Bills Top NFL Rankings Before Nov. 10 Trade Deadline — SkimNews
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- NFL logged 71 games decided by one score through Week 8, tying 2022 for the most through Week 8 in league history, as the Nov. 10 trade deadline approached.
- Buffalo Bills held the analyst panel’s No. 1 spot at 6-1, and NFL Nation reporters chose Cornelius Bennett’s 1987 trade as the franchise’s best in-season acquisition.
- Baltimore Ravens saw playoff odds move from -215 to +280 after a 36-10 loss, fell six ranking spots and lost quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley to injury, putting undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano into the Thursday-night spotlight.
- San Francisco 49ers moved to No. 2 at 6-1 after a bye; the trade retrospective selected Fred Dean, whose October 1981 acquisition brought 12 sacks over the final 11 games, first-team All-Pro honors and another sack in the playoff run to Super Bowl XVI.
- Jacksonville Jaguars climbed to No. 3 at 5-2 after a 42-7 win over the Colts, and the trade feature selected Jakobi Meyers’ 2025 acquisition; the offense averaged 22 points before his arrival and 33 afterward.
- Denver Broncos reached the top five for the first time this season at 6-2 after beating the Chiefs 28-24; Bo Nix’s 13 career fourth-quarter comeback wins lead quarterbacks in their first three seasons since starts were tracked in 1950, and Denver became the AFC West favorite on DraftKings.
- Chicago Bears rank fifth in the NFC North, the only division with all four teams in the top 15, with the Packers at No. 14; the Bears, Packers and Lions are each 4-1 in their past five games.
Why it matters: Baltimore’s playoff odds moved from -215 to +280 after a 36-10 loss, while injuries to Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley put undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano in the Thursday-night spotlight. The Ravens’ three-game skid and 10th-place standing in AFC playoff odds contrast with Buffalo’s No. 1 ranking and 6-1 record.
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