JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 8 2022 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
- Philadelphia Eagles (6-0) | 1 | Bye
- Buffalo Bills (5-1) | 2 | Bye
- Kansas City Chiefs (5-2) | 3 | Because he's Patrick Mahomes
- Minnesota Vikings (5-1) | 4 | Bye
- New York Giants (6-1) | 5 | Ran past Duuuuval on Sunday
- Dallas Cowboys (5-2) | 6 | Oh that NFC East
- Baltimore Ravens (4-3) | 7 | Oh-so close to seven and oh
- New York Jets (5-2) | 9 | Receipts adding up in NYC
- Tennessee Titans (4-2) | 12 | Taking control of the South again
- Cincinnati Bengals (4-3) | 16 | Your AFC North-leading Bengals
- Miami Dolphins (4-3) | 12 | Oh that AFC East
- Seattle Seahawks (4-3) | 20 | One of bigger surprises of the NFL season
- Los Angeles Chargers (4-3) | 8 | Starting to let Chiefs get away
- Los Angeles Rams (3-3) | 15 | Bye
- Arizona Cardinals (3-4) | 22 | Still very much in a struggling NFC West
- Washington Commanders (3-4) | 24 | Two-and-oh since four-game skid
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-4) | 10 | Your first-place Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Green Bay Packers (3-4) | 11 | Three consecutive losses for first times since '18
- Chicago Bears (3-4) |26 | Whoa
- New England Patriots (3-4) | 18 | Oof
- Atlanta Falcons (3-4) | 13 | Your first-place Atlanta Falcons
- San Francisco 49ers (3-4) | 14 | Great D isn't always enough against Mahomes
- Indianapolis Colts (3-3-1) | 19 | The Ehlinger Era begins
- Pittsburgh Steelers (2-5) | 21 | Feels like a rare rebuilding year in Steeltown
- Cleveland Browns (2-5) | 23 | Oh and four since 2-1 start
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-5) | 25 | Oh and four since leading South at 2-1
- Las Vegas Raiders (2-4) | 30 | Getting their footing after 0-3 start
- Carolina Panthers (2-5) | 32 | Shocker
- Denver Broncos (2-5) | 27 | Up next: Duuuval in the UK
- New Orleans Saints (2-5) | 28 | Allowed 30-plus in each of last three games
- Houston Texans (1-4-1) | 29 | Lone victory over Duuuval
- 32.Detroit Lions (1-5) | 31 | Outscored 53-6 in last two games
