NFL Week 9 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 New England (4)

2 Baltimore (2)

3 New York Jets (1)

4 Pittsburgh (3)

5 Atlanta (5)

SECOND TIER

6 Indianapolis (6)

7 New York Giants (8)

8 New Orleans (10)

9 Tennessee (7)

10 Kansas City (12)

11 Green Bay (13)

12 Houston (9)

13 Tampa Bay (18)

14 Miami (15)

15 Philadelphia (11)

16 Chicago (16)

17 Washington (14)

THIRD TIER

18 Oakland (20)

19 San Diego (21)

20 Jacksonville (23)

21 St. Louis (22)

22 Seattle (17)

23 Arizona (24)

24 Minnesota (19)

25 Cincinnati (25)

26 Denver (26)

27 Dallas (27)

28 San Francisco (30)

29 Cleveland (28)

FOURTH TIER

30 Carolina (29)

31 Detroit (31)

32 Buffalo (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Tampa Bay (5 spots), Jacksonville and New England (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Minnesota and Seattle (5 spots), Philadelphia (4 spots), Houston and Washington (3 spots)