For the past 2 weeks, the Pittsburgh Steelers have topped the ESPN power rankings thru Week 8. The only NFC team in the top 5 is the Atlanta Falcons. The only other NFC teams in the top 10 are the New York Giants at #9 and the Green Bay Packers at #10. Here are the top 5 teams represented in the Week 8 ESPN Power Rankings:
1 (1) Steelers 5-1 It turns out the Steelers are both lucky and good. (Walker)
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2 (2) Jets 5-1 Jets are rested coming off their bye week. They seem like the No. 1 team in football. (Clayton)
3 (3) Patriots 5-1 The Patriots are quietly moving toward division title without Randy Moss, who visits Sunday. (Clayton)
4 (4) Ravens 5-2 The Ravens narrowly avoided embarrassment by beating the Bills at home in OT. (Walker)
5 (7) Falcons 5-2 Roddy White nearly made MVP Watch list a week ago; no doubt now. (Sando)
