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Arizona Sports NFL Power Rankings Week 7: Fly Eagles, fly!

Oct 17, 2017, 4:17 PM | Updated: Oct 18, 2017, 11:58 am

Philadelphia Eagles players celebrates in the final seconds of the second half of an NFL football g...

Philadelphia Eagles players celebrates in the final seconds of the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

(AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

Just when you thought nobody would slow down the Kansas City Chiefs, they fall at home to the up-and-down Pittsburgh Steelers.

Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles keep rolling along. Carson Wentz threw for three touchdowns and the Philly defense intercepted Cam Newton three times in an impressive 28-23 road win over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night.

The Eagles won their fourth straight and take over the top spot in this week’s Arizona Sports NFL Power Rankings.

Here’s a look a the 1-32 pecking order heading into Week 7.

Ties will go to the team that receives the majority of higher rankings from our panel.


Week 7 Composite Ballot
Burns | Jurecki | Lapinski | Marotta | Morgan
Biggest Risers: Houston Texans ▲8
Biggest Fallers: Green Bay Packers ▼11


1. Philadelphia Eagles (5-1)

Shift: ▲2
Hi: 1
Lo: 2
Comment: The Eagles grabbed the top spot after an impressive win at Carolina. — Morgan
Next: vs. Washington (Monday)

2. Kansas City Chiefs (5-1)

Shift: ▼1
Hi: 1
Lo: 2
Comment: The last of the NFL’s unbeatens has fallen. Cue those fake 1972 Dolphins toast stories. — Morgan
Next: at Oakland (Thursday)

3. New England Patriots (4-2)

Shift: ▲4
Hi: 3
Lo: 3
Comment: Got a lot of help from the officials in beating the Jets. — Marotta
Next: vs. Atlanta

4. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2)

Shift: ▲5
Hi: 4
Lo: 6
Comment: One week, the Steelers are “done”. The next week, they’re beating the only undefeated team in the league. — Lapinski
Next: vs. Cincinnati

5. Seattle Seahawks (3-2)

Shift: ▲3
Hi: 4
Lo: 6
Comment: I don’t think the Seahawks are this good, but who else are you gonna put here? — Marotta
Next: at NY Giants

6. Carolina Panthers (4-2)

Shift: ▼2
Hi: 5
Lo: 11
Comment: Luke Kuechly suffered his third concussion in the three last years. You have to assume there’s been more since he’s been in the NFL. — Jurecki
Next: at Chicago

7. Los Angeles Rams (4-2)

Shift: ▲4
Hi: 7
Lo: 9
Comment: It’s time to take the Rams seriously. A win over the Cardinals in London could make the NFC West a two-team race. — Morgan
Next: vs. Arizona (in London)

8. Atlanta Falcons (3-2)

Shift: ▼3
Hi: 7
Lo: 10
Comment: Up 17-0 at home to the punchless Dolphins and you lose? — Burns
Next: at New England

9. Denver Broncos (3-2)

Shift: ▼3
Hi: 7
Lo: 12
Comment: I guess let’s just pretend that game against New York never happened? — Lapinski
Next: at LA Chargers

10. Minnesota Vikings (4-2)

Shift: ▲6
Hi: 4
Lo: 13
Comment: Dirty hit or not the Vikings might be the best team in that division now. — Burns
Next: vs. Baltimore

11. Washington Redskins (3-2)

Shift: ▲1
Hi: 10
Lo: 15
Comment: Cousins continues to play well, completing 65.9 percent of his passes. — Jurecki
Next: at Philadelphia

12. Houston Texans (3-3)

Shift: ▲8
Hi: 11
Lo: 20
Comment: At this point, they’re the team you put on TV if your favorite team isn’t playing. — Lapinski
Next: Bye Week

13. Green Bay Packers (4-2)

Shift: ▼11
Hi: 9
Lo: 17
Comment: D.O.N.E. — Burns
Next: vs. New Orleans

14. New Orleans Saints (3-2)

Shift: ▲10
Hi: 8
Lo: 19
Comment: You can’t ignore the Saints after three straight wins over Carolina, Miami and Detroit. — Morgan
Next: at Green Bay

