After another week of National Football League action, NFL analyst Elliot Harrison released the week eight Power Rankings. This list is from the 15th down to the 19th spot of the week 8 power rankings.
The Chicago Bears' defense was fantastic against the Carolina Panthers where they produced two touchdowns, five sacks, and three takeaways. The Carolina Panthers are down eleven spots from last week's power rankings after an awful loss to the Chicago Bears. The Panther's defense was held by the Bears' offense to three points after quarterback Cam Newton and the rest of the offense had a bad game and the Atlanta Falcons are all the way down to 19th spot after having three consecutive bad games.
15. Chicago Bears (3-4)
The Chicago Bears won against the Carolina Panthers 17-3. Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky only completed four out of his seven pass attempts for 107 yards. Free safety Eddie Jackson, scored two touchdowns for the Bears after a fumbled return and an interception return. Running back Jordan Howard rushed for 65 yards on 21 carries while running back Tarik Cohen received one pass for 70 yards.
16. Carolina Panthers (4-3)
The Carolina Panthers lost to the Chicago Bears 17-3. Quarterback Cam Newton completed 21 out of 34 pass attempts for 211 yards while throwing two interceptions, Newton also rushed for 50 yards on nine carries while wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin caught three passes for 65 yards.
17. Detroit Lions (3-3)
The Detroit Lions were on a bye week and will be facing the Pittsburgh Steelers in week eight of the 2017 NFL regular season.
18. Miami Dolphins (4-2)
The Miami Dolphins won against the New York Jets 31-28. Quarterbacks Matt Moore and Jay Cutler both threw two touchdowns and one interception, Moore completed 13 out of 21 pass attempts for 188 yards while Cutler completed 12 out of 16 passes for 138 yards.
Running back Jay Ajayi rushed for 51 yards on 23 carries.
Wide receiver Kenny Stills scored two touchdowns after receiving six passes for 85 yards while wide receiver Jarvis Landry and tight end Anthony Fasano caught one touchdown apiece.
19. Atlanta Falcons (3-3)
The Atlanta Falcons lost to the New England Patriots 23-7 during the Super bowl 51 rematch.
Quarterback Matt Ryan completed 23 out of 33 passing attempts for 233 yards while throwing one touchdown. Running back Devonta Freeman rushed for 72 yards on 12 carries while wide receiver Julio Jones had 99 yards and was targeted nine times and was the recipient of the only touchdown pass of Matt Ryan.
