Here’s a look at where each team stands in NESN.com’s NFL power rankings as we head into Week 10. (To see our Week 9 rankings, click here.)
1. New England Patriots (7-1; last week: 1): Idle.
2. Dallas Cowboys (7-1; 2): The Cowboys faced little resistance from the winless Browns en route to a 35-10 win.
3. Oakland Raiders (7-2; 6): In perhaps their biggest game since Super Bowl XXXVII, the Raiders ran roughshod over Denver’s vaunted defense Sunday night, outgaining the Broncos 218-33 on the ground in a 30-20 win. Plus, they have Marquette King, the most entertaining punter the world has ever seen.
4. Atlanta Falcons (6-3; 4): Matty Ice and the boys nearly dropped a 50-burger on the Bucs on Thursday night.
5. Seattle Seahawks (5-2-1; 5): Patriots-Seahawks this Sunday should be a whole lot of fun.
6. Kansas City Chiefs (6-2; 10): The least talked-about two-loss team in football this season.
7. Denver Broncos (6-3; 3): The Broncos are looking up at the Raiders and Chiefs in the AFC West standings.
8. New York Giants (5-3; 13): Eli Manning tossed four touchdown passes as Big Blue edged the Eagles.
9. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-4; 7): The Steelers got Ben Roethlisberger back yet still lost to the division rival Ravens.
10. Washington Redskins (4-3-1; 12): Idle.
11. Buffalo Bills (4-5; 19): The Bills came up just short in Seattle in a Monday night thriller.
12. Philadelphia Eagles (4-4; 8): The wheels are falling off the Wentz Wagon.
13. Minnesota Vikings (5-3; 9): A third straight loss prolongs the Vikings’ precipitous slide down these rankings.
14. Detroit Lions (5-4; 22): An overtime touchdown and style points to boot. Also, how crazy is it that Detroit has trailed in the fourth quarter in all nine of its games?
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15. Green Bay Packers (4-4; 11): A loss to the Colts at home? Yikes.
16. Baltimore Ravens (4-4; 29): OK, slotting the Ravens in at No. 29 last week was a little harsh. They now lead the AFC North after beating the Steelers.
17. Houston Texans (5-3; 15): Idle.
18. San Diego Chargers (4-5; 18): San Diego’s win over Tennessee was wildly entertaining, but the Bolts have a ways to go to catch the rest of the AFC West.
19. Indianapolis Colts (4-5; 25): The Colts scored the upset of the weekend by knocking off the Packers at Lambeau.
20. Carolina Panthers (3-5; 14): The Panthers barely held on for their third win of the season, beating the Rams 13-10.
21. Miami Dolphins (4-4; 21): Jay Ajayi picked up another 111 yards on the ground, but a 96-yard kick return touchdown by Kenyan Drake was the difference against the Jets.
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22. Arizona Cardinals (3-4-1; 16): Idle.
23. Cincinnati Bengals (3-4-1; 17): Idle.
24. New Orleans Saints (4-4; 23): New Orleans won again Sunday, routing the lowly 49ers to improve to .500.
25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-5; 20): A fourth-quarter comeback came far too late for the Bucs in a blowout loss to the Falcons.
26. Tennessee Titans (4-5; 24): The Titans allowed two second-half defensive touchdowns and more than 200 rushing yards in a loss to the Chargers.
27. Chicago Bears (2-6; 26): Idle.
28. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-6; 27): Another L for the Jags.
29. New York Jets (3-6; 28): The Jets are in full-on disaster mode.
30. Los Angeles Rams (3-5; 30): Anemic doesn’t even begin to describe the Rams’ Case Keenum-led offense.
31. San Francisco 49ers (1-7; 31): Make that seven consecutive losses for the Niners.
32. Cleveland Browns (0-9; 32): The Browns are more than halfway to 0-16.
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