JACKSONVILLE – Here are the jaguars.com pre-Week 9 2013 power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
- Kansas City Chiefs (8-0) | 1 | Not always winning big; just winning
- Seattle Seahawks (7-1) | 2 | The offensive line eventually will be an issue
- Indianapolis Colts (5-2) | 3 | Could clinch the division pretty early
- Denver Broncos (7-1) | 4 | Looking a bit shaky in recent weeks.
- New Orleans Saints (6-1) | 5 | Defense has gotten better enough to help offense
- San Francisco 49ers (6-2) | 6 | This team is starting to look dominant
- Cincinnati Bengals (6-2) | 7 | It has been a long time since Cincy ran away with a division
- New England Patriots (6-2) | 8 | Not dominant, but they'll be there at end
- Green Bay Packers (5-2) | 9 | Still atop a tough NFC North
- Detroit Lions (4-3) | 11 | Megatron inspires awe
- Dallas Cowboys (4-4) | 10 | Up and down again may be enough to win NFC East
- Chicago Bears (4-3) | 13 | Moved up with impressive bye-week showing
- San Diego Chargers (4-3) | 15 | Another team with impressive bye-week showing
- Carolina Panthers (4-3) | 18 | Quietly putting together impressive first half of season
- Baltimore Ravens (3-4) | 16 | Stayed steady with solid bye-week showing
- Miami Dolphins (3-4) | 12 | This is turning into a freefall
- New York Jets (4-4) | 14 | Oof
- Arizona Cardinals (4-4) | 24 | Not good enough to contend in NFC West, but a playoff spot?
- Philadelphia Eagles (3-4) | 17 | Offensive woes not what people expected
- Buffalo Bills (3-5) | 19 | Have looked good at times; record doesn't reflect that
- Tennessee Titans (3-4) | 21 | Still within range of Colts…for now
- St. Louis Rams (3-5) | 20 | Nearly pulled one of upsets of the season Monday
- Atlanta Falcons (2-5) | 22 | Season on verge of being officially lost
- Cleveland Browns (3-5) | 23| Brief surge seems to be fading fast
- Oakland Raiders (3-4) | 28 | Uplifting victory over Pittsburgh Sunday
- Washington Redskins (2-5) | 25 | Enough to excite; not enough to win
- Houston Texans (2-5) | 26 | May need more than a week off to get things right
- Pittsburgh Steelers (2-5) | 27 | Resurgence ends in Oakland
- New York Giants (2-6) | 29 | Is there enough time for Giants to back in division race?
- Minnesota Vikings (1-6) | 28 | Last season's playoffs seem like a long time ago
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-7) | 31 | A whole lot wrong in that part of Florida, too
- Jacksonville Jaguars (0-8) | 32 | At last, the bye
