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Welcome to week 8 of the 2025 r/NFL power rankings, the most biased, unbiased source for power rankings on the web. Just as /u/wavy_nels predicted, the Chargers are back like Alt never left! It’s astonishing to realize what one player can mean to one team, and Nick Mangold meant that and more for the Jets through thick and thin. The smiling faces on Jets players should give us all perspective on the affect a single win can have and how nothing should be taken for granted. Rodgers may end his career without beating all 32 teams, one of the few records (besides interceptions) Favre holds over him. Jonathan Taylor continues to make a case for the first non-QB MVP in many moons, and the Eagles and Texans are sneakily righting the ship at the right time. Are the Ravens able to make a late season push? Are the Patriots for real despite a weak schedule? What will another convincing win mean for a red-hot Broncos squad? Discuss! 31/32 Reporting
| # | Team | Δ | Record | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Colts | +1 | 7-1 | It’s been 13 years since a running back won the NFL’s MVP award. Most voters agreed Adrian Peterson returning from major knee surgery after only 8 months to come within 10 yards of Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record (while leading the Vikings to the playoffs in the process) was worthy of the sport’s top individual prize. Now, Jonathan Taylor may not have the injury narrative, and his detractors will point out that he’s on pace for slightly fewer yards than Saquon Barkley had last year (and we all remember how many first-place votes he got: 0). However, JT is also on pace to nearly double Barkley’s 2024 touchdown output (29 vs. 15), and he leads what is currently the NFL’s highest rated offense by DVOA through 8 games since the ‘07 Patriots. Taylor now has four “hat tricks” this season, including 3 in 4 games this month. He leads the league in rushing attempts, rushing yards, rushing scores AND SCORING. Yes, Jonathan Taylor leads the NFL in scoring with 86 points. Every other player in the top 15 is a kicker. Taylor is the most productive player on the league’s best offense for the team with the best overall record. He deserves legitimate consideration for MVP, not just for Offensive Player of the Year. | |
| 2. | Lions | -1 | 5-2 | Coming off the bye, Detroit is returning three injured Lions back to practice: back-up situational LB Malcolm Rodriguez, back-up safety/special teams ace Daniel Thomas, and starting CB Terrion Arnold. The additions are welcome for Detroit, who have dealt with a slew of injuries in the secondary and who put LB Zach Cunningham on IR following the game against the Bucs. The Lions welcome JJ McCarthy back to Michigan this week, as the Vikings come into Detroit attempting to snap a little two game skid. All eyes should be on the rematch of Amik Robertson and Justin Jefferson, who have been battling it out on the football field since high school and provided a great show last year in the Week 18 matchup for the 1 seed (RIP both of these teams 2024–25 awful playoff runs). | |
| 3. | Chiefs | +1 | 5-3 | Can I finally say the Chiefs are back? After a 1st half where the offense looked completely out of sorts MVPat came back and thrashed Washington’s defense. Travis Kelce tied Priest Holmes’ (put this man in the HoF ffs) franchise TD record. Rashee Rice continues to look elite with the ball in his hands, and the running game, while not particularly explosive, is starting to look competent. The next four games will go a long waytoward shaping playoff seeding, but there’s no team in the NFL that has looked any better than Kansas City for the last 6 weeks, so I believe they’re up to the challenge. | |
| 4. | Eagles | +2 | 6-2 | The hype train is speeding up. Without AJ Brown, the Eagles fired on all cylinders to return the blowout to the Giants. As expected, this patient fan base always knew Kevin Patullo would figure out the offensive play calling and Brett Toth would settle in at center and Saquon would hit a home run and check notes Dotson would Moss someone. Going into the bye week, the Eagles are expecting to get players like Nolan Smith and AJ back from injury, Brandon Graham should return to the fold, and who knows, maybe Howie will make a blockbuster trade. | |
| 5. | Rams | -1 | 5-2 | Gaining ground on the division during a bye week – Roger. Next up for the Rams is a matchup against New Orleans, which Shough’d be easy. | |
