NFL Power Rankings, Week 8: Biggest Issue with Each Squad
1. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (6-0)
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Biggest Question: Will the arrival of DeAndre Hopkins fix the issues with the offense?
2. DETROIT LIONS (5-1)
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Biggest Question: Can the front 4 continue to pressure QBs with Aiden Hutchinson on the shelf for the rest of the year?
3. BUFFALO BILLS (5-2)
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Biggest Question: Can Buffalo find enough consistency out of their pass-catching corps now that Amari Cooper is in the building?
4. GREEN BAY PACKERS (5-2)
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Biggest Question: Will Jordan Love’s penchant for big plays or his tendency to turn the ball over be the story of the season for Green Bay?
5. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-2) – Played on TNF
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Biggest Question: Can Sam Darnold be good enough to hang with the best QBs in the league when the Brian Flores-led defense is struggling?
6. HOUSTON TEXANS (5-2)
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Biggest Question: Are the much-ballyhooed perimeter weapons on this offense capable of keeping the passing game afloat when Nico Collins isn’t on the field?
7. BALTIMORE RAVENS (5-2)
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Biggest Question: This 2nd-year Todd Monken offense is operating as a well-oiled machine, but can the pass defense improve enough to help Baltimore win big in the biggest games?
8. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (5-2)
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Biggest Question: If Russell Wilson continues to settle in and provide consistency in the passing game, is this team actually one of the best in the league?
9. WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (5-2)
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Biggest Question: Jayden Daniels is expected to return to full health this year, but can he keep up unprecedently efficient play to keep a bad Washington defense in the mix in the NFC East?
10. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (4-3)
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Biggest Question: Baker Mayfield has been playing extremely well, but do the losses at WR sink the season for a Bucs team that needs it’s dynamic passing offense to stay in games?
11. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (3-4)
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Biggest Question: Can Kyle Shanahan figure out how to overcome the decimation of his skill position talent on offense?
12. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4-2)
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Biggest Question: Can the Eagles keep the internal merry-go-round in check enough to let the amazing talent on this team continue to shine on the field?
13. CHICAGO BEARS (4-2)
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Biggest Question: Is the Caleb Williams turn around a product of the competition level over the last 3-4 weeks or is it starting to really click for the uber-talented 1st overall pick?
14. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4-3)
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Biggest Question: Is what we saw from the defense last week vs. Atlanta what we can expect for the rest of the season? If so, this may be the best team in the AFC West.
15. ATLANTA FALCONS (4-3)
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Biggest Question: Will Kirk Cousins lack of mobility limit the offense over the course of the season and hurt their chances at running away with a very winnable division?
16. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (4-3)
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Biggest Question: Can Anthony Richardson turn his feast or famine game into something a little more consistent for the remainder of thes season?
17. DENVER BRONCOS (4-3)
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Biggest Question: How far can the defense and Bo Nix’s legs take an underwhelming offensive roster in 2024?
18. CINCINNATI BENGALS (3-4)
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Biggest Question: Can Cincinnati pull out a win against a good team in 2024? The Eagles are the next test.
19. LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-4) – Played on TNF
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Biggest Question: Can Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua stay healthy for the rest of the year? This might be a playoff team if they do.
20. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (3-3)
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Biggest Question: Jim Harbaugh is clearly building the right culture in LA, but does he have the roster to turn it into winning football consistently in 2024?
21. NEW YORK JETS (2-5)
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Biggest Question: How does one of the best defenses in football from 2023 turn things around in what has been an extremely underwhelming 2024 campaign on that side of the ball?
22. DALLAS COWBOYS (3-3)
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Biggest Question: Are Dak and CeeDee enough to overcome the rest of the roster’s deficiencies over the 2nd half of the season?
23. ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-4)
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Biggest Question: The offense has enough weapons to win games, but can Jonathan Gannon’s overmatched defense keep them in enough over the back half of the season?
24. NEW YORK GIANTS (2-5)
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Biggest Question: How much longer is the leash for Daniel Jones now that the coach and GM have been given a vote of confidence from ownership?
25. MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-4)
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Biggest Question: Does Tua’s return fix all the problems in Miami?
26. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-5)
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Biggest Question: How much longer does Dennis Allen get as the HC for the Giants if the defense, which is why he’s there in the first place, can’t be better than it has been the last 4 weeks?
27. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (2-5)
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Biggest Question: Can this Trevor Lawrence and Brian Thomas, Jr. connection, paired with a resurgent running game led by Tank Bigsby, bring the Jags back from the brink over the back half of the season?
28. TENNESSEE TITANS (1-5)
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Biggest Question: Will the Titans go back to Will Levis once he returns to full health, or is this Mason Rudolph’s team now?
29. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (2-5)
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Biggest Question: Is this a “one and done” year for Head Coach Anthony Pierce? Feels like a fair question based on how the QB position was handled in the offseason.
30. CLEVELAND BROWNS (1-6)
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Biggest Question: Can the insertion of Pro-Bowl G Wyatt Teller, the return of Nick Chubb, and the loss of Deshaun Watson catapult this offense enough to make them competitive for the rest of the year?
31. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-6)
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Biggest Question: Does the Head Coach calling his team soft motivate or undermine morale on an already struggling team that has its sights set on the 2025 NFL Draft already?
32. CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-6)
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Biggest Question: Will the Panthers see anything out of Bryce Young over the next few weeks while Andy Dalton is injured to convince them to give him another shot beyond this year?
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