JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 10 2020 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
1.Pittsburgh Steelers (8-0) | 1 | First 8-0 start in franchise history
2.Kansas City Chiefs (8-1) | 2 | Super Bowl champs continue to look the part
3.Baltimore Ravens (6-2) | 5 | Not perfect yet, but very good
4.Tennessee Titans (6-2) | 6 | Getting things right after two-game losing streak
5.Buffalo Bills (7-2) | 7 | Signature victory over good Seahawks team Sunday
6.Green Bay Packers (6-2) | 8 | Will be dangerous come postseason time
7.New Orleans Saints (6-2) | 9 | Early-season talk of their demise greatly exaggerated
8.Seattle Seahawks (6-2) | 3 | Defense could be undoing come the postseason
9.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3) | 4 | Oof
10.Indianapolis Colts (5-3) | 10 | Missed a chance to join league's elite Sunday
11.Miami Dolphins (5-3) | 12 | Could easily win next four games
12.Arizona Cardinals (5-3) | 11 | Three-game winning streak snapped Sunday
13.Los Angeles Rams (5-3) | 13 | Still very much in a tough NFC West
14.Las Vegas Raiders (5-3) | 14 | Still very much in the AFC playoff chase
15.Cleveland Browns (5-3) | 15 | Wild card probably the goal with Steelers still unbeaten
16.Chicago Bears (5-4) | 16 | Three-game losing streak and slipping from contention
17.San Francisco 49ers (4-5) | 17 | So much adversity, so much attrition
18.Denver Broncos (3-5) | 18 | Missed a chance to crawl into contention Sunday
19.Philadelphia Eagles (3-4-1) | 19 | Your first-place Philadelphia Eagles
20.Minnesota Vikings (3-5) | 23 | Suddenly surging – but too late?
21.Atlanta Falcons (3-6) | 28 | A 3-1 record since changing leadership
22.Detroit Lions (3-5) | 20 | Stumbling after a brief October surge
23.New England Patriots (3-5) | 21 | Saved the season on Monday – for now
24.Cincinnati Bengals (2-5-1) | 22 | A team to watch in the second half of the season
25.Los Angeles Chargers (2-6) | 24 | Oh-so close to being pretty good
26.Carolina Panthers (3-6) | 25 | Still looking like a team with a bright future
27.Dallas Cowboys (2-7) | 27 | Big effort Sunday, but quarterback injuries are tough to overcome
28.Houston Texans (2-6) | 29 | Both victories over the Jaguars
29.New York Giants (2-7) | 31 | Slowly climbing out of prime draft selection
30.Washington Football Team (2-6) | 26 | Two losses to 2-7 Giants in less than a month
31.Jacksonville Jaguars (1-7) | 30 | Seven consecutive losses after Week 1 victory
32.New York Jets (0-9) | 32 | Oh so close
