. Kansas City dropped to No. 4, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are at No. 3. Also, the Buffalo Bills finally cracked the top 10.
CBS’s power rankings has Philadelphia as the top team, and the top 10 looks similar to all the other lists. However, the Miami Dolphins climbed up to the top 10. Unfortunately for the Green Bay Packers, they slipped down each list. The Packers are currently on a two-game loosing streak, and quarterback Aaron Rodgers may not come back this season after breaking his collarbone against the Vikings in Week 6.
SB Nation also released its Hope Rankings heading into Week 8, and the Eagles are on top of the list. The isn’t a power rankings list. Instead, it’s a list that shows which teams have the most hope heading into Week 8.
It’s now a two-team race for the No. 1 draft pick, with the Browns and 49ers both sitting at 0-7. The Browns are still at the bottom of each list.
NFL Week 8 power rankings
Rank | ESPN | Yahoo! | NFL.com | CBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | Philadelphia Eagles | Philadelphia Eagles | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kansas City Chiefs | Los Angeles Rams | New England Patriots |
| 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | New England Patriots | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 5 | Dallas Cowboys | Seattle Seahawks | New England Patriots | Los Angeles Rams |
| 6 | Seattle Seahawks | Los Angeles Rams | Seattle Seahawks | Seattle Seahawks |
| 7 | Los Angeles Rams | Minnesota Vikings | Minnesota Vikings | New Orleans Saints |
| 8 | Minnesota Vikings | New Orleans Saints | New Orleans Saints | Minnesota Vikings |
| 9 | Houston Texans | Atlanta Falcons | Buffalo Bills | Miami Dolphins |
| 10 | Oakland Raiders | Dallas Cowboys | Washington | Buffalo Bills |
| 11 | Washington | Houston Texans | Jacksonville Jaguars | Atlanta Falcons |
| 12 | Atlanta Falcons | Washington | Dallas Cowboys | Dallas Cowboys |
| 13 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Carolina Panthers | Houston Texans | Houston Texans |
| 14 | New Orleans Saints | Detroit Lions | Los Angeles Chargers | Tennessee Titans |
| 15 | Buffalo Bills | Jacksonville Jaguars | Chicago Bears | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 16 | Detroit Lions | Buffalo Bills | Carolina Panthers | Green Bay Packers |
| 17 | Denver Broncos | Denver Broncos | Detroit Lions | Carolina Panthers |
| 18 | Los Angeles Chargers | Miami Dolphins | Miami Dolphins | Washington |
| 19 | Carolina Panthers | Los Angeles Chargers | Atlanta Falcons | Denver Broncos |
| 20 | Miami Dolphins | Oakland Raiders | Tennessee Titans | Detroit Lions |
| 21 | Tennessee Titans | Tennessee Titans | Denver Broncos | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 22 | Green Bay Packers | Green Bay Packers | Oakland Raiders | Oakland Raiders |
| 23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chicago Bears | Green Bay Packers | Chicago Bears |
| 24 | Chicago Bears | Baltimore Ravens | Cincinnati Bengals | New York Jets |
| 25 | Baltimore Ravens | Cincinnati Bengals | New York Jets | Arizona Cardinals |
| 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | New York Jets | Arizona Cardinals | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 27 | New York Jets | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Baltimore Ravens |
| 28 | Arizona Cardinals | Arizona Cardinals | Baltimore Ravens | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 29 | New York Giants | New York Giants | New York Giants | Indianapolis Colts |
| 30 | Indianapolis Colts | Indianapolis Colts | Indianapolis Colts | New York Giants |
| 31 | San Francisco 49ers | San Francisco 49ers | San Francisco 49ers | San Francisco 49ers |
| 32 | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns |
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