2023 NFL Power Rankings Week 8
However, the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville continued to roll, and have been rewarded with big jumps on the this week’s rankings.
Here are the NFL Betting Power Rankings for Week 8.
1. Kansas City Chiefs
SU: 6-1
ATS: 5-2
Super Bowl Odds: +475
Last week’s ranking: 5
The highest scoring team in the NFL last season, the Chiefs have built their current six-game win streak (5-1 ATS) on a formidable defence that has surrendered just 14 points over that stretch. The Chiefs are also undefeated in 13 straight November dates, while going 4-1 ATS in their past six.
2. Jacksonville Jaguars
SU: 5-2
ATS: 5-2
Super Bowl Odds: +2200
Last week’s ranking: 4
The Jags have silenced the doubters with four straight victories, and have particularly benefited from an increasingly stingy defence that has surrendered fewer than 18 points per game during a steady 4-0 run against the spread.
3. Philadelphia Eagles
SU: 6-1
ATS: 4-2-1
Super Bowl Odds: +650
Last week’s ranking: 6
The Eagles overcame their shocking loss to the New York Jets with a statement victory over Miami in primetime. The health of quarterback Jalen Hurts remains a concern. However, the Philadelphia defence has impressed while allowing just 20 points per game over their past three contests.
4. Baltimore Ravens
SU: 5-2
ATS: 5-2
Super Bowl Odds: +1200
Last week’s ranking: 15
Lamar Jackson turned in his best performance of the season as the Ravens rolled to a dominating 38-6 win over Detroit last weekend. The Ravens have emerged as a reliable bet during a 5-2 SU and ATS start, but have lost outright in two of three when Jackson doesn’t find the end zone.
5. Detroit Lions
SU: 5-2
ATS: 5-2
Super Bowl Odds: +1600
Last week’s ranking: 1
The Lions took a big step back with last weekend’s 38-6 loss in Baltimore. However, they remain one of the most complete teams in the NFL, and should rebound during an upsoming favourable stretch of schedule.
6. San Francisco 49ers
SU: 5-2
ATS: 4-3
Super Bowl Odds: +450
Last week’s ranking: 3
After averaging 33.4 points per game during a red-hot 5-0 start, the 49ers have struggled under the weight of recent injuries to Deebo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey, and has scored just 34 total points in consecutive road losses to Cleveland and Minnesota. Things get no easier with upcoming dates versus Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Seattle, and Philly.
7. Miami Dolphins
SU: 5-2
ATS: 5-2
Super Bowl Odds: +1000
Last week’s ranking: 2
Once again, the Dolphins wilted with faced with an elite opponent, falling 31-17 in Philadelphia last weekend. This team has also been less than dominant on the road, with their two victories in four outings each coming by a single score.
8. Dallas Cowboys
SU: 4-2
ATS: 4-2
Super Bowl Odds: +1000
Last week’s ranking: 8
The Cowboys have been a force on home turf, where they have covered eight times while winning 10 straight. However, this is an entirely different team on the road, where they have averaged just 15.3 points per game while losing two of their past three.
9. Cincinnati Bengals
SU: 3-3
ATS: 2-3-1
Super Bowl Odds: +2200
Last week’s ranking: 9
The Bengals have yet to find their offensive groove, scoring more than 19 points just once during their current 3-1 run. The defence has risen to the occasion over that stretch, allowing just 19 points per game, but will be put to the test in upcoming dates with the Niners and Bills.
10. Seattle Seahawks
SU: 4-2
ATS: 4-2
Super Bowl Odds: +3500
Last week’s ranking: 10
The absence of injured star receiver DK Metcalf has been a blow to the Seahawks attack. While Seattle has leveraged a stout defence, allowing just 10 points per game over their past three outings, they must find ways to rekindle their offence ahead of upcoming dates with Cleveland and Baltimore.
11. Buffalo Bills
SU: 4-3
ATS: 3-4
Super Bowl Odds: +1100
Last week’s ranking: 7
The Bills laid another egg last weekend in their shocking 29-25 loss to the woeful New England Patriots. The Bills have now lost two of three and failed to cover in three straight. And while Josh Allen has found his way off the injury report and suffering a shoulder injury earlier in the season, questions linger as to just how healthy he is.
