Week Eight Power Rankings: Eagles drop to bottom 3

One of the great midweek segments throughout an NFL season is the ranking of all 32 teams in the pursuit of capturing a Lombardi trophy.

While any two rankings are rarely the same, the debate of opinion among fans is part of what makes sport great. Combining reputation and form, here is Preme Football’s Week 7 edition of the 2026 Power Rankings.

1. Buffalo Bills
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 36-10 win vs. Ravens
Week 8 MVP: Josh Allen
Week 8 lowlight: Football fans missed out on Allen vs. Lamar Jackson
This week’s opponent: @ Vikings

2. San Francisco 49ers
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: Bye
This week’s opponent: vs. Raiders

3. Jacksonville Jaguars
Change in ranking: +2
Last week’s result: 42-7 win vs. Colts
Week 8 MVP: Bhayshul Tuten
Week 8 lowlight: They can’t play the Colts every week
This week’s opponent: @ Ravens

4. Cincinnati Bengals
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 43-36 win vs. Titans
Week 8 MVP: Tee Higgins
Week 8 lowlight: 4 turnovers kept Tennessee in the game right until the end
This week’s opponent: @ Falcons

5. Chicago Bears
Change in ranking: +3
Last week’s result: 34-17 win @ Seahawks
Week 8 MVP: D’Andre Swift
Week 8 lowlight: N/A
This week’s opponent: vs. Buccaneers

6. Denver Broncos
Change in ranking: +3
Last week’s result: 28-24 win vs.Chiefs
Week 8 MVP: Jonah Coleman
Week 8 lowlight: Another week where the Broncos waited until the 4th quarter to show up
This week’s opponent: @ Panthers

7. Kansas City Chiefs
Change in ranking: -4
Last week’s result: 24-28 loss @ Broncos
Week 8 MVP: Patrick Mahomes
Week 8 lowlight: Kansas City are a diferent team on the road than at Arrowhead
This week’s opponent: vs. Jets

8. Detroit Lions
Change in ranking: +2
Last week’s result: 19-15 win vs. Vikings
Week 8 MVP: Jahmyr Gibbs
Week 8 lowlight: Sending our thoughts to Jack Campbell after a scary injury
This week’s opponent: @ Dolphins

9. Seattle Seahawks
Change in ranking: -4
Last week’s result: 17-34 loss vs. Bears
Week 8 MVP: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Week 8 lowlight: Alarm bells are ringing oevr their offensive inconsistencies now
This week’s opponent: vs. Seahawks

10. New England Patriots
Change in ranking: +1
Last week’s result: 24-19 win @ Dolphins
Week 8 MVP: Drake Maye
Week 8 lowlight: A proper test awaits this week against Green Bay
This week’s opponent: vs. Packers

11. Minnesota Vikings
Change in ranking: -4
Last week’s result: 15-19 loss @ Vikings
Week 8 MVP: Andrew Van Ginkel
Week 8 lowlight: Their offense proved all the critics right
This week’s opponent: @ Lions

12. Pittsburgh Steelers
Change in ranking: +1
Last week’s result: 27-6 win vs. Browns
Week 8 MVP: Patrick Queen
Week 8 lowlight: Aaron Rodgers’ topsy turvy season continues
This week’s opponent: Bye

13. Green Bay Packers
Change in ranking: +2
Last week’s result: 27-19 win vs. Panthers
Week 8 MVP: Ty’Ron Hopper
Week 8 lowlight: The run game remains non-existent
This week’s opponent: @ Patriots

14. Los Angeles Rams
Change in ranking: +2
Last week’s result: 24-9 win vs. Chargers
Week 8 MVP: Trent McDuffie
Week 8 lowlight: The offense is certainly not as dominant as some predicted
This week’s opponent: @ Commanders

15. New York Giants
Change in ranking: -1
Last week’s result: Bye
This week’s opponent: @ Eagles

16. Baltimore Ravens
Change in ranking: -4
Last week’s result: 10-36 loss @ Bills
Week 8 MVP: Broderick Washington Jr.
Week 8 lowlight: Lamar Jackson is back on IR, enough said
This week’s opponent: vs. Jaguars

