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NFL Team & Position Power Rankings, Matchups & Edges to Exploit: Week 8 (2022)

NFL Team & Position Power Rankings, Matchups & Edges to Exploit: Week 8 (2022)

Introducing our team and position group power rankings. These are a snapshot of the strengths of the teams, units, and quarterbacks currently available. Check out where they have teams ranked and the resulting edges that you can capitalize on.

Fantasy Football Team & Position Group Power Rankings

Overall Team Power Rankings

Rank Overall Team Opp Opp Rank Edge
1 BUF GB 15 14
2 PHI PIT 29 27
3 KC BYE
4 DAL CHI 27 23
5 CIN CLE 24 19
6 BAL TB 9 3
7 SF LAR 12 5
8 LAC BYE
9 TB BAL 6 -3
10 MIN ARI 23 13
11 MIA DET 28 17
12 LAR SF 7 -5
13 LV NO 21 8
14 NYG SEA 18 4
15 GB BUF 1 -14
16 TEN HOU 31 15
17 NE NYJ 19 2
18 SEA NYG 14 -4
19 NYJ NE 17 -2
20 JAC DEN 26 6
21 NO LV 13 -8
22 IND WAS 30 8
23 ARI MIN 10 -13
24 CLE CIN 5 -19
25 ATL CAR 32 7
26 DEN JAC 20 -6
27 CHI DAL 4 -23
28 DET MIA 11 -17
29 PIT PHI 2 -27
30 WAS IND 22 -8
31 HOU TEN 16 -15
32 CAR ATL 25 -7

 

Team Offense Power Rankings

Rank Offense Opp Defense Defense Rank Edge
1 BUF GB 12 11
2 PHI PIT 20 18
3 KC BYE
4 CIN CLE 26 22
5 BAL TB 4 -1
6 MIN ARI 26 20
7 MIA DET 32 25
8 LV NO 11 3
9 SEA NYG 19 10
10 SF LAR 9 -1
11 LAC BYE
12 DET MIA 22 10
12 TB BAL 13 1
14 DAL CHI 21 7
15 CLE CIN 8 -7
16 GB BUF 1 -15
17 ARI MIN 24 7
18 JAC DEN 5 -13
19 ATL CAR 16 -3
20 NO LV 28 8
21 NYG SEA 28 7
22 LAR SF 6 -16
23 TEN HOU 30 7
24 NE NYJ 10 -14
25 DEN JAC 14 -11
26 NYJ NE 7 -19
27 IND WAS 25 -2
28 PIT PHI 3 -25
29 WAS IND 15 -14
30 CHI DAL 1 -29
31 HOU TEN 23 -8
32 CAR ATL 31 -1

 

Team Defense Power Rankings

Rank Defense Opp Offense Offense Rank Edge
1 BUF GB 16 15
1 DAL CHI 30 29
3 PHI PIT 28 25
4 TB BAL 5 1
5 DEN JAC 18 13
6 SF LAR 22 16
7 NE NYJ 26 19
8 CIN CLE 15 7
9 LAR SF 10 1
10 NYJ NE 24 14
11 NO LV 8 -3
12 GB BUF 1 -11
13 BAL TB 12 -1
14 JAC DEN 25 11
15 IND WAS 29 14
16 CAR ATL 19 3
17 LAC BYE
18 KC BYE
19 NYG SEA 9 -10
20 PIT PHI 2 -18
21 CHI DAL 14 -7
22 MIA DET 12 -10
23 TEN HOU 31 8
24 MIN ARI 17 -7
25 WAS IND 27 2
26 ARI MIN 6 -20
26 CLE CIN 4 -22
28 SEA NYG 21 -7
28 LV NO 20 -8
30 HOU TEN 23 -7
31 ATL CAR 32 1
32 DET MIA 7 -25

 

