NFL power rankings entering Week 7 of the 2025 season (previous rank in parentheses):
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4): If the season ended today – it doesn't – they'd have home-field advantage and the bye in the NFC playoff field. If the season ended today – it doesn't – QB Baker Mayfield would very likely be the deserved league MVP. Mayfield and Co., who took their first game-ending kneeldowns of the season Sunday, have also consistently shown they can win in crunch time and without all of their top players. Still not convinced? Maybe you will be if the Bucs pass their next test – in prime time against a wounded Lions team in Motown.
2. Green Bay Packers (5): If this seems lofty for a team that hadn't won in a month prior to Sunday, then acknowledged – but it's also partially a function of other clubs failing the Pack up the board. But there's no denying the talent present here or the fact that they got much healthier during their bye. And when your best offensive player is upchucking on the field … while racking up 150 total yards and two TDs? Legit.
3. Los Angeles Rams (8): WR Puka Nacua's ankle sprain comes at an unideal time, the team parked in Baltimore before it continues east to London. Glass half full, the team's bye week arrives following this weekend's U.K. matchup with the Jags.
