A consensus has formed as to the two best teams in the NFL, with all nine of our experts voting the Green Bay Packers No. 1 and the New England Patriots No. 2 this week. Last week's No. 3 (the Baltimore Ravens) stumbled badly, however, allowing New Orleans and Pittsburgh to move up.
The New England Patriots solidified their hold on the No. 2 spot in this week's poll. See where our experts rank your team. Expert Rankings ... » Fan Rankings: Prove the experts wrong
Other notable developments from Week 7:
» Opinions of the Detroit Lions varied greatly now that Jim Schwartz's club has dropped two games in a row after starting 5-0. Our experts ranked the Lions as high as fifth and as low as 16th.
» Sometimes it pays not to play. The Cincinnati Bengals moved from No. 13 to No. 12, the New York Giants from No. 12 to No. 8 and the Buffalo Bills from No. 9 to No. 7. All three teams had byes.
» With the Packers looking unbeatable, the three-team race for the bottom might offer more suspense than the competition for No. 1. This week, our experts had to decide which team's loss was the worst: the Colts' 62-7 humiliation on Sunday night, the Rams getting shredded for 253 rushing yards by a rookie third-round draft choice, or the Dolphins blowing a 15-0 lead with less than three minutes left.
NFL.com Power Poll | ||||||
| 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 | 7-0 | 9 | - | 288 |
| 2 | 2 | New England Patriots | 5-1 | - | - | 279 |
| 3 | 7 | New Orleans Saints | 5-2 | - | - | 265 |
| 4 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 5-1 | - | - | 261 |
| 5 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-2 | - | - | 247 |
| 6 | 3 | Baltimore Ravens | 4-2 | - | - | 241 |
| 7 | 9 | Buffalo Bills | 4-2 | - | - | 226 |
| 8 | 12 | New York Giants | 4-2 | - | - | 218 |
| 9 | 6 | Detroit Lions | 5-2 | - | - | 206 |
| 10 | 5 | San Diego Chargers | 4-2 | - | - | 202 |
| 11 | 16t | Houston Texans | 4-3 | - | - | 190 |
| 12 | 13 | Cincinnati Bengals | 4-2 | - | - | 189 |
| 13 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons | 4-3 | - | - | 183 |
| 14t | 19 | New York Jets | 4-3 | - | - | 177 |
| 14t | 18 | Chicago Bears | 4-3 | - | - | 177 |
| 16 | 20 | Dallas Cowboys | 3-3 | - | - | 150 |
| 17t | 11 | Oakland Raiders | 4-3 | - | - | 146 |
| 17t | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-3 | - | - | 146 |
| 19 | 21 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2-4 | - | - | 125 |
| 20 | 23t | Kansas City Chiefs | 3-3 | - | - | 119 |
| 21 | 15 | Tennessee Titans | 3-3 | - | - | 105 |
| 22 | 16t | Washington Redskins | 3-3 | - | - | 101 |
| 23 | 23t | Carolina Panthers | 2-5 | - | - | 91 |
| 24 | 22 | Cleveland Browns | 3-3 | - | - | 80 |
| 25 | 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-5 | - | - | 66 |
| 26 | 27 | Denver Broncos | 2-4 | - | - | 64 |
| 27 | 23t | Seattle Seahawks | 2-4 | - | - | 56 |
| 28 | 28 | Minnesota Vikings | 1-6 | - | - | 55 |
| 29 | 26 | Arizona Cardinals | 1-5 | - | - | 45 |
| 30 | 31 | St. Louis Rams | 0-6 | - | 2 | 21 |
| 31 | 32 | Miami Dolphins | 0-6 | - | 4 | 17 |
| 32 | 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 0-7 | - | 3 | 16 |
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