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Alyssa Barbieri

Ranking NFL teams by PFF grade heading into Week 8

Week 7 of the NFL season is in the books, and it featured another solid slate of action. That included a dominating 33-14 win for the Chicago Bears over the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football.

Pro Football Focus handed out player grades for those who took a snap in the game. We broke down Chicago’s best and worst offensive and defensive performers by PFF grade earlier this week. But how do the Bears rank among the rest of the NFL?

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Here’s a look at how each NFL team ranks by PFF grade — overall, offense and defense, heading into Week 8.

32
New York Giants

Sarah Stier/Getty Images
NFL rank Grade
Overall 32 64.7
Offense 22 67.8
Defense 53.1

 

31
Detroit Lions

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 31 64.3
Offense 17 70.0
Defense 32 52.3

 

30
Arizona Cardinals

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 30 65.7
Offense 23 67.2
Defense 29 55.2

 

29
Houston Texans

AP Photo/John Hefti
NFL rank Grade
Overall 29 66.1
Offense 18 69.7
Defense 31 52.5

 

28
Chicago Bears

Adam Glanzman/Getty Images
NFL rank Grade
Overall 28 67.7
Offense 19 68.8
Defense 27 57.0

 

27
Los Angeles Chargers

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 27 67.9
Offense 28 65.6
Defense 24 62.0

 

26
Indianapolis Colts

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 26 68.0
Offense 29 63.6
Defense 17 65.9

 

25
Washington Commanders

Quinn Harris/Getty Images
NFL rank Grade
Overall 25 68.6
Offense 30 63.5
Defense 18 65.8

 

24
Jacksonville Jaguars

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 24 71.4
Offense 23 67.2
Defense 16 66.1

 

23
Pittsburgh Steelers

USA Today Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 23 71.5
Offense 19 68.8
Defense 19 65.6

 

22
Carolina Panthers

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 22 73.4
Offense 27 65.8
Defense 12 69.3

 

21
Denver Broncos

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 20 74.1
Offense 31 61.6
Defense 1 83.2

 

20
Las Vegas Raiders

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 20 74.1
Offense 12 73.4
Defense 22 64.0

 

19
Green Bay Packers

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 19 74.6
Offense 14 71.3
Defense 13 69.2

 

18
Cleveland Browns

USA Today Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 18 74.8
Offense 2 79.6
Defense 28 56.1

 

17
Miami Dolphins

Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 17 74.9
Offense 16 71.2
Defense 11 70.1

 

16
New England Patriots

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 16 75.2
Offense 9 74.8
Defense 23 63.1

 

15
New York Jets

Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 15 75.5
Offense 32 61.3
Defense 2 80.0

 

14
Seattle Seahawks

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 14 75.6
Offense 7 76.3
Defense 25 61.5

 

13
Los Angeles Rams

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 13 75.9
Offense 26 66.2
Defense 3 77.8

 

12
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 12 76.0
Offense 14 71.3
Defense 10 70.6

 

11
Dallas Cowboys

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 11 76.3
Offense 25 66.8
Defense 8 73.1

 

10
Atlanta Falcons

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 10 77.0
Offense 4 77.1
Defense 26 60.6

 

9
Cincinnati Bengals

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 9 77.1
Offense 11 73.9
Defense 15 67.2

 

8
San Francisco 49ers

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 8 77.4
Offense 13 71.6
Defense 7 75.0

 

7
New Orleans Saints

Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 6 78.1
Offense 8 75.1
Defense 21 65.4

 

6
Tennessee Titans

USA Today Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 6 78.1
Offense 21 68.6
Defense 6 75.1

 

5
Baltimore Ravens

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 5 79.7
Offense 10 74.1
Defense 14 68.4

 

4
Minnesota Vikings

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 4 80.3
Offense 5 76.8
Defense 9 70.9

 

3
Buffalo Bills

USA Today Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 3 82.8
Offense 6 76.5
Defense 4 76.1

 

2
Kansas City Chiefs

Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 2 83.3
Offense 1 82.4
Defense 19 65.6

 

1
Philadelphia Eagles

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
NFL rank Grade
Overall 1 83.9
Offense 3 78.2
Defense 4 76.1
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