NFL Power Rankings - Week 8

The league has only two unbeaten teams remaining, and only one winless team.  St Louis and Tennessee BOTH won their first game this week, and Denver lost BIG against Baltimore.

I've added a new section to the bottom - the biggest gainer and the biggest sack.  The biggest gainer is the team that improved the best this week, and the biggest sack is the team that declined the most.  I've also brought back the divisional rankings.

This week's ranking [Last week's position]
1.  New Orleans Saints (7-0) [1] : It was tough, but they won again
2.  Indianapolis Colts (7-0) [2] : Their defense came through again!
3.  New England Patriots (5-2) [3]
4.  Philadelphia Eagles (5-2) [9] : HUGE win over the now decrepit Giants
5.  Minnesota Vikings (7-1) [6] : Brett Favre gained some justification as he led his team to victory over his old team in Green Bay
6.  Dallas Cowboys (5-2) [11]
7.  Green Bay Packers (4-3) [5] : Hard-fought NFC North game didn't quite go their way
8.  Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) [8]
9.  Denver Broncos (6-1) [4] : Not only did they lose their first game, they lost BIG!  They have Pittsburgh coming up; can they lose two in a row?
10. Cincinnati Bengals (5-2) [10]
11. Baltimore Ravens (4-3) [15] : Three teams in the Top 11?  The top division is the AFC North!
12. Houston Texans (5-3) [17]
13. Atlanta Falcons (4-3) [13]
14. New York Jets (4-4) [14]
15. New York Giants (5-3) [7] : Three losses in a row?  The Giants have lost their way.
16. San Diego Chargers (4-3) [16]
17. Chicago Bears (4-3) [20] : Their dominating victory shows that the defense is back!
18. Arizona Cardinals (4-3) [12] : Devastating loss for the Cards
19. San Francisco 49ers (3-4) [18] : That great start seems so long away!
20. Miami Dolphins (3-4) [19] : So much for that excellent start
21. Carolina Panthers (3-4) [24] : Nice win against the Cards
22. Seattle Seahawks (2-5) [21]
23. Buffalo Bills (3-5) [23]
24. Tennessee Titans (1-6) [26] : Jeff Fisher gets the monkey off his back!
25. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-4) [22] :  ... and maybe gives it to Jack Del Rio
26. Oakland Raiders (2-6) [25]
27. Washington Redskins (2-5) [27] : The best thing happened to Washington this week - a bye week
28. Kansas City Chiefs (1-6) [29]
29. Detroit Lions (1-6) [28]
30. Cleveland Browns (2-6) [30] : The fans want some change
31. St Louis Rams (1-7) [32] : Damn!  I bet that first win feels good!
32. Tampa Bay Bucs (0-7) [31]

Divisional rankings:
1.  AFC North
2.  NFC East
3.  AFC East : most evenly-spaced (and thereby most competitive) of them all!
4.  NFC North
5.  AFC South
6.  NFC South
7.  AFC West
8.  NFC West

Biggest Gainer:  Dallas Cowboys.  They definitely showed that their offense is back and moving well
Biggest Sack:  New York Giants.  Three consecutive losses after starting 5-0?  This team is going in the wrong direction.