John Oehser

JACKSONVILLESenior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 9 2025 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are

Rank. Team (2025 record) | Comment

(7-1)

1

Indianapolis Colts

Won when they were supposed to win

(5-3)

2

Kansas City Chiefs

Looking more and more like themselves

(5-2)

3

Detroit Lions

Bye

(5-2)

4

Buffalo Bills

Back in gear

(6-2)

5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Still big favorites in North

(6-2)

6

Denver Broncos

Wow

(6-2)

7

Philadelphia Eagles

Back in gear

(5-1-1)

8

Green Bay Packers

They might be really, really good

(5-2)

9

Los Angeles Rams

Bye

(5-2)

10

Seattle Seahawks

Bye

(4-3)

11

Pittsburgh Steelers

Still clear favorites in the North

(5-3)

12

1

Los Angeles Chargers

Hanging in a really tough AFC West

(6-2)

13

1

New England Patriots

More and more for real

(5-3)

14

2

San Francisco 49ers

That AFC South, though

(4-3)

15

Chicago Bears

Not there yet, but getting there

(4-3)

16

Jacksonville Jaguars

Bye

(4-4)

17

Carolina Panthers

Oof

(3-4)

18

Atlanta Falcons

Uh-oh

(3-4)

19

Minnesota Vikings

Quarterback injuries catching up

(3-4-1)

20

Dallas Cowboys

Up again, down again

(3-4)

21

2

Houston Texans

Not out of the postseason yet

(3-5)

22

1

Washington Commanders

Season getting away

(3-5)

23

1

Cincinnati Bengals

Ouch

(2-6)

24

New York Giants

Tough times return for Big Blue

(2-5)

25

Arizona Cardinals

Bye

(2-5)

26

Las Vegas Raiders

Bye

(2-5)

27

Baltimore Ravens

Long way to go

(2-6)

28

1

Miami Dolphins

Long way to go

(2-6)

29

1

Cleveland Browns

Uh-oh

(1-7)

30

New Orleans Saints

Nothing doing offensively

(1-7)

31

New York Jets

All.The.Way.Back

(1-7)

32

1

Tennessee Titans

Toughest of times in Tennessee