12. Minnesota Vikings
SU: 3-4
ATS: 3-3-1
Super Bowl Odds: +8000
Last week’s ranking: 20
The Vikings have quickly snapped out of an early-season slide with wins in three of four games including last Monday’s upset win over San Francisco. Of course, it wouldn’t be a typical Vikings campaign if each of their seven games to date were not settled by a single score. However, Minnesota has helped its own cause with impressive defensive performances while allowing just 13.8 points per game during their 3-1 run, which has also fueled a 5-0 run for the UNDER in totals betting.
13. New York Jets
SU: 3-3
ATS: 4-2
Super Bowl Odds: +10000
Last week’s ranking: 17
The Jets defence deserves credit for stingy performances in back-to-back wins over Denver and Philadelphia. Those victories have earned the Jets respect on the NFL odds ahead of this weekend’s date with the New York Giants. However, Zach Wilson’s inability to find the end zone, tossing just one scoring pass in four games, could quickly dampen that enthusiasm.
14. Houston Texans
SU: 3-3
ATS: 4-2
Super Bowl Odds: +12500
Last week’s ranking: 14
CJ Stroud managed to overcome a shutdown Saints defence in last weekend’s narrow 20-13 win in New Orleans. Stroud saw the steady decline in his completion rate continue, connecting on just 48.2% of attempts. Amid low expectations, the star rookie has managed to lead the Texans to four straight ATS wins. Stroud will have ample opportunity to make adjustments, with three of the Texans’ next four games coming against beatable opponents.
15. Pittsburgh Steelers
SU: 4-2
ATS: 4-2
Super Bowl Odds: +5000
Last week’s ranking: 19
The Steelers continued to defy the naysayers with last weekend’s 24-17 comeback win in Los Angeles. This team has now tallied consecutive outright victories as betting underdogs despite being led by Kenny Pickett, who has tossed for just one score in three games. Expect the clock to eventually run out on the Steelers’ late-game heroics.
16. Cleveland Browns
SU: 4-2
ATS: 3-3
Super Bowl Odds: +2500
Last week’s ranking: 22
The Browns have won two in a row, capped by last weekend’s wild 39-38 victory in Indianapolis, and have earned that success despite the absence of Deshaun Watson. The loss of rusher Jerome Ford complicates matters for this team, which has leaned heavily on its ground game while failing to produce a scoring catch in three weeks. That does not bode well as they prepare to visit Seattle and the Seahawks’ sixth-ranked rush defence.
17. Atlanta Falcons
SU: 4-3
ATS: 2-5
Super Bowl Odds: +8000
Last week’s ranking: 28
Desmond Ridder has proven effective at guiding the Falcons offence, and has played a big role in the team’s two wins over the past three games. However, Ridder must now prove that he can generate offence after tossing for just four scores against five picks over the past five games.
18. Los Angeles Rams
SU: 3-4
ATS: 4-2-1
Super Bowl Odds: +10000
Last week’s ranking: 11
The Rams have struggled to protect early leads during a middling 2-2 run, capped by a second-half meltdown in last weekend’s home loss to Pittsburgh. Three of LA’s next four games are on the road, where they have won two of three and gone undefeated against the spread in their past four. But simply put, this team needs to find more consistency on both sides of the ball.
19. Indianapolis Colts
SU: 3-4
ATS: 4-3
Super Bowl Odds: +20000
Last week’s ranking: 12
Gardner Minshew deserves plenty of credit for his efforts since taking over under centre. But the highs have been high and the lows have been low for the popular pivot, who has tossed for three scores against four picks while getting sacked seven times during a two-game slide. Minshew’s efforts have not been helped by a Colts defence that has been tagged for 76 total points over the past two games.
20. Los Angeles Chargers
SU: 2-4
ATS: 2-4
Super Bowl Odds: +4000
Last week’s ranking: 16
The health of Justin Herbert has quickly emerged as a major concerns during the Chargers’ dismal start to the season. Nursing an injured finger, Herbert has been a shadow of his typical self, connecting on just four touchdowns and throwing four picks while completing fewer than 60% of pass attempts over the past three games, including back-to-back SU and ATS losses to Dallas and Kansas City. Can he overcome huge defensive challenges against Chicago and the New York jets in the next two weeks?
21. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
SU: 3-3
ATS: 3-3
Super Bowl Odds: +12500
Last week’s ranking: 13
Baker Mayfield’s knee injury further complicates matters for a Bucs squad that has scored just 19 total points during a two-game slide. The Buccaneers defence is still ranked sixth in league while surrendering just 17.3 points per game. But can they maintain that stingy pace when they visit Buffalo this weekend?
