NFL Week 7 Power Rankings 2024: How all 32 teams stack up - ESPN

Welcome to Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season.

The Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens secured big wins in Week 6 over the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders, respectively. Meanwhile, the Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots all lost to move to 1-5 on the season. How do all 32 teams stack up now after the action?

We've updated the rankings, and our NFL Nation reporters picked one lesson that we've learned from every team so far this season. Which teams and players are overperforming — or underperforming? What has — and hasn't — worked out through six weeks?

Let's check out the new 1-32 rankings below.

Our power panel of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities evaluates how NFL teams stack up against one another, ranking them from 1 to 32.

Previous rankings: Preseason | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6

Jump to a team:
ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH

Week 6 ranking: 1

Lesson learned: Defense will carry the Chiefs.

For all of the Chiefs' offseason plans to return to their high-scoring ways, it's becoming evident their defense will have to carry the load and then some if they are to win another Super Bowl. The Chiefs are again middle of the pack (15th) in scoring per game (23.6 points). But Kansas City's defense is sixth in points allowed per game (17) and has held each opponent, including four of the NFL's top 11 scoring teams, below its season average. — Adam Teicher

Week 6 ranking: 2

Lesson learned: Wait until the Vikings play the games.

Minnesota was a preseason consensus pick not only to finish last in the NFC North but to do so with a