NFL Power Rankings Week 7: Detroit Lions Back in Middle of the Pack
By Zac Snyder
With three wins in a row, the Detroit Lions are once again on the rise in the week 7 edition of the Detroit Jock City NFL Power Rankings.
What a difference three weeks makes. Detroit Lions topics have suddenly shifted from who might take over if Jim Caldwell is fired during the season to games with playoff implications.
Any playoff talk is exceedingly premature considering it isn’t even Halloweeen yet and the Lions already have a three-game losing streak to their name. Following it with three wins in a row is nice, but the second-half of the schedule looks to be more difficult than the first.
If the Lions can go at least 2-1 in the next three weeks with games against the Washington Redskins, at the Houston Texans and at the Minnesota Vikings, they’ll be making a big move in the power rankings and playoff talk can start.
Until that happens, the Lions have done nothing more then get themselves back in the muddled middle of the NFL. The offense is producing but the defense can’t be taken seriously as part of a playoff contender.
By the way, does anyone else find some irony in the Lions getting back to the .500 mark by beating a Jeff Fisher-coached team? On with this week’s Detroit Jock City NFL Power Rankings.
Week 7 NFL Power Rankings
Last Week: 32. Cleveland Browns . 32. player. 53. . 0-6
57. . 1-5. Last Week: 28. Chicago Bears . 31. player
42. . 1-5. Last Week: 30. San Francisco 49ers . 30. player
Jacksonville Jaguars . 29. player. 52. . 2-3. Last Week: 29
player. 46. . 2-4. Last Week: 23. Indianapolis Colts . 28
2-4. Last Week: 31. Miami Dolphins . 27. player. 59.
3-3. Last Week: 26. Tennessee Titans . 26. player. 35.
. 1-5. Last Week: 24. New York Jets . 25. player. 30
24. player. 87. . 1-5. Last Week: 19. Carolina Panthers
23. player. 26. . 3-3. Last Week: 22. Baltimore Ravens
13. . 2-4. Last Week: 27. San Diego Chargers . 22. player
player. 48. . 2-3. Last Week: 18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers . 21
Last Week: 25. New Orleans Saints . 20. player. 15. . 2-3
Cincinnati Bengals . 19. player. 56. . 2-4. Last Week: 14
51. . 3-3. Last Week: 16. Los Angeles Rams . 18. player
Last Week: 21. Detroit Lions . 17. player. 50. . 3-3
31. . 3-3. Last Week: 20. New York Giants . 16. player
player. 10. . 4-2. Last Week: 15. Houston Texans . 15
Last Week: 12. Oakland Raiders . 14. player. 28. . 4-2
54. . 3-2. Last Week: 9. Philadelphia Eagles . 13. player
Arizona Cardinals . 12. player. 32. . 3-3. Last Week: 13
. 3-2. Last Week: 7. Green Bay Packers . 10. player. 49
. 3-2. Last Week: 11. Kansas City Chiefs . 9. player. 124
55. . 4-2. Last Week: 4. Pittsburgh Steelers . 8. player
16. . 4-2. Last Week: 10. Buffalo Bills . 7. player
player. 45. . 4-2. Last Week: 5. Denver Broncos . 6
Atlanta Falcons . 5. player. 44. . 4-2. Last Week: 3
36. . 4-1. Last Week: 6. Seattle Seahawks . 4. player
5-1. Last Week: 8. Dallas Cowboys . 3. player. 123.
47. . 5-1. Last Week: 2. New England Patriots . 2. player
60. . 5-0. Last Week: 1. Minnesota Vikings . 1. player
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