Vikings Climb To Top Spot In Brady's Weekly NFL Rankings
The Minnesota Vikings are the new No. 1 team in Tom Brady's weekly NFL power rankings, moving up from third after beating the Indianapolis Colts 16-10 to improve to 6-0. The shift came as the previous top-ranked San Francisco 49ers dropped following a 29-20 loss at the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7, a result that knocked them to sixth. Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion and FOX Sports analyst, said he was taking a "mini victory lap" after facing criticism earlier in the season for ranking the Vikings alongside the 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs among the league's best.
Brady's top 10 this week also features the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens tied near the top of the AFC after the Chiefs' 20-3 loss at the Seattle Seahawks snapped Kansas City's unbeaten start. The Seahawks' defensive performance against Kansas City also lifted Seattle into the rankings, while the Denver Broncos held steady after a 30-16 win at the Arizona Cardinals. Notably absent from the top 10 is any team from the AFC North, despite four clubs in the division holding winning records - a gap Brady addressed directly, half-jokingly proposing an 18-week round-robin format within the division. futsal betting online
Elsewhere in the rankings, the Detroit Lions entered unranked territory after a 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers, powered by a hot stretch from quarterback Jared Goff and wide receiver Jameson Williams, who have combined for four touchdowns over their last two games. The Chicago Bears rose to seventh after a 30-24 win over the New England Patriots in a Thursday night matchup between quarterbacks Caleb Williams and Drake Maye, while the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2) dropped to eighth despite a bye week, still holding a 2.5-game lead in the AFC South behind Trevor Lawrence.
The coming week features a string of high-stakes matchups shaping next week's rankings: the Chiefs travel to Denver to face the Broncos, the Bears visit the Seahawks on Monday night, the Ravens meet the Bills with Lamar Jackson possibly returning from injury, and the Vikings face the Lions in Detroit on Sunday, a game Brady will call from the FOX broadcast booth.
