NFL Power Rankings, Week 9: Packers rise, Browns…

In our latest NFL power rankings, the Green Bay Packers move up after knocking off the Arizona Cardinals, while the Cleveland Browns sink.

32

We might be looking at 0-17.

31

Houston Texans

1-7 LW: 31

Nice fight at the end, but what a mess.

30

Jacksonville Jaguars

1-6 LW: 30

The Jaguars had two weeks to prepare for Geno Smith and got hammered.

29

Miami Dolphins

1-7 LW: 28

The Dolphins might need a full house-cleaning after this season. Just ugly football.

28

New York Giants

2-6 LW: 27

Injuries and poor coaching have conspired to tank the season.

27

Washington Football Team

2-6 LW: 26

Remember when Washington was a trendy Super Bowl sleeper?

26

Mike White? Mike White! Impressive.

25

The offense is bad, the defense is average, and the end is near.

24

Atlanta Falcons

3-4 LW: 20

Atlanta gave its fans hope, but this is Atlanta, and hope died immediately.

23

Seattle Seahawks

3-5 LW: 25

Beating the Jaguars keeps the season alive. Now, Russell Wilson needs to come back.

22

Philadelphia Eagles

3-5 LW: 24

The Eagles threw for 114 yards and no touchdowns, and scored 44 points.

21

Denver Broncos

4-4 LW: 23

Beating Washington (barely) is no tempered by trading away Von Miller.

20

Minnesota Vikings

3-4 LW: 15

Enough of the Vikings. What a ridiculous loss.

19

Carolina Panthers

4-4 LW: 22

With their first win in five weeks, the Panthers find themselves firmly in the playoff chase.

18

Indianapolis Colts

3-5 LW: 14

The Colts should never have lost that game. Now they’re in real trouble.

17

San Francisco 49ers

3-4 LW: 18

Let’s not go nuts about the Niners. They’re an average team who beat a bad team.

16

Cleveland Browns

4-4 LW: 12

The Browns are dangerously close to letting once grand expectations fall very flat.

15

Pittsburgh Steelers

4-3 LW: 19

Pittsburgh is staying alive, now winners of three straight. A date with Chicago is next.

14

New England Patriots

4-4 LW: 17

Don’t ever, ever sleep on Bill Belichick.

13

Cincinnati Bengals

5-3 LW: 8

You can’t lose to the Jets and be serious. Cincinnati got so much deserved love, but that’s awful.

12

Kansas City Chiefs

4-4 LW: 16

We’re about to find out who the Chiefs are. Next three weeks: Packers, Raiders and Cowboys.

11

Los Angeles Chargers

4-3 LW: 11

The Chargers came out of their bye, at home, and got bart by Mac Jones.

10

New Orleans Saints

5-2 LW: 13

Sean Payton should be Coach of the Year. Now it gets tougher without Jameis Winston.

9

Las Vegas Raiders

5-2 LW: 10

The Raiders have a real chance in the AFC West as they come out of their bye week.

8

Baltimore Ravens

5-2 LW: 9

Great week for Baltimore. Rest, and losses by the Bengals and Browns.

7

The Bills switch between looking great and barely being able to beat the Dolphins.

6

Tennessee Titans

6-2 LW: 6

The Titans stay here for now, but losing Derrick Henry is a crushing blow.

5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

6-2 LW: 1

The Buccaneers have some real defensive issues. The secondary is a mess.

4

Arizona Cardinals

7-1 LW: 2

Not going to crush the Cardinals for losing one game, but that’s a rough way to go down.

3

The Cowboys are winning every which way. Give the defense a ton of credit along with the coaching.

2

Green Bay Packers

7-1 LW: 4

The Packers beat the Cardinals without half their starters. Incredibly impressive.

1

Los Angeles Rams

7-1 LW: 3

Best team in football just got better.