Draft Insiders’ NFL Power Poll – 2024
Frank Coyle / Head scout
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Teams of the Week
Lions Blast Cowboys, 47-9
Ravens Edge Commanders, 30-23
Upset of the Week
Chargers Holdoff Broncos, 23-16
Players of the Week
Offense – QB Jared Goff – Lions
Defense – Edge Brian Burns – Giants
Rookies of Week
Offense – QB Caleb Williams – Bears
Defense – S Tykee Smith – Bucs
Games of Week Seven
Detroit Lions (4-1) @ Minnesota Vikings (5-0) – Sunday 1:00 pm
Baltimore Ravens (4-2) @ Tampa Bay Bucs – Monday Night – 8:15 pm
Bye Week – Chicago & Dallas
Draft Insiders’ – NFL Power Poll – Week 8
Frank Coyle
NFL Team Poll
Ranking /Record /Team
#1 – 5-0 Chiefs
Chiefs well rested and look to make the run for another AFC West title and chance for another SB trophy.
#2 – 5-0 Vikings
Vikings coming off bye week to get ready to host the Lions. QB Sam Darnold has been hot which should present an interesting matchup with the Lions Jarad Goff.
#3 – 4-2 Ravens
Ravens playing ground and pound behind duo of runner Derrick Henry and QB Lamar Jackson. Face the Bucs on Monday night in a battle of divisional winners.
#4 – 5-1 Texans
Young Texans bashed an overmatched Patriots club. Travel to Green Bay in an interesting battle of emerging young passers in Stroud and Love.
#5 – 4-2 Bills
Bills held on and beat the Jets on the road. Looking to get a run going here with the Titans coming to town.
#6 – 4-1 Lions
Lions came out fired up and blasted the Cowboys in Big D. Travel to Minnesota with first place on the line in the NFC North.
#7 – 4-2 Falcons
Falcons pulled away in the 2nd half to beat the Panthers. Host the struggling Seahawks on Sunday looking to maintain NFC South leadership.
#8 – 4-2 Bucs
Bucs offense smoked the Saints with almost 600 yards. Host the Ravens this Monday night which should be preview two strong playoff clubs.
#9 Steelers
Steelers defense beat up the Raiders to retain AFC North leadership. Host the Jets this Sunday night in a defensive battle worth the price of admission.
#10 – 4-2 Commanders
The Commanders played the Ravens tough but came up short. Host the Panthers looking to retain NFC East leadership behind rookie QB Jayden Daniels.
#11 – 3-2 Eagles
The Eagles held on to edge the Browns. Travel to MetLife to face the GMen where runner Saquan Barkley faces his ex-club in a major NFL East clash.
#12 – 3-2 Chargers
Chargers edged the Broncos in a close contest. Travel to Arizona in an important matchup to keep the momentum and stay on ace in the AFC.
#13 – 4-2 Packers
The Packers bombed the Cardinals. Host the Texans in a tough interconference contest, facing an NFL top ten offense.
#14 – 3-3 Seahawks
Seahawks continued their swoon with a 3rd consecutive loss vs the 49ers. Travel to Atlanta for a difficult challenge to stay abreast for an NFC playoff berth.
#15 – 3-3 Colts
The Colts edged the Titans in a physical matchup. Host the struggling Dolphins this week and an inept offense.
#16 – 3-3 49ers
The 49ers beat Seattle for a huge NFC West win and back to .500. Host their menace, the Chiefs in an important Sunday contest with divisional leadership.
#17 – 3-3 Cowboys
The Cowboys were crushed in Big D by the tough Lions. QB Dak Prescott and offense struggled mightily. They get their bye week to regroup for a stretch run.
#18 – 3-3 Broncos
The hot and cold Broncos are playing inconsistent and are currently without corner Patrick Surtain. The travel to New Orleans for a Thursday night matchup with both clubs needing a win to stay alive.
#19 – 4-2 Bears
The Bears jumped the Jaguars in London. Rookie QB Caleb Williams had an impressive performance. Club gets a bye week to rest of their early season laurels.
#20 – 2-4 Jets
Jets lost a tough contest vs the Bills on Monday night. Traded for wideout Devante Adams to reunite with Aaron Rodgers in hopes to make a run at the AFC playoffs.
#21 – 2-4 Bengals
The Bengals won a close game vs the GMen on Sunday night. Travel to Cleveland in another must win situation to stay in reach of contenders.
#22 – 2-4 Giants
The Giants offense struggled to put anything together vs the Bengals. Host the Eagles in a big NFC East contest which may determine any hope of staying within reach of the contenders.
#23 – 2-3 Dolphins
Dolphins are rested coming off their bye week. They will still be without QB Tua this week when they travel to Indy for an important AFC game.
#24 – 2-4 Saints
Saints are coming of a terrible defensive effort vs the Bucs. They need to regroup fast with the Broncos coming in for the Thursday night game.
#25 – 2-4 Raiders
The Raiders getting spanked weekly, this time by the Steelers. Travel to LA to face the Rams and face
a must win situation to stay in contention in the wide open AFC.
#26 – 1-4 Rams
Rams coming off their bye week. Host the Raiders in an important game to get to the .500 mark and make a run at contention.
#27 – 2-4 Cardinals
The hot and cold Cardinals were blasted by the Packers last week. Host the Chargers on Monday night in what looks like a competitive matchup vital to both clubs.
#28 – 1-5 Jaguars
Jaguars came up flat vs the Bears in London. They have surrendered the most points in the AFC. Face the Patriots in back to back London games
#29 – 1-5 Patriots
The young Pats are going through the growing pains of inexperience at key positions. Face the Jaguars in London with the loser at the top of the draft order. Rookie QB Derek Maye gets the call the rest of the season.
#30 – 1-4 Titans
The Titans don’t know how to win and come up short in big spots of the game, losing to the Colts last week. Travel to Buffalo in a huge challenge for a young club.
#31 – 1-5 Browns
Browns are at a point of no return. Veteran QB Deshaun Watson has struggled weekly and the offenses has produced little. Host the Bengals with the loser looking to next season.
#32 – 1-5 Panthers
Panthers were wacked by the Falcons. They have surrendered the most points in the league .Travel to DC to face the hot Commanders.
Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 30+ years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS, ESPN, Fox Sports and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, USA Today, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.
