Now that Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season is in the books, it’s time for an incredibly meaningful and serious exercise: NFL Power Rankings! What differentiates these rankings from all the others is that they’re
THE only truly accurate ones in the entire universe. Hard to believe, I know. Let’s take a look at how all 32 teams stack up.
BLG’S WEEK 8 POWER RANKINGS
1 – Detroit Lions (Last Week: 2) – Despite missing their entire starting secondary, the Lions held the Bucs to just nine points. Really impressive performance to earn back the top spot.
2 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 1) – The Bucs ran into arguably the NFL’s best team … on the road … while being really banged up. They should be fine if injuries don’t continue to cripple them.
3 – Los Angeles Rams (LW: 3) – The Rams rank fourth in point differential and fourth in DVOA. Their two losses have come to the 5-2 Eagles (last second blocked field goal) and 5-2 49ers (field goal loss in overtime). Hard to poke holes in this team.
4 – Indianapolis Colts (LW: 4) – I keep saying there’s no reason to doubt the Colts until they give us reason to do so. The 2024 Eagles model seems to be working well for them with Jonathan Taylor being their Saquon Barkley.
5 – Seattle Seahawks (LW: 5) – The Seahawks are still the No. 1 team in DVOA. They have the No. 7 offense, the No. 2 defense, and the No. 1 special teams unit. When they return from their Week 8 bye, they can further establish themselves with a win over the other Washington football team on Sunday Night Football.
6 – Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 6) – Unfortunately, the Chiefs are so back.
7 – Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 7) – The Eagles managed to not lose three games in a row, which is big. Jalen Hurts put the team on his back to stop the bleeding. The bad news is that the Birds have been outgained in every game this season. That doesn’t portend well. They need to play better.
8 – Buffalo Bills (LW: 8) – The Bills return from their bye to play a frisky Panthers team that could be missing Bryce Young. Should be a good opportunity to avoid losing three straight after a 4-0 start.
9 – Green Bay Packers (LW: 9) – The Packers are 2-4 against the spread this season. They haven’t really passed the eye test since Week 2 but they keep finding ways to win. Micah Parsons came up huge in a win over the Cardinals.
10 – San Francisco 49ers (LW: 10) – 29-year-old Christian McCaffrey leads the NFL in touches by far with 185 in seven games played. The difference between him and second is about the same difference between second and ninth. It’s working for now but we’ll see if he’s able to hold up.
11 – Denver Broncos (LW: 12) – Not good to go down 19-0 to the Giants while at home … but a 33-point fourth quarter is really impressive. We’ve said it before and we’ve said it again: this team is resilient. They’ve got character.
12 – New England Patriots (LW: 16) – Since the Pats’ Week 1 loss, Drake Maye has thrown 11 touchdowns and one interception for a 126.4 passer rating. With New England having the easiest remaining schedule in the NFL, they’re absolutely going to the playoffs. Not impossible they could be the No. 1 seed.
13 – Dallas Cowboys (LW: 17) – The Cowboys sit at .500 but there’s reason for optimism about upward mobility. The defense could be getting healthier and it’s possible they make some moves ahead of the NFL trade deadline. The way their schedule shapes up, they need to bank some wins in the near future before things get more difficult after their bye week.
14 – Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 11) – The Stillers squandered a golden opportunity to really take control of the AFC North. Now they have some challenging games coming up: vs. Packers, vs. Colts, at Chargers.
15 – Chicago Bears (LW: 20) – Da Bears have won four straight after an 0-2 start. It helps that they’ve played some of the NFL’s worst teams during that stretch. Will be very interesting to see what they look like if Lamar Jackson can suit up this week.
16 – Washington Commanders (LW: 13) – Well, well, well. Turns out that relying on the oldest roster in the NFL might not have been a good strategy? The Commanders are 3-4 with the Chiefs, Seahawks, and Lions up next. They could very well be 3-7, especially while Jayden Daniels is dealing with a hamstring injury.
17 – Los Angeles Chargers (LW: 14) – After a 3-0 start, the Bolts are 1-3 in their last four. Justin Herbert has a 87.3 passer rating during that stretch. Same old mediocre Chargers.
18 – Atlanta Falcons (LW: 15) – The Falcons have to be the NFL’s highest variance team. Impossible to know what to expect from them from week to week.
19 – Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 18) – Sitting at 4-1, it didn’t feel like the Jags were actually any good. They’ve since lost two straight. The Jags rank 21st in point differential. If they can’t beat the Raiders this weekend, might as well just call it a season.
20 – Minnesota Vikings (LW: 19) – The Vikings have a strong coaching staff and roster … but that only goes so far when you do not have a quarterback. Minnesota has fallen to last place in the competitive NFC North.
21 – Carolina Panthers (LW: 21) – If the Panthers can beat the Bills, it’ll be time to take them more seriously. Especially if Carolina can win with Andy Dalton starting.
22 – Houston Texans (LW: 22) – The Texans are 2-4 with wins over teams that are a combined 2-11 this season.
23 – Baltimore Ravens (LW: 23) – Lamar Jackson might be back this weekend? He’s only been limited in practice … but the Ravens are 6.5-point home favorites against the Bears. Baltimore being 1-0 in division games leaves the door open for them to win the AFC North still. Especially if they can win this week.
24 – New York Giants (LW: 24) – How the Giants respond to their Week 7 loss will be very interesting. Are they mad about blowing a big lead to the Broncos? Or could that have been the start of a collapse? We’ll see how they look in Philly.
25 – Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 30) – Shame on me for saying that the Joe Flacco trade was a waste of time. The Bengals might actually be able to salvage their season, depending on when Joe Burrow is able to get back.
26 – Cleveland Browns (LW: 28) – Dillon Gabriel in on the board with his first career win. The Browns have been relatively competitive since he’s taken over. The rookie has managed to take care of the football; zero interceptions and zero fumbles thus far.
27 – Arizona Cardinals (LW: 25) – Jonathan Gannon is 14-27 since taking over as the Cardinals’ head coach. If he doesn’t get fired in season, he’ll be gone after this year.
28 – New Orleans Saints (LW: 26) – The Saints should obviously be sellers ahead of the NFL trade deadline.
29 – Las Vegas Raiders (LW: 27) – Chip Kelly is the Raiders’ offensive coordinator.
30 – Tennessee Titans (LW: 29) – The Titans did not benefit from the typical head coach getting fired bump. They’re too bad for even that to help them.
31 – Miami Dolphins (LW: 31) – Mike McDaniel is still here. Won’t be for much longer.
32 – New York Jets (LW: 32) – Justin Fields undeniably stinks.
