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John Sigler

NFL Power Rankings, Week 9: Chiefs, 49ers take the week’s biggest fall

We saw a leveling of the playing-field around the NFL in Week 8, with no winless teams remaining: even the lowly Carolina Panthers have gotten into the win column. And the top-10 has shaken up again with respected teams like the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers both taking losses, while the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys are on a collision course for the top seed in the NFC next Sunday afternoon.

And just how do the New Orleans Saints fit in? Here are our NFL power rankings going into Week 9:

32
Arizona Cardinals (1-7)

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 31

31
Carolina Panthers (1-6)

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 32

30
New York Giants (2-6)

Dustin Satloff/Getty Images

Last week: 27

29
Las Vegas Raiders (3-5)

Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 29

28
Chicago Bears (2-6)

Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 26

27
Green Bay Packers (2-5)

Dustin Bradford/Getty Images

Last week: 25

26
New England Patriots (2-6)

Winslow Townson/Getty Images

Last week: 24

25
Washington Commanders (3-5)

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 28

24
Tennessee Titans (3-4)

Wesley Hitt/Getty Images

Last week: 30

23
Indianapolis Colts (3-5)

Dylan Buell/Getty Images

Last week: 19

22
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3)

Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 17

21
Los Angeles Rams (3-5)

Harry How/Getty Images

Last week: 15

20
Los Angeles Chargers (3-4)

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 21

19
Denver Broncos (3-5)

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 23

18
Cincinnati Bengals (4-3)

Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

Last week: 22

17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-4)

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 18

16
Atlanta Falcons (4-4)

Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK

Last week: 16

15
New Orleans Saints (4-4)

Justin Casterline/Getty Images

Last week: 15

14
Houston Texans (3-4)

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 12

13
Minnesota Vikings (4-4)

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Last week: 14

12
Cleveland Browns (4-3)

Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 13

11
New York Jets (4-3)

Dustin Satloff/Getty Images

Last week: 10

10
San Francisco 49ers (5-3)

Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images

Last week: 3

9
Detroit Lions (6-2)

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 9

8
Kansas City Chiefs (6-2)

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 1

7
Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2)

Bob Self/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK

Last week: 11

6
Buffalo Bills (5-3)

Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images

Last week: 8

5
Seattle Seahawks (5-2)

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 7

4
Dallas Cowboys (5-2)

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 5

3
Miami Dolphins (5-2)

Megan Briggs/Getty Images

Last week: 6

2
Baltimore Ravens (4-2)

Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 4

1
Philadelphia Eagles (7-1)

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Last week: 2

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