LWOS Braintrust Week 7 NFL Rankings: 49ers and Chiefs at the Top

Six weeks into the NFL season, we see separation between the best and worst teams in the league. Our LWOS Braintrust Week 7 NFL Rankings find the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs as the clear top two. The Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins are our clear bottom two. In between, we have plenty of good(such as the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings ), bad( Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles ), and ugly( Washington Commanders and Indianapolis Colts ). Take a closer look to learn more. LWOS Braintrust Week 7 NFL Rankings: 49ers and Chiefs at the Top LWOS Braintrust Week 7 NFL Rankings: 49ers, Chiefs, Bills, Vikings, and Jaguars #1-5 The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs have pulled away from the pack and established themselves as the top two teams in the league. The Chicago Bears jumped up eight spots to claim #8 in our rankings, edging out the Seattle Seahawks. Moving into the top ten for the first time this season are the Green Bay Packers at #10. LWOS Braintrust Week 7 NFL Rankings: Biggest Risers The Bears’ jump of eight spots is the league’s best. A team on the rise with a two-game winning streak is the Houston Texans, moving to #18 from #24. Another noteworthy jump is from the New England Patriots, moving to #6 from #10. The Patriots have rebounded from a rough start to the season, and if quarterback Drake Maye can be consistent, they will be a top-five team in a short time. LWOS Braintrust Week 7 NFL Rankings: Biggest Falls The Philadelphia Eagles have seen their season collapse, and their fall from #15 to #23 was the biggest drop this week. LWOS Braintrust Week 7 NFL Rankings: Bottom of the NFL The Miami Dolphins resume spot #32 in our LWOS Braintrust Rankings, but the Los Angeles Chargers are doing their best to fall to the bottom. Week 7 NFL Rankings: 49ers and Chiefs at the Top Rank Last Week Record Team ESPN NFL.com CBS SI PFT Yahoo The Braintrust LWOS Braintrust Ranking 1 1 6-0 San Francisco 49ers 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1.189 2 2 5-0 Kansas City Chiefs 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1.811 3 6 5-1 Buffalo Bills 3 3 3 3 3 9 4 3.954 4 3 5-0 Minnesota Vikings 4 4 12 7 5 3 3 5.1355 5 4 4-2 Jacksonville Jaguars 5 9 5 8 4 9 5 6.236 6 10 4-2 New England Patriots 7 5 6 9 8 7 6 6.7675 7 8 4-2 Denver Broncos 10 7 4 10 6 12 7 7.866 8 16 4-2 Chicago Bears 9 6 11 5 10 11 9 8.816 9 7 3-3 Seattle Seahawks 6 16 8 6 7 8 10 8.869 10 12 4-2 Green Bay Packers 11 11 15 4 9 14 8 10.2585 Week 7 NFL Rankings: Playoff Contention Rank Last Week Record Team ESPN NFL.com CBS SI PFT Yahoo The Braintrust LWOS Braintrust Ranking 11 5 4-2 Baltimore Ravens 8 8 7 15 12 15 12 10.899 12 13 3-2 Cincinnati Bengals 13 12 9 12 14 10 11 11.6645 13 9 3-2 Detroit Lions 12 15 10 11 14 11 13 12.4745 14 18 3-2 Carolina Panthers 15 10 14 13 17 13 15 14.0175 15 14 2-4 Los Angeles Rams 14 18 13 16 15 15 14 14.954 16 11 4-2 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 14 17 17 13 16 17 15.7855 17 21 4-2 Cleveland Browns 19 13 18 18 11 19 16 16.0335 18 24 2-4 Houston Texans 16 19 16 14 19 17 19 17.4125 19 23 3-3 Las Vegas Raiders 18 17 20 19 16 18 18 17.877 20 20 2-4 Dallas Cowboys 20 22 19 21 22 21 21 20.913 This second tier of teams feels like one win or one loss could result in a jump or fall of 8-10 spots. Week 7 NFL Rankings: Third Tier Dominated by NFC Teams Rank Last Week Record Team ESPN NFL.com CBS SI PFT Yahoo The Braintrust LWOS Braintrust Ranking 21 19 2-4 Atlanta Falcons 22 20 21 23 20 22 20 20.9865 22 17 3-2 – 1 New York Giants 23 21 23 20 18 20 22 21.0145 23 15 2-4 Philadelphia Eagles 21 23 24 27 21 28 24 23.735 24 28 2-4 New Orleans Saints 24 24 22 25 25 23 25 24.0825 25 29 2-4 Arizona Cardinals 27 26 27 22 23 24 26 25.1165 26 27 2-4 New York Jets 25 25 25 24 28 29 23 25.518 27 26 1-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28 29 26 30 29 26 27 27.825 28 25 1-4 – 1 Washington Commanders 29 27 28 26 30 25 29 27.9315 29 22 2-4 Indianapolis Colts 26 28 30 28 27 28 30 28.16 30 32 1-5 Tennessee Titans 30 30 29 29 26 30 31 29.3115 The bottom tier teams are true works in progress. Two wins in a row from any team in the bunch would see their composite ranking rise to top 15 levels. Two wins in a row, and a bottom-five ranking in the league, is on tap. Week 7 NFL Rankings: Bottom Two Dropping Rank Last Week Record Team ESPN NFL.com CBS SI PFT Yahoo The Braintrust LWOS Braintrust Ranking 31 30 0-6 Los Angeles Chargers 31 31 31 31 32 31 28 30.596 32 31 0-5 Miami Dolphins 32 32 32 32 31 32 32 31.837 The Last Word We can see at this point in the season that the league’s top teams(49ers, Chiefs, Bills, Vikings) look like playoff locks, and then all the rest of the league except for the Dolphins, Chargers, and Titans have a chance to make the playoffs. Some teams are hanging on by a thread, of course, and others are nearly a playoff lock. Teams have just three weeks until the November 10 trade deadline to decide if acquiring or trading talent makes sense. Trades will have significant impacts on our LWOS Braintrust rankings. Stay tuned. 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