St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) scores his second touchdown against the Cleveland Browns during the second half at the Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
This week’s NFL power rankings sees nine of last week’s top ten keep their spots. The Steelers’ loss to the Chiefs made way for the Giants to slip into the top ten by way of a victory over the Eagles on Sunday night. As for the bottom of the rankings, there’s been some shuffling but all the usual suspects are there. Dallas and San Diego could find themselves among those bottom teams if they can’t put some wins together.
For the first time ever, there are five undefeated teams standing after Week 7. It won’t last for long. Green Bay faces off with Denver this week and they follow that up with a road trip to Carolina. New England hosts a resurgent Miami team on short rest after beating the Jets. Cincinnati travels to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers who might have Roethlisberger back for it. We could be down to two undefeated teams by Week 9.
As for the other end of the spectrum, all of the AFC South is under .500 and the Giants are the only team in the NFC East with a winning record. We probably won’t be seeing wildcard teams coming from those divisions.
As for Detroit, Caldwell finally pulled the trigger and fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi along with offensive line coaches Jeremiah Washburn and Terry Heffernan. Jim Bob Cooter has been promoted to OC in the interim and some other coaches have been shuffled to make up for the losses. I’d like to thank Caldwell for giving me a legitimate reason to type the word Cooter. Maybe, finally, the offense will be able to produce without the idiotic play calling and overly complicated blocking schemes. Don’t expect all of that to happen in the few days the Lions have before their Sunday matchup in London. The only question that remains is whether or not these moves will be enough for Caldwell to keep his job.
This week’s biggest riser is St. Louis. The Rams moved up six spots from18 to 12. Todd Gurley has given the Rams some offense and the defense is as good as ever. The Rams are still a ways out for a playoff spot, but if they can win their division games, who knows what could happen.
Our biggest drop this week came from the Philadelphia Eagles who fell six spots from 11 to 17. The Eagles certainly don’t look like playoff contenders at the moment. Being in the NFC East though, the Eagles will be in it until the end.
That about does it for the big movers and shakers in this week’s NFL power rankings, so without further ado:
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