It’s officially that time of the week: NFL Power Rankings. The (5-5) Carolina Panthers (-3.5)
earned high marks across the board after a win over the Arizona Cardinals (-2.5), who were playing without star quarterback Kyler Murray. Despite that, media outlets still bumped the Panthers up by significant margins. ESPN, CBS Sports and the New York Post all improved Carolina’s position by seven spots.
Aggregating several rankings, the Panthers come out to an average of No. 19 (last week: No. 24) in the 32-team NFL. The team’s power ranking continues to bounce around like a game of pinball on a weekly basis.