After suffering their first loss of the season, the Minnesota Vikings expectedly slipped a few spots in this week's ESPN NFL Power Rankings. See where they landed as well as where the other 31 teams stack up this week.

ESPN's 2016 NFL Power Rankings: Week 8

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

ESPN comments:

What a difference a week makes. The Vikings' unbeaten season ended at Philadelphia, and QB Sam Bradford's three turnovers sort of reminded us of, well, the old Sam Bradford. Can the Vikings get back on track Monday night against the 1-6 Bears?

The biggest risers of the week are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, jumping eight spots from #28 to #20. The biggest fall of the week belongs to the Washington Redskins, plunging ten spots from #9 to #19.

The Vikings host the Bears Monday night at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Skol!

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