PFT's Week 8 rankings put idle Buffalo at No. 1 and idle Jacksonville at No. 2, bumping the previously top-ranked 49ers down to fourth.
The NFL's Week 8 power rankings shook out in a strange way: the two teams that moved up to the top spots didn't even play. PFT has the Bills, at 5-1, rising from No. 3 to No. 1, something it notes has never happened before for a team coming off a bye. Right behind them, the Jaguars jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 at 4-2, also without taking the field.
That leaves the previous No. 1, the 49ers, sliding to fourth at 6-1 despite the rankings crediting their bye week timing as a plus after they've turned the ball over eight times in their last three games. The unbeaten Vikings sit at No. 3 at 6-0, with a four-game gauntlet looming, while the Chiefs dropped to No. 5 at 5-1 and reportedly need help at receiver.
Further down, the Broncos, Seahawks, Bears, Browns and Steelers round out the top ten, with Cleveland and Pittsburgh set to face off Sunday in what the rankings call a potential turning point for the AFC North.
Other outlets framed the week similarly, noting a new No. 1 emerged after several top-five teams lost over the weekend, and that the top ten overall is littered with flaws.