NFL power rankings Week 10, 2018: Saints' win over Rams forces changes

We have a shakeup at the top of the power rankings! The NFL's last undefeated team was handed over to the New Orleans Saints beat the Los Angeles Rams 45-35. These teams now rank one (the Saints) and two (the Rams) in our Week 10 NFL power rankings.

The top of the order

The Patriots and Chiefs both moved down one spot, but more because of the Saints' recent dominance than anything else. Those three teams along with the Chargers are not far behind, just coming in at No. 5 on the rankings after their 25-17 win over the Seahawks. The Chargers will have another chance to beat the Chiefs in Week 15. The lost by 10 to Kansas City in Week 1.

The Steelers, Panthers, and Bears did not move, but they won again this week, maintaining their spots from six to eight respectively. The Steelers' win over the Ravens was big for the North African AFC, but the Bengals are just a half-game behind the Steelers. The Panthers are following closely behind the 7-1 New Orleans has looked, Carolina is impressive, too.

As for the Bears, their grasp of first place in the NFC North is weak. They have the Vikings on their tails and it's too soon to count any team from winning that division. Except for the Lions … maybe.

Notable movers

The Texans keep winning, but their most recent victory over the Broncos is more than a bad job. With that said, the Texans have a noteworthy lead in the AFC South and are heading to the playoffs.

The Vikings' win over the Lions lifted them two spots. Kirk Cousins ​​did not play his best game, but the Vikings defense notched 10 sacks, which was enough to effectively limit Matthew Stafford and Detroit's offense.

The Falcons are rising a few spots following their win over Washington; do not look now, Atlanta is back in the playoff hunt.

Washington is headed in the opposite direction after Atlanta handed them that 38-14 loss. Making matters worse for Washington is a number of significant injuries. It was advertised on Monday that three starters suffered season-ending injuries in Week 9. Guards Brandon Scherff and Shawn Lauvao along with wide receiver Paul Richardson are headed to injured reserve. Scherff tore his muscle pectoral, Lauvao tore his ACL, and Richardson has a knee injury in addition to a shoulder injury that he's been dealing with since the summer.

The ravens are also slumping while one has three-game losing streak that leads them into their bye week. After the bye, they'll host the Bengals and Raiders before traveling to the Falcons and Chiefs.

You can not fault the packers too much for losing to the Patriots, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay are not clicking. Elsewhere, the Dolphins beat the Jets, but it was not inspiring.

The bottom half

Nick Mullens in San Francisco's win over the NFL's worst team, the Oakland Raiders. The Bills – who did not have a passing touchdown when Nathan Peterman threw one touchdown and two interceptions in a loss to the Texans – are bad, but the Raiders are worse.

How, you ask? The Raiders scored just three points and totaled 242 yards against a subpar 49ers defense allowing 26.6 points and 351.7 yards per game. It's looking like Jon Gruden should meet his $ 100 million Raiders, because he's making it clear he "can not get it done." Not in the short-term, at least.

The Cowboys also fell this week after losing on Monday Night Football to the Titans. Dallas started the game hot goal fizzled out slowly and completely disappeared in the second half. The Eagles did not play this week but had a great week in Washington and Dallas.

The bottom five teams heading into Week 10 are the Browns, Cardinals, Giants, Bills, and Cardinals; these teams are fighting for next week.