The Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals are not at the tip top. But after their recent wins, it’s going to be hard deny them for much longer.
The Titans (5-2) have defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in a blowout and squeaking out a win against the Buffalo Bills two weeks ago. No matter how you slice it, those are impressive AFC wins.
In terms of the Bengals (5-2), their routing of the Baltimore Ravens alone this week has turned the AFC North on its head.
Few saw the recent form of both of these teams coming, and this pair deserved the bump they got from last week’s power rankings.
With that, here is Touchdown Wire’s power rankings heading into Week 8: