JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 7 2021 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …

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1. Arizona Cardinals (6-0) | 1 | More impressive by the week
2. Los Angeles Rams (5-1) | 2 | More impressive by the week
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) | 3 | Don't forget about defending champs
4. Baltimore Ravens (5-1) | 6 | Wow
5. Green Bay Packers (5-1) | 7 | Now the clear favorites in NFC North
6. Dallas Cowboys (5-1) | 8 | Running away with NFC East; may be a factor in January
7. Tennessee Titans (4-2) | 15 | Because he's Derrick Henry
8. Buffalo Bills (4-2) | 4 | Gutsy … maybe too gutsy
9. Los Angeles Chargers (4-2) | 5 | Oof
10. Las Vegas Raiders (4-2) | 11 | Post-Gruden era begins in impressive fashion
11. Cincinnati Bengals (4-2) | 16 | Chance to prove they're for real versus Baltimore
12. Kansas City Chiefs (3-3) | 17 | Looked familiar in a dominant second half Sunday
13. Cleveland Browns (3-3) | 9 | Oof
14. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-3) | 18 | Never count them out, but is there enough offense?
15. 1Chicago Bears (3-3) | 10 | Up again, down again in the Windy City
16. Carolina Panthers (3-3) | 12 | Three consecutive losses after 3-0 start
17. Denver Broncos (3-3) | 13 | Three consecutive losses after 3-0 start
18. New Orleans Saints (3-2) | 14 | Bye
19. Seattle Seahawks (2-3) | 19 | Plenty of fight, but fight may not be enough
20. San Francisco 49ers (2-3) | 20 | Bye
21. Minnesota Vikings (3-3) | 22 | Scrap-and-claw-and-try-to-stay-alive year for Vikes
22. Washington Football Team (2-4) | 21 | A defense expected to be really good really struggling
23. Philadelphia Eagles (2-4) | 23 | Tough schedule has taken a toll
24. New England Patriots (2-4) | 24 | So close to so much better than this
25. Atlanta Falcons (2-3) | 25 | Bye
26. Indianapolis Colts (2-4) | 26 | Still feels like they could contend in struggling division
27. New York Giants (1-5) | 28 | Big trouble for Big Blue
28. New York Jets (1-4) | 29 | Bye
29. Houston Texans (1-5) | 30 | Five consecutive losses since beating Jaguars in Week 1
30. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-5) | 32 | At last. At last. At last.
31. Miami Dolphins (1-5) | 27 | Five consecutive loss, including one to Duuuval in London
32. Detroit Lions (0-6) | 31 | Losing streak now at 10