22. New England Patriots
SU: 2-5
ATS: 2-5
Super Bowl Odds: +20000
Last week’s ranking: 30
All it took for the Patriots to seemingly rise from the dead was a visit by the slumping Buffalo Bills. Last week’s 29-25 win provides a shot in the arm for a Pats team that teetered on the brink of freefall during a preceding 0-3 run. However, maintaining that momentum this weekend in Miami is a tall order.
23. Chicago Bears
SU: 2-5
ATS: 2-4-1
Super Bowl Odds: +75000
Last week’s ranking: 29
It is far too soon to anoint undrafted rookie passer Tyson Bagent as a legit NFL quarterback despite his gutsy performance in relief of Justin Fields in last weekend’s 30-12 win over Las Vegas. But what is legit is a stifling Chicago defence that has allowed just 17 points per game during a 2-1 SU and ATS run.
24. Denver Broncos
SU: 2-5
ATS: 1-5-1
Super Bowl Odds: +75000
Last week’s ranking: 27
The Broncos survived yet another second-half meltdown in last weekend’s 19-17 win over Green Bay. A Week 8 visit to Kansas City gives this team yet another opportunity to end a 0-16 run against the Chiefs. However, with Russell Wilson continuing to struggle to regain his form, it may be time to stop waiting for a breakthrough in Denver that shows no signs of coming.
25. Tennessee Titans
SU: 2-4
ATS: 3-3
Super Bowl Odds: +12500
Last week’s ranking: 23
The Titans enjoyed a much-needed bye in Week 7, but will the week off be enough for this team to recover from injuries to Ryan Tannehill and Treylon Burks? After going 1-3 SU and ATS in their past four, the UNDER looks to be the safer bet for loyal Titans bettors.
26. Washington Commanders
SU: 3-4
ATS: 3-4
Super Bowl Odds: +20000
Last week’s ranking: 21
From week to week, it is tough to know which version of this team will show up. This team has shone at times during their current 1-4 SU run, including a win over Atlanta and a heartbreaking OT loss to Philadelphia. However, they have proven incapable of maintaining any sort of momentum that could inspire sports bettors.
27. Green Bay Packers
SU: 2-4
ATS: 3-3
Super Bowl Odds: +10000
Last week’s ranking: 24
Opposing defences appear to have solved Packers pivot Jordan Love, who has completed just three scoring passes against six picks during the team’s three-game SU and ATS slide. The possible loss of receiver Christian Watson further complicates matters for the Green Bay offence, which has average just 11 points outside of garbage time during their current swoon.
28. Las Vegas Raiders
SU: 3-4
ATS: 3-4
Super Bowl Odds: +20000
Last week’s ranking: 18
Jimmy Garoppolo’s continued injury woes present a huge problem for the Raiders, who have struggled to generate points even when Jimmy G was healthy. Sporting the NFL’s 30th-ranked offence, and riding a three-game losing streak as they head to Detroit this weekend, things could get worse before they get better.
29. New Orleans Saints
SU: 3-4
ATS: 1-5-1
Super Bowl Odds: +6600
Last week’s ranking: 25
It is a tale of contrasts in New Orleans, where the Saints defence currently ranks fourth while the offence ranks a distant 21st. With just one win against the spread in eight games, the Saints have emerged as a consistent disappointment, but find themselves with a chance to turn things around in upcoming dates with Indy and Chicago.
30. Arizona Cardinals
SU: 1-6
ATS: 3-4
Super Bowl Odds: +75000
Last week’s ranking: 26
Four straight losses by double-digit margins have taken the shine off a respectable start. The Cardinals have averaged just 13.8 points during their 0-4 run, and have scored just six total points after recess over their past three games.
31. New York Giants
SU: 2-5
ATS: 2-5
Super Bowl Odds: +25000
Last week’s ranking: 32
The Giants managed to outlast Washington in last weekend’s 14-7 win despite dealing with a rash of injuries, most notably to Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley. However, they offer little value to NFL bettors while buried at the bottom of the NFL team stats with just 12.1 points scored per game during a 2-5 start.
32. Carolina Panthers
SU: 0-6
ATS: 0-5-1
Super Bowl Odds: +100000
Last week’s ranking: 31
Will a bye last weekend provide the lowly Panthers with a chance to reset after opening the campaign on a dismal 0-6 run? This team has been blown out by a combined margin of 39 points in their past two games, and have yet to record a SU or ATS win this season.
