NFL Nation's weekly Power Rankings are out, and offseason additions are making a strong early impact across the league. In Week 7, rookie second-round pick Jacob Rodriguez helped the Dolphins to their first win as the defense's signal caller. Kenneth Walker III, who signed with the Chiefs in free agency, leads all running backs in yards per carry at 5.8. Meanwhile, coaches Todd Monken and John Harbaugh have the Browns and Giants atop their respective divisions.
The Bengals-Ravens matchup caused a big stir in the rankings, sending the Ravens down five spots and the Bengals up four. Baltimore led at halftime despite being without quarterback Lamar Jackson (ankle) but blew a double-digit advantage. It is just the sixth team in NFL history to do that three times in the first seven weeks of a season. Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow was nearly perfect in the second half, completing 16 of 18 passes for 249 yards and four touchdowns.
All four AFC North and all four NFC North teams are over .500 through seven weeks. It is the fifth and sixth time under the current division format (since 2002) that all teams in a division are .500 or better at this point of the season, per Elias Sports Bureau.
The Buccaneers are getting back on track after a dominant win over the Panthers brought them to 2-1 over the past three weeks. The victory also marked the return of quarterback Baker Mayfield, who missed three games with a dislocated right thumb. Tampa Bay was as low as No. 30 this season but now sits in the top 25 ahead of a divisional matchup against the Falcons. The No. 1 team is the San Francisco 49ers (6-1), whose free agent addition WR Mike Evans has been their primary X receiver.
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