NFL Week 7 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 New York Jets (1)

2 Baltimore (2)

3 Pittsburgh (3)

4 New England (5)

5 Atlanta (4)

SECOND TIER

6 Indianapolis (9)

7 Tennessee (8)

8 New Orleans (7)

9 New York Giants (11)

10 Philadelphia (12)

11 Houston (13)

12 Minnesota (14)

13 Green Bay (10)

14 Chicago (6)
15 Miami (21)

16 Kansas City (16)

17 Washington (17)

18 San Diego (15)

19 Denver (20)

20 Dallas (19)

21 Seattle (25)

22 St. Louis (26)

23 Jacksonville (18)

24 Cincinnati (23)

25 Arizona (24)

26 Tampa Bay (22)

THIRD TIER

27 San Francisco (30)

28 Oakland (27)

29 Detroit (28)

30 Cleveland (29)

31 Carolina (31)

32 Buffalo (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Miami (6 spots), St. Louis and Seattle (4 spots), Indianapolis and San Francisco (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Chicago (8 spots), Jacksonville (5 spots), Tampa Bay (4 spots), Green Bay and San Diego (3 spots)