JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 10 2019 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
Rank.Team (record) | Comment
1.New Orleans Saints (7-1) | 2 | New No. 1 showing no weaknesses
2.San Francisco 49ers (8-0) | 3 | Could run away with NFC's toughest division
3.New England Patriots (8-1) | 1 | Still a game clear of average AFC
4.Baltimore Ravens (6-2) | 8 | Made case as AFC co-favorite Sunday
5.Seattle Seahawks (7-2) | 6 | Best team in most other divisions
6.Green Bay Packers (7-2) | 4 | Stunned in Los Angeles, but still North favorites
7.Kansas City Chiefs (6-3) | 10 | Surviving until Mahomes returns
8.Minnesota Vikings (6-3) | 5 | Still within arm's reach of 'Pack in North
9.Buffalo Bills (6-2) | 9 | Still quiet, still overlooked, still winning
10.Houston Texans (6-3) | 12 | Deshaun Watson means everything here
11.Indianapolis Colts (5-3) | 7 | Lost South lead, but looks like Brissett may play Sunday
12.Los Angeles Rams (5-3) | 11 | League's best third-place team
13.Carolina Panthers (5-3) | 13 |No Cam, no hype, just victories
14.Dallas Cowboys (5-3) | 14 | Still your NFC East-leading Cowboys
15.Philadelphia Eagles (5-4) | 17 | Fighting through injuries to stay in the chase
16.Pittsburgh Steelers (4-4) | 21 | Don't look now, but they're back in it
17.Oakland Raiders (4-4) | 20 | Quietly, one of league's biggest surprises
18.Detroit Lions (3-4-1) | 15 | Not bad at all, but not good enough lately
19.Jacksonville Jaguars (4-5) | 16 | Minshew Mania or a Foles Frenzy?
20.Tennessee Titans (4-5) | 18 | Schedule gets brutal now
21.Los Angeles Chargers (4-5) | 24 | May not be too late for Rivers and this talented team
22.Chicago Bears (3-5) | 19 | Trouble blowing in Windy City for Bears, Trubisky
23.Cleveland Browns (2-6) | 22 | Team of the offseason continues to slide
24.Arizona Cardinals (3-5-1) | 23 | Two consecutive losses after three-game winning streak
25.Denver Broncos (3-6) | 27 | Free Brandon Allen
26.New York Giants (2-7) | 25 | Showing signs at times, but not often enough
27.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-6) | 26 | They can score; they just can't find a way to win
28.Washington Redskins (1-8) | 29 | Dark times for football again in nation's capital
29.Atlanta Falcons (1-7) | 30 | League's strangest team had the weekend off
30.Miami Dolphins (1-7) | 32 | Out of the dark
31.New York Jets (1-7) | 28 | Could push for No. 1 overall selection
32.Cincinnati Bengals (0-8) | 31 | Dolphins upset victory puts Cincy last
