NFL Power Rankings: New York Jets stay in Top 10 despite loss to New England Patriots

Oct 25, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) runs the ball against the New York Jets during the second half at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports

Week 7 of the NFL season is in the books, and that means it’s time to update the NFL Power Rankings after another week of football.

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The revolving door of the bottom half of the NFL Power Rankings continues, as it is becoming very clear that there are a lot of bad teams in the NFL this season. The dreaded 32nd spot of the rankings does have a new team in it, as the Titans without Marcus Mariota have moved down after their fifth straight loss.

Here are the NFL Power Rankings for this week, starting with the Titans

32.) Tennessee Titans (1-5)

The Titans were without their starting quarterback in Week 7, and that played a part in their fifth straight loss in 2015. Since beating the Buccaneers in the first week of the season, the Titans haven’t won, and they also haven’t played football very well. They were able to contain the Falcons’ offense at home, but their offense simply didn’t look good without Mariota under center. There is still a lot of work to be done in Tennessee before this team is going anywhere.

31.) Detroit Lions (1-6)

The Lions were right back in the losing column in Week 7, as they were defeated by the Vikings at home by a score of 28-19. Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson both played well in the loss, but the defense really struggled to stop the Vikings’ offense at all in the game. On Monday after the loss, the Lions cleaned out a lot of their coaches as they try to find a solution to this disastrous season.

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