NFL Power Rankings - Week 7

So why is Prince the image I decided to go with for my NFL Power Rankings this week?

Well first of all, Prince is an amazing artist! I regret not watching his last show in Oakland about a month before he passed away. Secondly, Prince was from Minnesota and loved the color purple. That happens to be true of the Vikings! The defense is reminiscent of the old Vikings teams of the 70s or otherwise known as the Purple People Eaters. Unfortunately the Vikings never won a Super Bowl in the Bud Grant era and still are without a Lombardi trophy. They have had a few championship calibre teams during the last 20 years but those teams were more about offense than defense. The current Vikings team definitely sports a championship defense and after having a week to rest, they get to see what damage they can inflict on the Eagles, the former #1 team based on the GE model. My guess is that the Eagles will continue to regress towards the mean after a very hot start and the Vikings will continue to prove why they belong in the NFL elite. Head coach Mike Zimmer has done an amazing job of turning around the Vikings even without Adrian Peterson and Teddy Bridgewater. The identity of the team has clearly shifted and with a new home, the Vikings are reborn. Minnesota is a state that loves its football so I am sure they are in heaven (along with Prince!).

OK, enough of my man crush on the Vikings even though they have been a very profitable team this year based on the betting lines! Here are the NFL Power Rankings for Week 7 based on the GE model.

Week 7
Total Performance
1 MIN 2.137029407 Up 1
2 PHI 1.698752617 Down 1
3 ARI 1.69595151 Up 2
4 DAL 1.451813899 Up 2
5 BUF 1.422359654 Up 3
6 NE 1.422247056 Down 2
7 ATL 1.231477511 Down 4
8 DEN 0.857508312 Down 1
9 SEA 0.853195056 Same
10 KC 0.735606468 Up 4
11 BAL 0.720876509 Up 1
12 WAS 0.343419531 Up 5
13 NO 0.247225765 Up 6
14 SD 0.067124208 Up 1
15 PIT -0.042481454 Down 5
16 TEN -0.087260189 Up 2
17 OAK -0.148934811 Down 6
18 CIN -0.206971381 Down 5
19 CHI -0.374627177 Up 5
20 DET -0.460602923 Up 2
21 GB -0.469605082 Down 5
22 IND -0.540464002 Down 1
23 CAR -0.625568545 Down 3
24 HOU -0.669642009 Up 2
25 LA -0.857890625 Same
26 JAX -0.97467486 Down 3
27 MIA -1.220561884 Up 5
28 NYG -1.269313808 Same
29 CLE -1.359382984 Same
30 SF -1.573848965 Down 3
31 TB -1.588868195 Down 1
32 NYJ -2.413888606 Down 1

Now, here are the rankings for offense and defense. Of course Minnesota's D is the best in the league. No question there. Atlanta's offense took a slight hit but is still #1. They showed us a lot by winning in Denver against a tough D and almost winning in Seattle against another very tough D. Both are incredibly hard places to win at so the Falcons are definitely showing some grit. They are at home against San Diego so I expect the Falcons offense to soar!

Don't get me started about the 49ers. My goodness! At least they play a team worst than them according to the GE model and the 49ers are at home. That game and the Jets might be the only two other wins the 49ers will get all year. This season is a dumpster fire for sure for the 49ers. Too bad and I still hate Jed York!

Week 7
Offense
1 ATL 2.018350791 Same
2 NO 1.344919483 Up 3
3 DAL 1.07351593 Same
4 NE 0.891747001 Up 4
5 PHI 0.715354521 Down 1
6 OAK 0.696657477 Down 4
7 IND 0.605915411 Same
8 BUF 0.545365536 Up 5
9 DET 0.415548418 Up 1
10 WAS 0.41234345 Up 2
11 PIT 0.405179376 Down 5
12 MIN 0.201285887 Down 1
13 ARI 0.176380626 Up 3
14 CIN 0.030041363 Up 1
15 SD 0.022902905 Down 6
16 CAR -0.026636396 Up 4
17 SEA -0.080586949 Up 1
18 KC -0.137774801 Up 4
19 CHI -0.161189199 Same
20 TEN -0.192708537 Up 1
21 DEN -0.272874574 Down 7
22 BAL -0.334663087 Up 2
23 CLE -0.377558194 Same
24 GB -0.496077848 Down 7
25 NYG -0.652837851 Up 1
26 MIA -0.744340754 Up 6
27 JAX -0.825356277 Down 2
28 HOU -0.84528789 Up 2
29 SF -0.951926207 Down 2
30 LA -0.994669803 Up 1
31 TB -1.003789018 Down 3
32 NYJ -1.457230789 Down 3

Week 7
Defense
1 MIN 1.93574352 Same
2 ARI 1.519570884 Up 1
3 DEN 1.130382886 Up 2
4 BAL 1.055539595 Same
5 PHI 0.983398096 Down 3
6 SEA 0.933782005 Same
7 BUF 0.876994118 Same
8 KC 0.87338127 Up 1
9 NE 0.530500056 Down 1
10 DAL 0.378297969 Up 5
11 HOU 0.175645881 Up 1
12 LA 0.136779178 Down 2
13 TEN 0.105448348 Down 2
14 SD 0.044221303 Up 6
15 GB 0.026472766 Down 1
16 WAS -0.068923919 Up 2
17 JAX -0.149318583 Same
18 CHI -0.213437979 Up 5
19 CIN -0.237012744 Down 6
20 PIT -0.44766083 Down 4
21 MIA -0.476221131 Up 7
22 TB -0.585079177 Up 2
23 CAR -0.598932149 Down 4
24 NYG -0.616475956 Down 2
25 SF -0.621922759 Down 4
26 ATL -0.78687328 Same
27 OAK -0.845592289 Down 2
28 DET -0.876151342 Up 1
29 NYJ -0.956657817 Down 2
30 CLE -0.98182479 Same
31 NO -1.097693718 Same
32 IND -1.146379412 Same