It’s been a week of upsets and surprises in Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season.
You train yourself to expect the unexpected when it comes to the NFL, but you’re not quite ready for weekends like we witnessed.
Only one undefeated team remains after Week 7 (the Minnesota Vikings). Just one no winner the team (the Los Angeles Chargers) remains.
This week’s NFL Power Rankings have a ton of shuffling from top to bottom, and we’ve got plenty of action to unpack after an exciting slate of games (with more to come). Let’s take a look at the latest NFL Power Rankings with Week 8 now on deck.
NFL Power Rankings, Week 8: Biggest risers and fallers after Week 7
32. Los Angeles Chargers
Last week: 31st
Chargers have bye in Week 7***
The Los Angeles Chargers had a bye in Week 7, and they barely escaped undefeated.
All kidding aside, this Chargers team has been through the wringer this season, and while an early bye week isn’t usually the most beneficial, this team needs a chance to just step back and hit reset.
Ironically, that’s kind of what we’re all waiting to find out if they do after this season. And that’s a scenario that absolutely no one saw coming. Justin Herbert with Mike McDaniel calling the plays? The Chargers offense must take off. The defense should maintain a dominant level of play, even without Jesse Minter.
No one succeeded, to say the least. The injuries piled up. Bad football is piled up. None of this is going well in Los Angeles.
31. Tennessee Titans
Last week: 30th
The Tennessee Titans fall to 1-6 on the season after a late loss against the Cleveland Browns, and are 0-4 at home so far this season.
This team can’t get out of its own way, and now we have Robert Saleh basically throwing his offensive coordinator – Brian Daboll – under the bus after the game.
Saleh is understandably frustrated with the way his offense has played throughout this season. Cam Ward’s development was never going to be an upward, soaring trajectory. It will never be linear. But frustration boils over, especially when you lose every game in front of your home fans.
This has been a rebuilding year for the Titans, rather than a possible breakout year. And that’s okay, but changes to the offense may be necessary.
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