NFL power rankings: Bills on top after Week 9

The Buffalo Bills stay at No. 1 in our NFL power rankings after Week 9, beating the Minnesota Vikings 23-6 on Monday night to improve to 7-1 and extend their winning streak to four games.

Records and point differentials are current to Monday, Nov. 9, and come from ESPN’s standings, checked against NFL.com. The order weighs record, point differential, recent form and Week 9 results. Opinion is ours, the numbers are not. Last week’s order is in our Week 8 rankings, and the Week 7 list shows how far Minnesota has fallen since sitting on top.

No. 1: Buffalo Bills (7-1). Plus-69 point differential and four straight wins, the latest a 23-6 defeat of Minnesota.

No. 2: San Francisco 49ers (7-1). A 38-17 rout of Las Vegas leaves them with a plus-79 differential and the same record as Buffalo.

No. 3: Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2). The league’s best point differential at plus-108 after a 33-10 win over Baltimore.

No. 4: Cincinnati Bengals (6-2). Four wins in a row, the latest 34-17 over Atlanta, and a plus-65 differential.

No. 5: Kansas City Chiefs (6-2). A 35-12 win over the New York Jets put them at plus-59 on the season.

No. 6: Chicago Bears (7-2). Four straight wins, the latest a 27-24 squeaker over Tampa Bay, and a plus-57 differential.

No. 7: Detroit Lions (6-2). Won four in a row after a 19-9 victory over Miami, with a plus-33 differential.

No. 8: Denver Broncos (7-2). Five consecutive wins, including 26-21 over Carolina, but only a plus-12 differential.

No. 9: Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2). Four straight wins and a plus-36 differential heading out of their bye.

No. 10: Minnesota Vikings (6-2). The Monday loss in Buffalo was their second in a row, though their plus-30 differential still looks solid.

No. 11: Green Bay Packers (6-3). A 45-27 win over New England was their second straight, and they sit at plus-25.

No. 12: Los Angeles Rams (5-4). Three straight wins, the latest 20-13 over Washington, and a plus-33 differential.

No. 13: Seattle Seahawks (5-4). A 17-3 win over Arizona leaves them at plus-40, better than their record suggests.

No. 14: New York Giants (5-2-1). Won two straight, including 19-11 over Philadelphia, but their differential is a modest plus-10.

No. 15: Houston Texans (3-5). A 44-22 win over the winless Los Angeles Chargers put them at plus-17, though the record still trails.

No. 16: Dallas Cowboys (4-5). Beat Indianapolis 27-23 and have scored 246 points while allowing 236.

No. 17: New England Patriots (5-4). The 45-27 loss at Green Bay dropped them to a plus-4 differential.

No. 18: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-6). A 27-24 loss to Chicago was their latest defeat, though a plus-24 point differential is better than the 3-6 record suggests.

No. 19: Cleveland Browns (5-4). Lost 23-22 in overtime to New Orleans and have been outscored by 35 points.

No. 20: Las Vegas Raiders (4-5). Scored 238 points but allowed 268, and lost 38-17 to San Francisco.

No. 21: Carolina Panthers (3-5). Lost 26-21 at Denver, their third defeat in a row.

No. 22: New Orleans Saints (3-5). A 23-22 overtime win over Cleveland is their most recent result, at minus-31 on the season.

No. 23: Baltimore Ravens (4-5). Four straight losses, the latest 33-10 at Jacksonville, and a minus-47 differential.

No. 24: Washington Commanders (2-5-1). A 20-13 loss to the Rams left them at minus-30.

No. 25: Atlanta Falcons (3-6). Lost 34-17 at Cincinnati, their second straight defeat.

No. 26: Arizona Cardinals (3-6). Have allowed 255 points, and the 17-3 loss at Seattle did not help.

No. 27: New York Jets (2-7). Four losses in a row, the latest 35-12 at Kansas City.

No. 28: Philadelphia Eagles (2-7). Seven straight losses, the most recent 19-11 at the Giants.

No. 29: Indianapolis Colts (2-7). Five straight losses after a 27-23 defeat in Dallas.

No. 30: Tennessee Titans (1-7). Idle in Week 9 and minus-55 on the season.

No. 31: Miami Dolphins (1-7). A 19-9 loss to Detroit left them at minus-74.

No. 32: Los Angeles Chargers (0-8). The only winless team left, after a 44-22 loss at Houston, with eight straight defeats and a minus-98 differential.

The rankings will be updated next Tuesday after Week 10.

Via ESPN and NFL.com.

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