π NFL Power Rankings: Updated 1-32 poll, plus best offseason additions β SkimNews
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- San Francisco 49ers stay at No. 1 in the Week 7 rankings at 6-1 even after a 29-20 loss to the Falcons, with Mike Evans named the 49ers' best offseason addition: Brock Purdy posted a 90 QBR with Evans on the field versus 56 without him in the Week 5 win over Seattle, and Achilles tendinitis kept Evans out of the only defeat.
- Cincinnati Bengals jumped four spots to No. 9 by beating the Ravens 35-13, sending Baltimore down five after the Ravens blew a double-digit halftime lead without Lamar Jackson β only the sixth team in NFL history to do that three times in the first seven weeks β while Joe Burrow answered with 16-of-18 passing for 249 yards and four second-half touchdowns.
- Kansas City Chiefs fell from No. 2 to No. 4 after losing 20-3 to Seattle, even as free-agent signing Kenneth Walker III leads all NFL running backs in yards per carry at 5.8 with 701 rushing yards, with Mahomes excelling on play-action as Walker eases the passing game's burden.
- Minnesota Vikings climbed to No. 3 at 6-0 with Kyler Murray, who has won all five of his starts; his QBR since Week 5 of 75.1 ranks sixth in the NFL, powered by nine scrambles for 94 yards and four third-down conversions, even though the Vikings' offseason was more about subtractions than additions.
- Green Bay Packers sit at No. 15, the lowest-ranked NFC North team, with the Browns at No. 16 in the AFC North β and all four teams in both divisions are over .500 through seven weeks, only the fifth and sixth such sweeps since the division format began in 2002.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers climbed back into the top 25 after a dominant win over the Panthers and a 2-1 run over three weeks, with Baker Mayfield returning from a dislocated right thumb after missing three games; Tampa Bay had fallen as low as No. 30 in the rankings.
- Jacksonville Jaguars sit at No. 6 at 4-2 after rookie left guard Emmanuel Pregnon's promotion to first-team duty helped third-and-short rushing rise from 1.3 yards per carry β last in the NFL in 2025 β to 3.1, the eighth-best mark this season, with Pregnon posting a 71.6% run-block win rate.
Why it matters: Offseason additions are carrying measurable weight: Chiefs free agent Kenneth Walker III leads every NFL running back at 5.8 yards per carry with 701 yards, and the Vikings sit third at 6-0 with Kyler Murray winning all five of his starts. Baltimore fell five spots instead after squandering a double-digit halftime lead without Lamar Jackson.
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