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Moose is Loose's Week 8 NFL Power Rankings

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By Jonathan "Moose" Pflegl

 

Photo Credit: Sports Illustrated

Seven weeks of regular-season NFL football are in the books. This is the point in the season where we find out what teams are made of, and which teams are for real or are fakers. So far, the Arizona Cardinals are proving to be the real deal- the lone undefeated NFL team have been dominating their opponents. Kyler Murray is in the MVP conversation and the defense is suffocating. The road to the Super Bowl in the NFC may very well run through Glendale. In the AFC,  the Cincinnati Bengals, led by Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase, proved with a 41-17 beatdown of AFC North rival Baltimore that they have arrived and should be taken seriously as an AFC playoff contender.  Chase continues to set and break rookie wide receiver records, Burrow is fully healthy and playing at a high level, and Cincy's O-line and defense have vastly improved. 

But don't overlook the usual suspects. Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers have been on a tear since their Week 1 loss to the Saints, winning six straight games and winning in not so pretty ways. Green Bay, along with the defending Super Bowl Champion Bucs, Dallas, and the Rams, look to make a deep run at a Super Bowl title. 

The season is far from over and so much is still left to be decided. Here, though, are my Power Rankings for this week: 
  1. Arizona Cardinals
  2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
  3. Green Bay Packers
  4. Los Angeles Rams
  5. Buffalo Bills
  6. Dallas Cowboys
  7. Los Angeles Chargers
  8. Cincinnati Bengals
  9. Tennessee Titans
  10. Baltimore Ravens
  11. Las Vegas Raiders
  12. New Orleans Saints
  13. Cleveland Browns
  14. Atlanta Falcons
  15. Minnesota Vikings
  16. Pittsburgh Steelers
  17. Indianapolis Colts 
  18. Denver Broncos
  19. Carolina Panthers
  20. New England Patriots
  21. Kansas City Chiefs
  22. Chicago Bears
  23. San Francisco 49ers
  24. Washington Football Team
  25. Philadelphia Eagles
  26. New York Giants
  27. Seattle Seahawks
  28. Miami Dolphins
  29. Detroit Lions
  30. Jacksonville Jaguars 
  31. New York Jets
  32. Houston Texans

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