JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 9 2022 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
- Philadelphia Eagles (7-0) | 1 | They just win and win and win …
- Buffalo Bills (6-1) | 2 | Looking stronger by the week
- Kansas City Chiefs (5-2) | 3 | Bye
- Minnesota Vikings (6-1) | 4 | Quietly, they just win
- Dallas Cowboys (6-2) | 6 | Don't count them out yet
- Baltimore Ravens (5-3) | 7 | Still could be tough postseason out
- New York Giants (6-2) | 5 | Only losing to good teams so far
- New York Jets (5-3) | 8 | Tough week in the Big Apple
- Tennessee Titans (5-2) | 9 | They know who they are and how they want to play
- Miami Dolphins (5-3) | 11 | Two and oh since Tua's return
- Seattle Seahawks (5-3) | 12 | Your NFC West-leading Seahawks
- Los Angeles Chargers (4-3) | 13 | Bye
- Cincinnati Bengals (4-4) | 10 | Oof
- Washington Commanders (4-4) |16 | Three and oh after 1-4 start
- New England Patriots (4-4) |20 | Up next for Belichick: Shula
- Atlanta Falcons (4-4) | 21 | Your very, very first-place Atlanta Falcons
- San Francisco 49ers (4-4) | 22 | Eight consecutive in regular season over Rams
- Los Angeles Rams (3-4) | 14 | Post-Super Bowl hangover suddenly very real
- Arizona Cardinals (3-5) | 15 | Oh and five versus contenders in '22
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-5) | 17 | Lost five of last six
- Green Bay Packers (3-5) | 18 | Oh and four in the last four games
- Cleveland Browns (3-5) | 25 | Wow
- Chicago Bears (3-5) |26 | 19 | Signs of improvement despite loss to 'Boys
- Indianapolis Colts (3-4-1) | 23 | Oh and two since beating Duuuuval
- New Orleans Saints (3-5) | 30 | Signs of life after a slow start
- Denver Broncos (3-5) | 29 | Beat Duuuuval in the UK
- Pittsburgh Steelers (2-6) | 24 | The rebuild is real
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-6) | 26 | Oh and five since leading South at 2-1
- Las Vegas Raiders (2-5) | 27 | Up next: Duuuuval in Duuuuval
- Carolina Panthers (2-6) | 28 | Lost a bizarre one to the ATL
- Houston Texans (1-5-1) | 31 | Lone victory over Duuuval
- Detroit Lions (1-6) | 32 | Oh and five in the last five games