Team Starting QB Power Rankings

Rank Quarterback Offense Opp Defense Defense Rank Secondary Rank QB-Def Edge QB-Sec Edge
1 Josh Allen BUF GB 12 8 11 7
2  Patrick Mahomes KC BYE
3 Lamar Jackson BAL TB 4 3 1 0
3 Joe Burrow CIN CLE 26 21 23 18
5 Jalen Hurts PHI PIT 20 23 15 18
6  Justin Herbert LAC BYE
7 Kyler Murray ARI MIN 24 23 17 16
7 Aaron Rodgers GB BUF 1 4 -6 -3
9 Tom Brady TB BAL 13 11 4 2
10 Dak Prescott DAL CHI 21 13 11 3
10 Derek Carr LV NO 11 16 1 6
12 Kirk Cousins MIN ARI 26 30 14 18
13 Tua Tagovailoa MIA DET 32 32 19 19
14 Geno Smith SEA NYG 19 18 5 4
15 Trevor Lawrence JAC DEN 5 2 -10 -13
16 Matthew Stafford LAR SF 6 7 -10 -9
17 Jared Goff DET MIA 22 28 5 11
18 Jimmy Garoppolo SF LAR 9 12 -9 -6
19 Justin Fields CHI DAL 1 5 -18 -14
20 Ryan Tannehill TEN HOU 30 25 10 5
21 Daniel Jones NYG SEA 28 22 7 1
22 Andy Dalton NO LV 28 31 6 9
23 Jacoby Brissett CLE CIN 8 6 -15 -17
24 Russell Wilson DEN JAC 14 15 -10 -9
25 Marcus Mariota ATL CAR 16 19 -9 -6
26 Mac Jones NE NYJ 10 9 -16 -17
27 Zach Wilson NYJ NE 7 10 -20 -17
28 Kenny Pickett PIT PHI 3 1 -25 -27
29 Davis Mills HOU TEN 23 26 -6 -3
30 Taylor Heinicke WAS IND 15 20 -15 -10
31 Sam Ehlinger IND WAS 25 27 -6 -4
32 PJ Walker CAR ATL 31 28 -1 -4

 

Team Running Backs Power Rankings

Rank RBs Opp Defense DL Rank LBs Rank RB-DL Edge RB-LB Edge
1 CLE CIN 22 13 21 12
2 NYG SEA 26 19 24 17
3 SF LAR 8 2 5 -1
4 IND WAS 13 28 9 24
5 TEN HOU 32 32 27 27
6 GB BUF 2 3 -4 -3
6 LAC BYE
8 MIN ARI 28 29 20 21
9 LV NO 12 4 3 -5
10 DET MIA 15 22 5 12
11 NE NYJ 11 23 0 12
12 DAL CHI 31 26 19 14
13 SEA NYG 27 27 14 14
14 CIN CLE 25 20 11 6
15 NO LV 9 25 -6 10
16 PHI PIT 20 21 4 5
17 TB BAL 23 8 6 -9
18 JAC DEN 6 18 -12 0
19 CHI DAL 1 7 -18 -12
20 HOU TEN 16 9 -4 -11
21 PIT PHI 4 11 -17 -10
22 BUF GB 9 17 -13 -5
23 WAS IND 7 10 -16 -13
24 NYJ NE 21 15 -3 -9
25 KC BYE
26 BAL TB 5 5 -21 -21
27 MIA DET 30 31 3 4
28 ARI MIN 14 14 -14 -14
29 DEN JAC 19 16 -10 -13
29 CAR ATL 29 30 0 1
31 LAR SF 3 1 -28 -30
31 ATL CAR 24 12 -7 -19

 

Team Receivers (WR & TE) Power Rankings

Rank WRs & TEs Opp Secondary Secondary Rank Edge
1 CIN CLE 21 20
2 PHI PIT 23 21
3 BUF GB 8 5
4 MIA DET 32 28
5 LV NO 16 11
6 SF LAR 12 6
7 TB BAL 11 4
8 MIN ARI 30 22
9 PIT PHI 1 -8
10 KC BYE
11 ARI MIN 23 12
11 DET MIA 28 17
13 LAR SF 7 -6
14 DAL CHI 13 -1
15 LAC BYE
16 SEA NYG 18 2
17 DEN JAC 15 -2
18 WAS IND 20 2
19 NO LV 31 12
20 NYJ NE 10 -10
21 IND WAS 27 6
22 BAL TB 3 -19
23 JAC DEN 2 -21
24 ATL CAR 19 -5
25 CLE CIN 6 -19
26 NE NYJ 9 -17
27 GB BUF 4 -23
28 CAR ATL 28 0
29 HOU TEN 26 -3
30 CHI DAL 5 -25
31 NYG SEA 22 -9
32 TEN HOU 25 -7

 

