{"id":5710,"date":"2024-10-16T22:34:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T02:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/?p=5710"},"modified":"2024-10-24T10:40:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T14:40:47","slug":"draft-insiders-nfl-power-poll-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/draft-insiders-nfl-power-poll-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft Insiders\u2019 – NFL Power Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

Draft Insiders\u2019 NFL Power Poll – 2024<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Frank Coyle \/ Head scout<\/strong>
\nwww.draftinsiders.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Teams of the Week\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nLions Blast Cowboys, 47-9<\/em><\/strong>
\nRavens Edge Commanders, 30-23<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUpset of the Week<\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0Chargers Holdoff Broncos, 23-16<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nPlayers of the Week <\/strong>
\n\u00a0 Offense – QB \u00a0Jared Goff – Lions \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0 Defense – Edge Brian Burns – Giants \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nRookies of Week <\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Offense – QB Caleb Williams – Bears<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Defense – S Tykee Smith – Bucs <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Games of Week Seven\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>
\nDetroit Lions (4-1) @ Minnesota Vikings (5-0) – Sunday 1:00 pm
\nBaltimore Ravens (4-2) @ Tampa Bay Bucs – Monday Night – \u00a08:15 pm<\/p>\n

\u00a0Bye Week<\/strong> \u2013 Chicago & Dallas<\/p>\n

Draft Insiders\u2019 – NFL Power Poll – Week 8<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Frank Coyle<\/strong>
\nNFL Team Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ranking \/Record \/Team<\/strong>
\n#1 – 5-0 Chiefs
\nChiefs well rested and look to make the run for another AFC West title and chance for another SB trophy.<\/p>\n

#2 – 5-0 Vikings
\nVikings 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 Jared Goff.<\/p>\n

#3 – 4-2 Ravens
\nRavens 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.<\/p>\n

#4 – 5-1 Texans
\nYoung Texans bashed an overmatched Patriots club. Travel to Green Bay in an interesting battle of emerging young passers in Stroud and Love.<\/p>\n

#5 – 4-2 Bills
\nBills held on and beat the Jets on the road. Looking to get a run going here with the Titans coming to town.<\/p>\n

#6 – 4-1 Lions
\nLions came out fired up and blasted the Cowboys in Big D. \u00a0Travel to Minnesota with first place on the line in the NFC North.<\/p>\n

#7 – 4-2 Falcons
\nFalcons pulled away in the 2nd half to beat the Panthers. Host the struggling Seahawks on Sunday looking to maintain NFC South leadership.<\/p>\n

#8 – 4-2 Bucs
\nBucs offense smoked the Saints with almost 600 yards. Host the Ravens this Monday night which should be preview two strong playoff clubs.<\/p>\n

#9 Steelers
\nSteelers 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.<\/p>\n

#10 – 4-2 Commanders
\nThe Commanders played the Ravens tough but came up short. Host the Panthers looking to retain NFC East leadership behind rookie QB Jayden Daniels.<\/p>\n

#11 – 3-2 Eagles
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

#12 – 3-2 Chargers
\nChargers 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.<\/p>\n

#13 – 4-2 Packers
\nThe Packers bombed the Cardinals. Host the Texans in a tough inter-conference contest, facing an NFL \u00a0top ten offense.<\/p>\n

#14 – 3-3 Seahawks
\nSeahawks 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.<\/p>\n

#15 – 3-3 Colts
\nThe Colts edged the Titans in a physical matchup. Host the struggling Dolphins this week and an inept offense.<\/p>\n

#16 – 3-3 49ers
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

#17 – 3-3 Cowboys
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

#18 – 3-3 Broncos
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

#19 – 4-2 Bears
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

#20 – 2-4 Jets
\nJets 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.<\/p>\n

#21 – 2-4 Bengals
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

#22 – 2-4 Giants
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

#23 – 2-3 Dolphins
\nDolphins 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.<\/p>\n

#24 – 2-4 Saints
\nSaints 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.<\/p>\n

#25 – 2-4 Raiders
\nThe Raiders getting spanked weekly, this time by the Steelers. Travel to LA to face the Rams and face
\na must win situation to stay in contention in the wide open AFC.<\/p>\n

#26 – 1-4 Rams
\nRams coming off their bye week. Host the Raiders in an important game to get to the .500 mark and make a run at contention.<\/p>\n

#27 – 2-4 Cardinals
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

#28 – 1-5 Jaguars
\nJaguars 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<\/p>\n

#29 – 1-5 Patriots
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

#30 – 1-4 Titans
\nThe Titans don\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n

#31 – 1-5 Browns
\nBrowns 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.<\/p>\n

#32 – 1-5 Panthers
\nPanthers were wacked by the Falcons. They have surrendered the most points in the league. Travel to DC to face the hot Commanders.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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