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Week 7 wound up being very interesting, with three of our top six teams posting losses. The fact that the Chargers lost on the road against the Jets doesn’t shock many people, while it was probably a little surprising to see the Lions lose at home to the Falcons. Remember, though, that the Falcons are accustomed to playing in a dome, and the Atlanta defense really didn’t have to respect the run at all with Jahvid Best out. Our huge surprise wound up being the Ravens, a team that totaled 16 yards of offense in the first half of their Monday night game before ultimately losing to a sorry Jaguars team.
How did our NFL rankings shake out after the losses at the top? Let’s find out now.
| Rank | Previous | Team | Record | Week 7 | Week 8 |
| 1 | 1 | Green Bay Packers | 7-0 | W, MIN 33-27 | Bye |
| The Packers hung in there against a better-than-expected Vikings team to enter the bye undefeated. | |||||
| 2 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers | 5-1 | Bye | vs. CLE |
| The best part about San Francisco’s fast start? Five of their last seven games are against NFC West teams. | |||||
| 3 | 4 | New England Patriots | 5-1 | Bye | at PIT |
| The Patriots have a lot of success against the Steelers, but Big Ben is coming in hot. Winner: No. 1 seed? | |||||
| 4 | 7 | New Orleans Saints | 5-2 | W, IND 62-7 | at STL |
| Well, that was a grade-A beatdown. Drew Brees seems unstoppable, but the defense must keep up. | |||||
| 5 | 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 4-2 | L, JAC 7-12 | vs. ARI |
| What in the world happened here? Let’s chalk this up to a fluke and assume this is still a great team. | |||||
| 6 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-2 | W, ARI 32-20 | vs. NE |
| The Steelers’ next two weeks (home against the Patriots and Ravens) will decide their playoff seed. | |||||
| 7 | 5 | Detroit Lions | 5-2 | L, ATL 16-23 | at DEN |
| The Lions were the toast of the town after 5-0 start, but they need to bear down after second straight loss. | |||||
| 8 | 9 | Buffalo Bills | 4-2 | Bye | vs. WAS |
| The AFC’s top scoring team, even after a bye, needs a solid win against a reeling Redskins team. | |||||
| 9 | 6 | San Diego Chargers | 4-2 | L, NYJ 21-27 | at KC |
| The Chargers have just one convincing win this year despite a very easy schedule. Overrated? | |||||
| 10 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals | 4-2 | Bye | at SEA |
| The Bengals took a three-game winning streak into the bye, and they’ll look to regain momentum in Seattle. | |||||
| 11 | 15 | Atlanta Falcons | 4-3 | W, DET 23-16 | Bye |
| The Falcons enjoyed a huge win heading into the bye, one that could get them a Wild Card berth come January. | |||||
| 12 | 16 | Chicago Bears | 4-3 | W, TB 24-18 | Bye |
| The Bears hop back across the pond with a big win against a solid Buccaneers team. Enjoy that week off. | |||||
| 13 | 18 | Dallas Cowboys | 3-3 | W, STL 34-7 | at PHI |
| The one thing the Cowboys were seemingly missing was a quality RB. The NFC may now be in big trouble. | |||||
| 14 | 19 | New York Jets | 4-3 | W, SD 27-21 | Bye |
| Nice win for the Jets headed into the bye, and now two November games against the upstart Bills loom large. | |||||
| 15 | 20 | Houston Texans | 4-3 | W, TEN 41-7 | vs. JAC |
| Most expected this game to be competitive, but the Texans staked their claim to the AFC South with ease. | |||||
| 16 | 17 | New York Giants | 4-2 | Bye | vs. MIA |
| The Giants get to take a second bye by taking on Miami this week, but the schedule goes south after that. | |||||
| 17 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-3 | L, CHI 18-24 | Bye |
| The Bucs had better hope LeGarrette Blount gets healthy during the bye, because the RB depth chart is ugly. | |||||
| 18 | 23 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3-3 | W, OAK 28-0 | vs. SD |
| The Chiefs followed up two games against zero-win teams by facing Boller/Palmer. Don’t overrate them. | |||||
| 19 | 10 | Oakland Raiders | 4-3 | L, KC 0-28 | Bye |
| Unless Carson Palmer gets good in a hurry, this team is going to keep free-falling down the rankings. | |||||
| 20 | 14 | Tennessee Titans | 3-3 | L, HOU 7-41 | vs. IND |
| The excuses have run out for Chris Johnson: if he doesn’t destroy the Colts, he can’t deny his suckitude. | |||||
| 21 | 21 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2-4 | Bye | vs. DAL |
| The Eagles come out of a bye to play a big rival, and they’ll need a win here to stay in playoff shape. | |||||
| 22 | 13 | Washington Redskins | 3-3 | L, CAR 20-33 | at BUF |
| Next man up means Ryan Torain is primed for a big performance, unless Roy Helu (or another RB) beats him to it. | |||||
| 23 | 24 | Cleveland Browns | 3-3 | W, SEA 6-3 | at SF |
| Least impressive 3-3 team ever? Can’t we just hand both the Browns and Seahawks losses for Week 7? | |||||
| 24 | 25 | Denver Broncos | 2-4 | W, MIA 18-15 | vs. DET |
| The Broncos will need a miracle (wink, wink) to get by a mad Lions team this week. Don’t count that out, though. | |||||
| 25 | 27 | Carolina Panthers | 2-5 | W, WAS 33-20 | vs. MIN |
| A win this week would give Carolina their first winning streak since the end of 2009. Can Cam do it? | |||||
| 26 | 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-5 | W, BAL 12-7 | at HOU |
| Um, OK. Congrats on the win, but the Jaguars are just costing themselves draft position at this point. | |||||
| 27 | 22 | Seattle Seahawks | 2-4 | L, CLE 3-6 | vs. CIN |
| Actually, can we give the Browns a loss and the Seahawks two losses for Week 7? Defensive battle this week. | |||||
| 28 | 28 | Minnesota Vikings | 1-6 | L, GB 27-33 | at CAR |
| Christian Ponder didn’t look all that bad, and he sure opened things up for Adrian Peterson. A road win would be big. | |||||
| 29 | 26 | Arizona Cardinals | 1-5 | L, PIT 20-32 | at BAL |
| Think the Ravens plan on triple covering Larry Fitzgerald and making Alfonso Smith beat them? Sucks to be Fitz. | |||||
| 30 | 30 | St. Louis Rams | 0-6 | L, DAL 7-34 | vs. NO |
| Another week, another bad loss, and it doesn’t get better with a trip to New Orleans. Take the over. | |||||
| 31 | 31 | Indianapolis Colts | 0-7 | L, NO 7-62 | at TEN |
| I say the Colts draft Andrew Luck, let Peyton play 2-3 more years, then make him their head coach. Am I crazy? | |||||
| 32 | 32 | Miami Dolphins | 0-6 | L, DEN 15-18 | at NYG |
| However, the Dolphins just let their best chance for a win pass, leaving them as Luck frontrunners. | |||||
R.J. White is the head editor at the Cafe, writes for FanDuel and Razzball and has previously written for FanHouse. Catch up with him in the forums under the name daullaz. Follow him on Twitter; don't follow him in real life.
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