Power Rankings - Week 8

Rank	Last Week	Change	Team	Expected Wins	Actual Record
1	1	-	Indianapolis Colts	14.6	7-0
2	3	+1	New Orleans Saints	14.1	7-0
3	5	+2	Minnesota Vikings	12.3	7-1
4	2	-2	Denver Broncos	12.3	6-1
5	4	-1	New England Patriots	12.1	5-2
6	10	+4	Philadelphia Eagles	11.3	5-2
7	11	+4	Dallas Cowboys	11.1	5-2
8	9	+1	Cincinnati Bengals	10.7	5-2
9	8	-1	Pittsburgh Steelers	10.7	5-2
10	15	+5	Baltimore Ravens	10.0	4-3
11	6	-5	Green Bay Packers	9.9	4-3
12	16	+4	Houston Texans	9.7	5-3
13	7	-6	New York Giants	9.6	5-3
14	17	+3	San Diego Chargers	9.2	4-3
15	12	-3	Atlanta Falcons	9.1	4-3
16	14	-2	New York Jets	9.1	4-4
17	13	-4	Arizona Cardinals	8.9	4-3
18	19	+1	Chicago Bears	8.8	4-3
19	18	-1	San Francisco 49ers	7.6	3-4
20	23	+3	Miami Dolphins	7.4	3-4
21	25	+4	Carolina Panthers	6.4	3-4
22	20	-2	Jacksonville Jaguars	6.3	3-4
23	21	-2	Seattle Seahawks	5.9	2-5
24	22	-2	Buffalo Bills	5.8	3-5
25	24	-1	Washington Redskins	5.3	2-5
26	26	-	Kansas City Chiefs	3.2	1-6
27	27	-	Oakland Raiders	3.0	2-6
28	28	-	Detroit Lions	3.0	1-6
29	31	+2	Tennessee Titans	3.0	1-6
30	29	-1	Cleveland Browns	2.0	1-7
31	32	+1	St. Louis Rams	1.9	1-7
32	30	-2	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1.5	0-7

Good to see two of the three winless teams get their first wins of the season. Now it just creates a logjam at the one win teams. Being a Bucs fan myself, it hurts to see them as the lone winless team. Then again, I lived through the craptastic teams of the 80s and 90s.

My sleeper pick for this year is the Houston Texans. I think they have built a good-looking team. I don't think they are just there yet but it won't be long before they start challenging the top teams of the NFL.