| 6. | Buccaneers | -1 | 6-2 | Well, if it wasn’t clear before, now it’s official. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered a new era. We’ve won. By 20. Against THE New Orleans Saints. On their field. The only points they scored were because of an atrocious ref call. The Buccaneers scored more points in one game (23) than the rest of the NFC South COMBINED (3 for Saints, 9 for Panthers, 10 for Falcons, for a grand total of 22). This team is 6-2 with lots of injuries, and it’s entering the bye week as one of the best teams in not just the NFC, but the entire league, record-wise. And yet, the chatter among Bucs fans online is about how Baker didn’t have this 10/10 type of game, or that Grizzard didn’t have this A+ gamecalling, or that this wasn’t up to the standards, or this, or that… And yet, the consensus before the game was that this is a big trap game against a conference opponent that always plays tough against us, and that the Bucs of old would’ve lost. Well, the Bucs of old were a team where we were unhappy after losses. Now, we are annoyed at the type of wins we have. And that’s a good thing. Bring on Bye Week. | |
| 7. | Packers | – | 5-1-1 | Maybe there is such a thing as cosmic justice. The Steelers looked at one of most anticipated matchups in recent memory, a legacy game involving one of the games greatest players facing off against his long-time former team for the first time, involving two teams with longstanding, iconic uniform designs, and said “I want to wear the ugly throwback jerseys”.This was an unforgivable sin, a slap in the face to all that is good and holy in football. Saint Vincent and Sir Chuck are rolling in their graves on what they saw this week. The universe punished Pittsburgh by having Jordan Love rain hell for 360 yards and 3 touchdowns. The future is now, Aaron Rodgers. The Packers have a new elite quarterback now. | |
| 8. | Bills | – | 5-2 | Can a bye week solve all of a team’s problems? The answer to that question would be a resounding Yes if your team has James Cook. Luck for the Bills they have James Cook, who propelled the Bills to 40 points on offense while averaging over 11 yards a carry. Cook is playing at a ludicrous level on pace for 17 touchdowns and nearly on pace for 2000 rushing yards. Allen was efficient with minimal passing volume rushing for 2 scores and throwing for another. The Bills defense finally rose to the occasion forcing 3 turnovers and sacking the Red Rifle 7 times. Next up is a collision course with the scorching hot Chiefs. Lucky for the Bills this matchup comes in the regular season where the Bills have defeated the Chiefs 4 times in a row. | |
| 9. | Seahawks | – | 5-2 | Have you ever been promoted on your off day? The Seahawks, Rams, and Cardinals all had byes this week… but those stinky 49ers did not. And CJ Stroud put them in their place, moving Seattle up to #1 in the NFC West on our bye week. Pretty damn cool if you ask me. Jaxon Smith-Njigba still leads the league in receiving by 99 yards despite playing 1 fewer game than Jamarr Chase. Everything’s coming up Milhouse! Next up is a Sunday Night game in Washington against the Commanders. It’s already being referred to as the night we get the_Darnold into the White House. Stop the count! | |
| 10. | Patriots | +1 | 6-2 | You know, I’ve never really been much of an ass guy, but now I’m really starting to love some Boutte. Ok, so the one liner might’ve been a little cringe, but what am I supposed to talk about at this point? The man has been absolutely balling each game, and it feels like the Patriots have just ;been re-using the same script for the last ~3 weeks. Matchup against a struggling team, defense gives up an opening drive score, Drake Maye plays lights out and secures a big lead, and the defense tightens up and shuts the opponents down for the rest of the game. The defensive line continues to be one of the premier run-stopping units in the league, Gonzalez is locking down opposing WR1’s, Boutte is catching a 30+ yard touchdown pass every game, and Drake Maye is playing so good that he’s currently 2nd in MVP odds on most sportsbooks, behind only Patrick Mahomes. Thankfully we finally have a more interesting slate of games approaching, with matchups against Atlanta (ok, this one isn’t really that exciting anymore after they managed to lose to Miami) and Tampa Bay coming up over the next two weeks. Vrabel and co. have this project running like a well oiled machine, and there’s a real possibility that New England could win the division if they keep up this level of play. | |
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