Vikings on the Rise in ESPN NFL Power Rankings

The Minnesota Vikings (4-2-1) continue to rise in this week's ESPN poll following their win over the Jets. See where the Vikes rank along with the rest of the league according to the ESPN experts.

ESPN's 2018 NFL Power Rankings: Week 8

1. Los Angeles Rams (7-0)
2. Kansas City Chiefs (6-1)
3. New England Patriots (5-2)
4. New Orleans Saints (5-1)
5. Los Angeles Chargers (5-2)
6. Minnesota Vikings (4-2-1)
7. Baltimore Ravens (4-3)
8. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2-1)
9. Carolina Panthers (4-2)
10. Philadelphia Eagles (3-4)
11. Cincinnati Bengals (4-3)
12. Green Bay Packers (3-2-1)
13. Chicago Bears (3-3)
14. Washington Redskins (4-2)
15. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-4)
16. Seattle Seahawks (3-3)
17. Houston Texans (4-3)
18. Miami Dolphins (4-3)
19. Atlanta Falcons (3-4)
20. Detroit Lions (3-3)
21. Tennessee Titans (3-4)
22. Dallas Cowboys (3-4)
23. Denver Broncos (3-4)
24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-3)
25. Cleveland Browns (2-4-1)
26. Indianapolis Colts (2-5)
27. New York Jets (3-4)
28. New York Giants (1-6)
29. Buffalo Bills (2-5)
30. San Francisco 49ers (1-6)
31. Oakland Raiders (1-5)
32. Arizona Cardinals (1-6)

Need more from RB Dalvin Cook. Backup Latavius Murray has scored in back-to-back weeks, but the Vikings still rank 22nd in yards per rush and first downs per rush. Cook has not played since Week 2 with a persistent hamstring injury, and he was averaging only 2.7 yards per rush before he went down.

The biggest riser of the week are the Houston Texans, jumping five spots from #21 to #17. The biggest falls of the week belong to the Eagles, Bengals, and Jaguars, each dropping four spots. 

The Vikings face the New Orleans Saints Sunday night at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Skol!