Bills Climb to No. 1 in Week 9 NFL Rankings as 71 One-Score Games Tighten Race
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Updated · ESPN · Nov 3
Bills Climb to No. 1 in Week 9 NFL Rankings as 71 One-Score Games Tighten Race
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Nov 3
Summary
Buffalo moved up from No. 2 to No. 1 after a 36-10 rout of Baltimore, replacing San Francisco atop ESPN's Week 9 NFL power rankings.
Seventy-one games have been decided by eight points or fewer through Week 8, tying the 2022 record and underscoring why the Nov. 10 trade deadline could help contenders separate.
Denver jumped to No. 4 after beating Kansas City 28-24, its first top-five ranking this season, while Chicago rose to No. 5 and the NFC North became the only division with all four teams in the top 15.
Baltimore fell six spots to No. 19 after a third straight loss, with Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley both hurt and playoff odds swinging from -215 to +280 before a Thursday game against Jacksonville.