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After the Ravens dominant shutout victory against the Cincinnati Bengals, many power rankings have begun lifting Baltimore higher among the charts. Though it will take more offensive scoring and continued defense to climb higher, I’m still happy to see the Ravens are no longer bottom of the barrel.
AFC North Rankings:
Yahoo!:
16. Baltimore Ravens
24. Cincinnati Bengals
29. Cleveland Browns
Okay, Yahoo!, a little high on the Steelers, aren’t you? They crept through a victory against the Browns. Win is a win, but until Le’Veon Bell is back in the driver’s seat powering to victories, it’s okay to have them lower than the Green Bay Packers. Good to see Baltimore stacked up with the top half of the league.
NFL
8. Pittsburgh Steelers
17. Baltimore Ravens
28. Cleveland Browns
29. Cincinnati Bengals
The Ravens beat the Bengals so badly that the NFL power rankings pushed them below the Browns. This may be better than the victory itself.
ESPN
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
14. Baltimore Ravens
25. Cincinnati Bengals
30. Cleveland Browns
They barely beat the Browns, how can two rankings have them first? But they also have the Ravens in the top half of the league.
CBS
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
16. Baltimore Ravens
24. Cincinnati Bengals
28. Cleveland Browns
Even third, I’ll accept the Steelers being ranked. But the best team in football shouldn’t be a group scraping by a team averaging bottom five.
B/R
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
13. Baltimore Ravens
20. Cincinnati Bengals
31. Cleveland Browns
Highest rankings yet for the Ravens and Bengals. The win must have catapulted the Ravens, while bleacher/report may think the Bengals are a better team and kept them in the running.
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Rank | Yahoo! | NFL | ESPN | CBS | B/R |
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Rank | Yahoo! | NFL | ESPN | CBS | B/R |
1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Green Bay Packers | Pittsburgh Steelers | Green Bay Packers | Green Bay Packers |
2 | Green Bay Packers | Kansas City Chiefs | Green Bay Packers | Atlanta Falcons | Pittsburgh Steelers |
3 | Atlanta Falcons | New England Patriots | Kansas City Chiefs | Pittsburgh Steelers | Seattle Seahawks |
4 | Kansas City Chiefs | Oakland Raiders | New England Patriots | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
5 | New England Patriots | Atlanta Falcons | Dallas Cowboys | New England Patriots | New England Patriots |
6 | Dallas Cowboys | Dallas Cowboys | Oakland Raiders | Dallas Cowboys | Dallas Cowboys |
7 | Oakland Raiders | Seattle Seahakws | Atlanta Falcons | Oakland Raiders | Atlanta Falcons |
8 | Seattle Seahakws | Pittsburgh Steelers | Seattle Seahakws | Seattle Seahakws | Oakland Raiders |
9 | Denver Broncos | Detriot Lions | Philadelphia Eagles | Detriot Lions | New York Giants |
10 | Minnestoa Vikings | Philadelphia Eagles | Detriot Lions | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
11 | Carolina Panthers | Minnestoa Vikings | Carolina Panthers | Miami Dolphins | Miami Dolphins |
12 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Minnestoa Vikings | Denver Broncos | Carolina Panthers |
13 | Tennessee Titans | New York Giants | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Philadelphia Eagles | Baltimore Ravens |
14 | New York Giants | Tennessee Titans | Baltimore Ravens | Minnestoa Vikings | Detroit Lions |
15 | Los Angeles Chargers | Miami Dolphins | Denver Broncos | Carolina Panthers | Minnesota Vikings |
16 | Baltimore Ravens | Denver Broncos | Tennessee Titans | Baltimore Ravens | Tennessee Titans |
17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Baltimore Ravens | New York Giants | New York Giants | Denver Broncos |
18 | Detriot Lions | Carolina Panthers | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Rams | Philadelphia Eagles |
19 | Miami Dolphins | Arizona Cardinals | New Orleans Saints | Arizona Cardinals | New Orleans Saints |
20 | Los Angeles Rams | Washigton | Arizona Cardinals | Los Angeles Chargers | Cincinnati Bengals |
21 | Arizona Cardinals | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jacksonville Jaguars | Tennessee Titans | Los Angeles Chargers |
22 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Los Angeles Chargers | Los Angeles Chargers | Jacksonville Jaguars | Houston Texans |
23 | Washigton | Los Angeles Rams | Miami Dolphins | Houston Texans | Washington Redskins |
24 | Cincinatti Bengals | New Orleans Saints | Washigton | Cincinatti Bengals | Arizona Cardinals |
25 | New Orleans Saints | Buffalo Bills | Cincinatti Bengals | Washigton | Los Angeles Rams |
26 | Houston Texans | Houston Texans | Houston Texans | New Orleans Saints | Jacksonville Jaguars |
27 | Chicago Bears | Chicago Bears | Buffalo Bills | Buffalo Bills | Buffalo Bills |
28 | Buffalo Bills | Cleveland Browns | Chicago Bears | Cleveland Browns | Indianapolis Colts |
29 | Cleveland Browns | Cincinatti Bengals | San Francisco 49ers | Chicago Bears | Chicago Bears |
30 | San Francisco 49ers | San Francisco 49ers | Cleveland Browns | Indianapolis Colts | San Francisco 49ers |
31 | Indianapolis Colts | New York Jets | Indianapolis Colts | San Francisco 49ers | Cleveland Browns |
32 | New York Jets | Indianapolis Colts | New York Jets | New York Jets | New York Jets |