The Seahawks climb one spot in this week's NFL power rankings.

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Jayson Jenks
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Seattle Times staff reporter

 

1. New England (7-0)

Last week: 1
The Patriots are 7-0 for the second time in franchise history, and QB Tom Brady is on pace for 5,500 yards, 46 touchdowns and just two interceptions.

2. Green Bay (6-0)

Last week: 2

3. Cincinnati (6-0)

Last week: 3

4. Denver (6-0)

Last week: 3

5. Carolina (6-0)

Last week: 5
 The Panthers are 6-0 for the first time in team history.

6. Cardinals (5-2)

Last week: 6

7. Atlanta (6-1)

Last week: 7
 Devonta Freeman has rushed for at least 100 yards in four of his last five games, and for a cherry on top, he has at least 50 yards receiving in four of his last five games.

8. New York Jets (4-2)

Last week: 9

9. Seattle (3-4)

Last week: 10
 Good sign: The defense looked like its old self. Better sign: Marshawn Lynch rushed for 122 yards, his most in the regular season since last October.

10. Minnesota (4-2)

Last week: 16

11. New York Giants (4-3)

Last week: 16

12. Pittsburgh (4-3)

Last week: 7

13. New Orleans (3-4)

Last week: 17

14. Philadelphia (3-4)

Last week: 11

15. St. Louis (3-3)

Last week: 18
 There are smart football people who are starting the talk that rookie Todd Gurley is the best running back in the NFL, and if you’ve watched him play, that doesn’t seem too crazy.
 

16. Oakland (3-3)

Last week: 20
 

17. Indianapolis (3-4)

Last week: 13
 Here’s a headline in the Indianapolis Star recently: The regression of Andrew Luck. It seems impossible, but Luck is part of the problem, if not the biggest part of the problem, right now in Indianapolis.

18. Washington (3-4)

Last week: 22

19. Buffalo (3-4)

Last week: 15
 Rex Ryan’s honeymoon is over, and a promising Bills season is on the brink of falling apart.

20. Dallas (2-4)

Last week: 19
 The Cowboys have gone four games without forcing a turnover.

21. Kansas City (2-5)

Last week: 24

22. San Diego (2-5)

Last week: 14

23. Miami (3-4)

Last week: 23

24. Cleveland (2-5)

Last week: 21

25. Jacksonville (2-5)

Last week: 29

26. Chicago (2-4)

Last week: 26
 Scary stuff in Chicago: Former defensive lineman Jeremiah Ratliff told team employees he felt like the devil and that he felt like killing everyone in the building on Oct. 21, according to information released by police.

27. Tamp Bay (2-4)

Last week: 25

28. Baltimore (1-6)

Last week: 28

29. San Francisco (2-5)

Last week: 31
 A new report says Colin Kaepernick is on an island, and questions about his job security as the team’s starter pop up every week. If only he had some headphones to block out the noise…

30. Detroit  (1-6)

Last week: 30

31. Houston (2-5)

Last week: 27
 The jokes write themselves: QB Ryan Mallett missed the team’s flight to Miami and showed up late. Meanwhile, his teammates never showed up in a 44-26 blowout.

32. Tennessee (1-5)

Last week: 32
Jayson Jenks: 206-464-8277 or jjenks@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @jaysonjenks. Jayson Jenks is a metro general assignment reporter for The Seattle Times.