Week 7 NFL Power Rankings: Eagles Looking For Respectability

1) Green Bay Packers - They were held to a season low 24 points against the Rams and still won by three touchdowns. LW (1)

2) New England Patriots - It was really a sloppy and uncharacteristic game for them against Dallas, but did anyone not think Tom Brady was going to walk them down the field for a score at the end? LW (3)

3) Baltimore Ravens - Coming off a resounding win over the Texans, the Ravens now have two straight weeks of what look like relatively easy games against Jacksonville and Arizona. After that comes the Steelers in Pittsburgh. (LW 5)

4) San Francisco 49ers -  They've won four straight in what most would have consider the hardest part of their schedule. It's not crazy to think they could be 9-1 or 8-2 by week 11. (LW 9)

5) Detroit Lions - For a team that's done so much losing to be be poor sports about it is pretty bewildering.  (LW 2)

6) San Diego Chargers - Had a bye this week and they'll need it. Their next four are at the Jets, at Kansas City, then Green Bay and Oakland at home. That stretch will tell us a lot about this team. (LW 8)

7) Tampa Bay Buccaneers - They've won and lost ugly this year, but that victory over the Saints was pretty. (LW 20)

8) New Orleans Saints - The Saints are good this year, but Tampa showed that they're not great. Especially on defense, where they're giving up the 7th most points per game in the league. (LW 4)

9) Pittsburgh Steelers - This is the hardest team to figure out in the NFL. They blew out the Titans two weeks ago and looked really pretty poor against the Jags this past week. After traveling to Arizona next week, they've got the Pats, Ravens and Cincy three straight weeks. We'll really learn about this team then. (LW 7)

10) New York Giants - They had their hands full with the Bills, but they made plays when they had to and now lead the NFC East. (LW 13)

11) Buffalo Bills - Ryan Fitzpatrick's fourth quarter magic wasn't there this week as he threw a killer pick late in the game as the Bills were threatening to score a go ahead TD. But for a team that many thought would be contending for the #1 pick this season, being 4-2 heading into their bye should have Bills fans pretty happy.  (LW 6)

12) Oakland Raiders - You have to fell bad for Oakland, just when they get things rolling they lose their starting QB for probably the whole year. Then David Garrard turns them down. They're a run first team, but I don't know that they can overcome Kyle Boller as their starting QB.... and would Carson Palmer off the street really be any better? (LW 11)

13) New York Jets - It wasn't the confidence inspiring win Jets fans were probably hoping for (at least from an offensive perspective), but it was at least a step in the right direct over the Dolphins on Monday night football. (LW 16)

14) Cincinnati Bengals - Did you know the Bengals are 4-2? Probably not right? This was another team many saw as a #1 pick contender. But before Bengals fans complain too much about the lack of respect, three of their wins have come against teams with a combined 3-13 record. (LW 15)

15) Chicago Bears - They got a blowout win over the Vikings, but really nothing about this Bears team inspires confidence in me. Take a look at their post bye schedule, they could really go 0-4. (LW 17)

16) Atlanta Falcons - The Falcons have yet to beat a team with a winning record this season. They'll get that chance next week on the road in Detroit.  (LW 19)

17) Washington Redskins - I had them ranked at #10 last week and despite the fact that I thought they'd earned it I was still uncomfortable. Now I know why. Their offense was just awful against the Eagles and their really good front seven wasn't all that impressive either. (LW 10)

18) Philadelphia Eagles - The Eagles offense went dormant in the second half, but for the first time this season their defense actually made plays and picked them up. If they can play half that good on defense for the rest of the season, they really can make the playoffs. (LW 21)

19) Houston Texans - They got really worked by the Ravens and now face an important division matchup against the Titans next week. Fortunately, their poor division should keep them in the hunt while they wait for Andre Johnson to heal. (LW 12)

20) Tennessee Titans - I thought it was interesting that a dead and buried team traded for Brandon Lloyd and not the Titans. Unlike St Louis, the Titans are leading their division and have a real playoff shot. After losing Kenny Britt why not go after Lloyd? (LW 14)

21) Dallas Cowboys - It's shocking to see how Tony Romo has regressed this year. He's simply not the same player he was and it's not a physical issue. (LW 18)

22) Seattle Seahawks - One of the few teams to get less healthy during their bye as they announced yesterday that B Marcus Trufant would be placed on IR. (LW 22)

23) Arizona Cardinals - Head into their bye as losers of four straight. The top priority needs to be figuring out how to get Kolb Kolb playing better. (LW 23)

24) Denver Broncos - Started off the first week of the Tebow era by trading away probably his best WR. Not that Tebow even needs WRs (either because he can't throw or is too awesome, you decide). (LW 24)

25) Jacksonville Jaguars - Only have one win on the season, but they still have to play Indy twice... so there's three! (LW 28)

26) Cleveland Browns - Peyton Hillis, say hello to the Madden Curse. (LW 26)

27) Kansas City Chiefs - Coming off a bye week, they can play themselves right back into the AFC west race with back to back games against the Raiders and Chargers.  (LW 29)

28) Carolina Panthers - It's good to see a team have fun and play loose, but the Panthers are probably having a little too much fun for a 1-5 team. (LW 25)

29) Minnesota Vikings - All of Christian Ponder's fellow class of 2011 first round picks are starting now. Probably time for him to join them. (LW 27)

30) Miami Dolphins - The first team to almost admit wanting to "suck for Luck" and they're doing a great job of it! (LW 30)

31) St. Louis Rams - Sam Bradford is hurt, but hey, they finally got around to giving him some help at WR. Kinda seems pointless now though. (LW 32)

32) Indianapolis Colts - This team was playing in the Superbowl in 2010. That's the last calender year and now they're the worst team in the NFL. (LW 31)