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The Cowboys remain in the top spot even though the club barely squeaked past the Bengals 31-22 at home last Sunday and they’re behind New York in the division. The Giants jumped from up to the second spot from the fourth position after destroying the Seahawks 44-6 at home.

The biggest mover in the NFC East this past weekend was Washington, who stopped Philadelphia 23-17 on the road for its fourth straight win and cover. The Redskins stand at 4-1 and have three winnable games on deck against St. Louis, Cleveland and Detroit. Not a lot people expected first-year head coach Jim Zorn to be 7-1 after eight games but it’s very possible.

The Giants aren’t the only division leader that is ranked behind another team. Buffalo, Chicago and Denver all sit atop the AFC East, NFC North and AFC West respectively but the Patriots, Vikings and Chargers are getting more credit in the latest LVSC rankings.

New England (3-1) owns a winning record but both Minnesota (2-3) and San Diego (2-3) have been on the wrong side of the fence this season.

The Bolts fell from third to second in this week’s poll and some might be surprised to see them sitting so high after losing to Miami 17-10 on the road this past Sunday. Most would assume SD to slip again if they lose at home to New England in Sunday’s finale.

Below is a complete list of all the rankings.

LVSC NFL POWER RANKINGS

Rank Team Rating Previous Rank 1 Dallas Cowboys 145.2 1 2 New York Giants 144.0 4 3 San Diego Chargers 142.9 2 4 Washington Redskins 142.5 9 5 Pittsburgh Steelers 142.0 7 6 Philadelphia Eagles 141.9 3 7 Tennessee Titans 141.1 8 8 Indianapolis Colts 141.0 5 9 Jacksonville Jaguars 140.1 6 10 New England Patriots 139.6 13 11 Carolina Panthers 139.5 18 12 Buffalo Bills 139.3 10 13 Minnesota Vikings 138.9 15 14 Denver Broncos 138.8 16 15 New Orleans Saints 138.6 12 16 Chicago Bears 138.2 17 16 Tampa Bay Bucs 138.2 13 18 New York Jets 137.5 19 19 Green Bay Packers 137.0 11 20 Arizona Cardinals 135.8 22 21 Baltimore Ravens 135.7 23 22 Seattle Seahawks 134.9 20 23 Houston Texans 134.8 21 24 Miami Dolphins 133.7 28 24 Cleveland Browns 133.7 24 24 Oakland Raiders 133.7 24 27 Cincinnati Bengals 132.7 27 28 San Francisco 49ers 132.6 26 29 Atlanta Falcons 132.2 29 30 Detroit Lions 130.5 29 31 Kansas City Chiefs 130.4 31 32 St. Louis Rams 129.9 32