The San Francisco 49ers vaulted past the Detroit Lions in this week's Power Poll thanks to their victory in Detroit, coming in at No. 4, their highest spot yet. The Super Bowl-champion Green Bay Packers are still in first place, but the battle for second is heating up, with the New England Patriots edging the Baltimore Ravens this week by a single point.
While the
Packers grabbed all nine first-place votes again,
Tom Brady has the 5-1
Patriots nipping at their heels. See where our experts rank your team.
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Other notable developments from Week 6:
» The New Orleans Saints' upset at the hands of division rival Tampa Bay cost them dearly, as Sean Payton's club dropped from No. 2 to No. 7.
» The Washington Redskins were another team to suffer a precipitous fall, dropping from No. 10 into a tie for 16th thanks to their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
» Although the bottom three teams remained the same from last week, our nine experts are evenly divided as to the worst team in the league, with the Dolphins, Rams and Colts all receiving three votes.
NFL.com Power Poll |
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| Teams ranked Nos. 1 through 32, as voted on by a panel of nine NFL.com and NFL Network experts. Total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote. | ||||||
|
Rank
|
Previous
|
Team |
W-L
|
First-place votes
|
Last-place votes
|
Points
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
1
|
Green Bay Packers |
6-0
|
9
|
-
|
288
|
|
2
|
5
|
New England Patriots |
5-1
|
-
|
-
|
274
|
|
3
|
3t
|
Baltimore Ravens |
4-1
|
-
|
-
|
273
|
|
4
|
8
|
San Francisco 49ers |
5-1
|
-
|
-
|
252
|
|
5
|
6
|
San Diego Chargers |
4-1
|
-
|
-
|
247
|
|
6
|
3t
|
Detroit Lions |
5-1
|
-
|
-
|
240
|
|
7
|
2
|
New Orleans Saints |
4-2
|
-
|
-
|
231
|
|
8
|
9
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
4-2
|
-
|
-
|
225
|
|
9
|
7
|
Buffalo Bills |
4-2
|
-
|
-
|
208
|
|
10
|
13t
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
4-2
|
-
|
-
|
205
|
|
11
|
11
|
Oakland Raiders |
4-2
|
-
|
-
|
203
|
|
12
|
13t
|
New York Giants |
4-2
|
-
|
-
|
199
|
|
13
|
16
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
4-2
|
-
|
-
|
180
|
|
14
|
18
|
Atlanta Falcons |
3-3
|
-
|
-
|
156
|
|
15
|
15
|
Tennessee Titans |
3-2
|
-
|
-
|
150
|
|
16t
|
12
|
Houston Texans |
3-3
|
-
|
-
|
149
|
|
16t
|
10
|
Washington Redskins |
3-2
|
-
|
-
|
149
|
|
18
|
16t
|
Chicago Bears |
3-3
|
-
|
-
|
147
|
|
19
|
19t
|
New York Jets |
3-3
|
-
|
-
|
138
|
|
20
|
17
|
Dallas Cowboys |
2-3
|
-
|
-
|
129
|
|
21
|
22
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
2-4
|
-
|
-
|
115
|
|
22
|
21
|
Cleveland Browns |
2-3
|
-
|
-
|
88
|
|
23t
|
23
|
Seattle Seahawks |
2-3
|
-
|
-
|
82
|
|
23t
|
24
|
Kansas City Chiefs |
2-3
|
-
|
-
|
82
|
|
23t
|
25
|
Carolina Panthers |
1-5
|
-
|
-
|
82
|
|
26
|
27
|
Arizona Cardinals |
1-4
|
-
|
-
|
53
|
|
27
|
28
|
Denver Broncos |
1-4
|
-
|
-
|
51
|
|
28
|
26
|
Minnesota Vikings |
1-5
|
-
|
-
|
50
|
|
29
|
29
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
1-5
|
-
|
-
|
43
|
|
30
|
30
|
Indianapolis Colts |
0-6
|
-
|
3
|
25
|
|
31
|
31
|
St. Louis Rams |
0-5
|
-
|
3
|
20
|
|
32
|
32
|
Miami Dolphins |
0-5
|
-
|
3
|
18
|