Team Offensive Line Power Rankings

Rank Offensive Line Opp DL DL Rank Edge
1 CLE CIN 22 21
2 PHI PIT 20 18
3 DET MIA 15 12
4 KC BYE
5 NE NYJ 11 6
6 BUF GB 9 3
6 DAL CHI 31 25
8 MIN ARI 28 20
9 GB BUF 2 -7
10 BAL TB 5 -5
11 DEN JAC 19 8
12 TB BAL 23 11
13 SF LAR 8 -5
14 JAC DEN 6 -8
15 NO LV 9 -6
16 ATL CAR 24 8
17 LAC BYE
18 CIN CLE 25 7
19 IND WAS 13 -6
20 LV NO 12 -8
21 SEA NYG 27 6
22 CAR ATL 29 7
23 HOU TEN 16 -7
24 ARI MIN 14 -10
25 TEN HOU 32 7
26 MIA DET 30 4
27 NYJ NE 21 -6
28 NYG SEA 26 -2
29 PIT PHI 4 -25
30 WAS IND 7 -23
31 CHI DAL 1 -30
32 LAR SF 3 -29

 

Team Defensive Line Power Rankings

Rank Defensive Line Opp OL OL Rank Edge
1 DAL CHI 31 30
2 BUF GB 9 7
3 SF LAR 32 29
4 PHI PIT 29 25
5 TB BAL 10 5
6 DEN JAC 14 8
7 IND WAS 30 23
8 LAR SF 13 5
9 LV NO 15 6
9 GB BUF 6 -3
11 NYJ NE 5 -6
12 NO LV 20 8
13 WAS IND 19 6
14 MIN ARI 24 10
15 MIA DET 3 -12
16 TEN HOU 23 7
17 KC BYE
18 LAC BYE
19 JAC DEN 11 -8
20 PIT PHI 2 -18
21 NE NYJ 27 6
22 CIN CLE 1 -21
23 BAL TB 12 -11
24 CAR ATL 16 -8
25 CLE CIN 18 -7
26 SEA NYG 28 2
27 NYG SEA 21 -6
28 ARI MIN 8 -20
29 ATL CAR 22 -7
30 DET MIA 26 -4
31 CHI DAL 6 -25
32 HOU TEN 25 -7

 

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Team Off-Ball Linebackers Power Rankings

Rank Off-Ball LBs Opp RBs RBs Rank Edge
1 SF LAR 31 30
2 LAR SF 3 1
3 BUF GB 6 3
4 NO LV 9 5
5 TB BAL 26 21
6 KC BYE
7 DAL CHI 19 12
8 BAL TB 17 9
9 TEN HOU 20 11
10 IND WAS 23 13
11 PHI PIT 21 10
12 CAR ATL 31 19
13 CIN CLE 1 -12
14 MIN ARI 28 14
15 NE NYJ 24 9
16 JAC DEN 29 13
17 GB BUF 22 5
18 DEN JAC 18 0
19 SEA NYG 2 -17
20 CLE CIN 14 -6
21 PIT PHI 16 -5
22 MIA DET 10 -12
23 NYJ NE 11 -12
24 LAC BYE
25 LV NO 15 -10
26 CHI DAL 12 -14
27 NYG SEA 13 -14
28 WAS IND 4 -24
29 ARI MIN 8 -21
30 ATL CAR 29 -1
31 DET MIA 27 -4
32 HOU TEN 5 -27

 

Team Secondary Power Rankings

Rank Secondary Opp WRs & TEs WRs & TEs Rank Edge
1 PHI PIT 9 8
2 DEN JAC 23 21
3 TB BAL 22 19
4 BUF GB 27 23
5 DAL CHI 30 25
6 CIN CLE 25 19
7 SF LAR 13 6
8 GB BUF 3 -5
9 NYJ NE 26 17
10 NE NYJ 20 10
11 BAL TB 7 -4
12 LAR SF 6 -6
13 CHI DAL 14 1
14 LAC BYE
15 JAC DEN 17 2
16 KC BYE
16 NO LV 5 -11
18 NYG SEA 16 -2
19 CAR ATL 24 5
20 IND WAS 18 -2
21 CLE CIN 1 -20
22 SEA NYG 31 9
23 PIT PHI 2 -21
23 MIN ARI 11 -12
25 HOU TEN 32 7
26 TEN HOU 29 3
27 WAS IND 21 -6
28 ATL CAR 28 0
28 MIA DET 11 -17
30 ARI MIN 8 -22
31 LV NO 19 -12
32 DET MIA 4 -28

 

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