15. Detroit Lions (3-3)

Shift: ▼5
Hi: 14
Lo: 17
Comment: Really hard to beat anyone with five turnovers. — Marotta
Next: Bye Week

16. Dallas Cowboys (2-3)

Shift: ▼2
Hi: 12
Lo: 21
Comment: Bound to slip without Zeke. — Burns
Next: at San Francisco

17. Buffalo Bills (3-2)

Shift: ▼2
Hi: 13
Lo: 20
Comment: Practice squad WR Brandon Reilly spent $650 on an Uber ride from Chicago to Orchard Park to make a team meeting. — Morgan
Next: vs. Tampa Bay

18. Arizona Cardinals (3-3)

Shift: ▲7
Hi: 16
Lo: 18
Comment: On the flight to AZ, Adrian Peterson said the Cardinals’ terminology sounded like Chinese. At game time, he spoke fluent Mandarin. — Morgan
Next: vs. LA Rams (in London)

19. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3)

Shift: ▼6
Hi: 14
Lo: 20
Comment: Even in the loss to the Rams, the Jags’ D was solid. — Lapinski
Next: at Indianapolis

20. Tennessee Titans (3-3)

Shift: ▲2
Hi: 18
Lo: 26
Comment: Mariota is back and the Titans have life. — Burns
Next: at Cleveland

21. Baltimore Ravens (3-3)

Shift: ▼3
Hi: 18
Lo: 23
Comment: Baltimore has been up and down so far and the injuries are mounting up. — Jurecki
Next: at Minnesota

22. Miami Dolphins (3-2)

Shift: ▲4
Hi: 15
Lo: 26
Comment: Was convinced they were among the league’s worst — then they go and beat Tennessee and Atlanta? — Marotta
Next: vs. NY Jets

23. New York Jets (3-3)

Shift: —
Hi: 21
Lo: 27
Comment: You didn’t really think the Jets could keep things rolling against the Patriots, did you? — Morgan
Next: at Miami

24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-3)

Shift: ▼5
Hi: 23
Lo: 25
Comment: Koetter called it the worst half of football he’s seen. ASU fans accuse him of selective amnesia. — Burns
Next: at Buffalo

25. Oakland Raiders (2-4)

Shift: ▼8
Hi: 21
Lo: 27
Comment: Derek Carr is back, but is his back back? — Marotta
Next: vs. Kansas City

26. Cincinnati Bengals (2-3)

Shift: ▼2
Hi: 20
Lo: 26
Comment: Cincinnati has won two in a row vs. Browns and Bills, and yes, they count. — Jurecki
Next: at Pittsburgh

27. Los Angeles Chargers (2-4)

Shift: ▲2
Hi: 23
Lo: 29
Comment: Slight turnaround the last couple of weeks. — Burns
Next: vs. Denver

28. Chicago Bears (2-4)

Shift: —
Hi: 26
Lo: 30
Comment: 2-0 against the AFC North, 0-4 against everyone else. Too bad they’re not in the AFC North. — Lapinski
Next: vs. Carolina

29. Indianapolis Colts (2-4)

Shift: ▼2
Hi: 28
Lo: 30
Comment: Maybe their Luck changes soon. — Burns
Next: vs. Jacksonville

30. New York Giants (1-5)

Shift: —
Hi: 28
Lo: 31
Comment: Ben McAdoo gave away play calling duties — how long until they relieve him of all duties? — Marotta
Next: vs. Seattle

31. San Francisco 49ers (0-6)

Shift: —
Hi: 29
Lo: 31
Comment: Bad. But their last five losses have come by a combined total of 13 points. — Lapinski
Next: vs. Dallas

32. Cleveland Browns (0-6)

Shift: —
Hi: 32
Lo: 32
Comment: In a sea of parity the Browns are an island of awfulness. — Burns
Next: vs. Tennessee


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