James Okafor
Week 9 kept the top of the table intact but shuffled nearly everything below it.
San Francisco stayed first by beating Las Vegas 38-17. Jacksonville held second after a 33-10 rout of Baltimore, and Kansas City jumped three spots to third with a 35-12 win over the New York Jets.
Our rankings average each team's offensive and defensive league ranks, so the largest moves belong to clubs whose two units shifted in the same direction.
Below is how the biggest movers performed and who waits for them in Week 10. None of them has a bye.
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The Biggest Climbers
Buffalo made the largest leap this week and served notice that it will be tough to handle in January — maybe into February.
Four teams gained four places each, so we separated them by average score, which puts Green Bay and Miami in the top three. New Orleans and Tennessee also climbed four but improved by less.
Bills Bullied Vikings
Buffalo improved to 7-1 after Monday night's meeting between the league's top offense and top defense.
The Bills limited Minnesota to 178 total yards, only 51 on the ground, and added two sacks and two interceptions. That lifted the defense from 28th to 17th in our rankings.
The offense remains second after a day of 44 carries for 134 rushing yards. Next up: a trip to the Jets, who sit 28th following their 35-12 loss at Kansas City.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Bills @ Jets this weekend.
Packers Pile It On
Green Bay climbed four places, from joint 15th to joint 11th, on the back of a 45-27 win at New England.
The Packers rolled up 478 yards, 349 through the air, and scored five touchdowns. Their defense sacked Patriots quarterbacks four times and picked off three passes.
The offense moved from 20th to 13th. On Sunday, Green Bay hosts Minnesota, now 16th.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Vikings @ Packers this weekend.
Dolphins Dig Deep
Miami has barely registered in our rankings, yet the Dolphins rose four places, from 31st to 27th, even after a 19-9 loss to Detroit left them 1-7.
The defense did the work, holding the Lions to one touchdown and 270 total yards while recording three sacks and an interception. It climbed from 23rd to 18th.
The offense, which failed to reach the end zone, is still 31st. Miami visits Indianapolis next; the Colts are 31st overall after a 27-23 home loss to Dallas.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Dolphins @ Colts on Thursday night.
The Biggest Fallers
Patriots Pulled Apart
New England dropped seven places, from sixth to joint 13th, after a 45-27 home defeat to Green Bay.
The defense gave up 478 yards and forced no turnovers, sliding from eighth to 13th, while the offense threw three interceptions.
At 5-4, the Patriots head to Munich to face Detroit, joint ninth in the table with the league's third-ranked offense.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Patriots @ Lions in Munich.
Vikings Vanish Offensively
Minnesota fell four places, from joint 12th to 16th, after managing six points in a 23-6 loss to Buffalo.
The Vikings gained just 178 total yards and threw two interceptions. Their offense now ranks 29th.
The defense still ranks first, but at 6-2 Minnesota visits Green Bay, 11th in the table, on Sunday.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Vikings @ Packers on Thursday night.
Bolts Battered, Bruised And Bottom
The Chargers also dropped four places, to 32nd and last, after a 44-22 loss to Houston left them 0-8.
Their offense surrendered eight sacks, and the defense allowed 381 net passing yards and five touchdown passes, sending it from 14th to 25th.
The offense is still 32nd. Baltimore comes next; the Ravens are joint 19th after a 33-10 home loss to Jacksonville.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Chargers @ Ravens this weekend.
Check BetBuilderAI for predictions on every Week 10 game, including all five of these matchups.
How will next week's power rankings look after the final snap? Will your team climb or fall as the play-off picture starts to take shape?
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