The San Francisco 49ers blew past the Las Vegas Raiders 38-17 on Sunday, taking advantage of the opposing defense while forcing five turnovers in a dominant win.
It was a good all-around performance for the 49ers, who remain tied for the NFL’s best record at 7-1 with the Buffalo Bills.
After their big win on Sunday, where do the 49ers rank in the Week 10 NFL Power Rankings?
ESPN: No. 2
The 49ers stayed at No. 2 behind the Buffalo Bills in ESPN’s weekly power rankings, which makes sense given that Buffalo beat
the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football in a battle of one-loss teams.
The top three included the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. That remained the same this week, while the Chicago Bears climbed up one spot to No. 4 and the Denver Broncos fell one spot to No. 5 despite both teams winning. The rest of the Top 10 remained the same, just in a different order.
The Kansas City Chiefs stayed put at No. 6. The Cincinnati Bengals bumped up from No. 10 to No. 7 after a 34-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons. The Vikings fell one spot following their loss to the Bills, landing at No. 8. The Seattle Seahawks actually fell one spot to No. 9 after beating the Arizona Cardinals 17-3. And the Detroit Lions also fell one spot to No. 10 after beating the Miami Dolphins.
Looking ahead at the rest of the schedule, ESPN believes Week 12 against the Seattle Seahawks is the most important game left on the docket.
The Athletic: No. 2
Just like the previous ranking, the 49ers stay at No. 2 here again behind the Buffalo Bills, earning a midseason grade of an ‘A’.
“The Niners have the second-best point differential in the NFL (plus-79), and they hardly broke a sweat Sunday in another multi-touchdown game from Christian McCaffrey,” The Athletic’s Chad Graff and Josh Kendall wrote. “His 37 career touchdown receptions are the most by a running back in the Super Bowl era, surpassing Marshall Faulk.”
The Broncos remained at No. 3 here, while the Chiefs moved up one spot to No. 4 and the Jaguars moved up one spot to No. 5. Wrapping up the top 10 were the Bears (No. 6), Bengals (No. 7), Lions (No. 8), Packers (No. 9), and Vikings (No. 10).
CBS Sports: No. 2
CBS Sports’s Pete Prisco’s rankings did not see a change inside the top five, meaning the 49ers stayed at No. 2 behind the Bills.
“They just keep playing as well as anybody in the NFC, despite their many injuries,” Prisco wrote. “Brock Purdy is in the MVP talk.”
The Bills, 49ers, Jaguars, Bears, and Broncos remained the top five here, while the Chiefs, Bengals, Lions, Steelers, and Packers rounded out the top 10. Each of those teams moved up one spot, while the Vikings dropped five to No. 11.
FOX Sports: No. 3
The 49ers stayed the same as last week here, only that was at No. 3 behind the Bills and the Broncos.
“The 49ers clearly fixed whatever it was that happened to them before the bye week when they lost to the Falcons — a game that now looks like a weird blip on their otherwise stellar season,” FOX Sports’s Ralph Vacchiano wrote. “They came out strong and fast, putting the Las Vegas Raiders in their place quickly.
“And the fact that they did it without WR Mike Evans made it even more impressive. Of course, that’s what they do best: Overcome injuries. They’re that good and they’re that deep. They still look like they deserve to be the NFC favorites. And they’re clearly the NFC’s best team.”
Behind the 49ers were the Chiefs and Bears, who were in the top five last week. Then came the Jaguars, Vikings, Bengals, Packers, and Lions, with Green Bay making a big jump from No. 15 to No. 9.