17. Las Vegas Raiders
Change in ranking: +4
Last week’s result: 38-33 win @ Jets
Week 8 MVP: Brock Bowers
Week 8 lowlight: Ashton Jeanty has lost his job as the starting running back
This week’s opponent: @ 49ers

18. Cleveland Browns
Change in ranking: -1
Last week’s result: 6-27 loss @ Steelers
Week 8 MVP: Harold Fannin Jr.
Week 8 lowlight: Cleveland simply aren’t quite ready to truly compete
This week’s opponent: @ Saints

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Change in ranking: +4
Last week’s result: 16-0 win vs. Falcons
Week 8 MVP: Bucky Irving and Kenneth Gainwell
Week 8 lowlight: Baker Mayfield throwing for zero yards
This week’s opponent: @ Bears

20. Houston Texans
Change in ranking: +2
Last week’s result: Bye
This week’s opponent: @ Chargers

21. Arizona Cardinals
Change in ranking: +5
Last week’s result: 33-30 win @ Cowboys
Week 8 MVP: Tyler Allgeier
Week 8 lowlight: Chad Ryland’s missed extra point at the end of regulation time
This week’s opponent: @ Seahawks

22. Dallas Cowboys
Change in ranking: -4
Last week’s result: 30-33 loss vs. Cardinals
Week 8 MVP: Quinnen Williams
Week 8 lowlight: Yet another complete capitulation at the end of a game
This week’s opponent: @ Colts

23. Carolina Panthers
Change in ranking: -4
Last week’s result: 19-27 loss @ Packers
Week 8 MVP: Chuba Hubbard
Week 8 lowlight: Firing defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero
This week’s opponent: vs. Broncos

24. Washington Commanders
Change in ranking: +5
Last week’s result: 27-10 win vs. Eagles
Week 8 MVP: Charles Omenihu
Week 8 lowlight: Is it too little, too late to be finding this form?
This week’s opponent: vs. Rams

25. Atlanta Falcons
Change in ranking: -5
Last week’s result: 0-16 loss @ Buccaneers
Week 8 MVP: Jahan Dotson
Week 8 lowlight: 4 interceptions from Michael Penix Jr.
This week’s opponent: vs. Bengals

26. New Orleans Saints
Change in ranking: -2
Last week’s result: Bye
This week’s opponent: vs. Browns

27. New York Jets
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 33-38 loss vs. Raiders
Week 8 MVP: Adonai Mitchell
Week 8 lowlight: Geno Smith’s late interception to seal defeat
This week’s opponent: @ Chiefs

28. Miami Dolphins
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 19-24 loss vs. Patriots
Week 8 MVP: Chop Robinson
Week 8 lowlight: An opportunity gone begging to mess up New England’s season
This week’s opponent: vs. Lions

29. Tennessee Titans
Change in ranking: +1
Last week’s result: 36-43 loss @ Bengals
Week 8 MVP: Amani Hooker
Week 8 lowlight: The defense let Cam Ward down in his best NFL start
This week’s opponent: Bye

30. Philadelphia Eagles
Change in ranking: -5
Last week’s result: 10-27 loss @ Commanders
Week 8 MVP: Jalen Carter
Week 8 lowlight: This is nothing short of a season from hell in Philadelphia now
This week’s opponent: vs. Giants

31. Indianapolis Colts
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 7-42 loss @ Jaguars
Week 8 MVP: Keenan Allen
Week 8 lowlight: Their first-round pick may well be 1st overall…and they don’t even own it
This week’s opponent: vs. Cowboys

32. Los Angeles Chargers
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 9-24 loss @ Rams
Week 8 MVP: Ladd McConkey
Week 8 lowlight: Justin Herbert has now thrown twice as many interceptions as touchdowns this year
This week’s opponent: vs. Texans

Who’s too high? Who’s too low? Let us know what changes you’d make to the Week 8 edition of the Preme Power Rankings.