KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Seattle Seahawks have jumped ahead of the Denver Broncos to take over the top spot in the AP Pro32 power rankings, just ahead of the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs.
The Broncos, who lost 39-33 to Indianapolis on Sunday night, dropped from a unanimous No. 1 a week ago to third in balloting by 12 media members who regularly cover the NFL.
The Saints and Colts round out the top five.
Seattle received seven first-place votes after improving to 6-1 with a 34-22 rout of the Cardinals last Thursday. The Chiefs earned four first-place votes after a 17-16 victory over the Texans left them as the NFL’s lone unbeaten team. Indianapolis also earned a first-place vote.
The Jaguars were ranked last for the seventh straight week.
AP Pro32-Power Rankings
The Associated Press Pro32 NFL Power Rankings, as voted by a 12-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 22, total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote, and previous ranking:
1. Seattle Seahawks (7) 6 1 0 378 2
2. Kansas City Chiefs (4) 7 0 0 367 3
3. Denver Broncos 6 1 0 354 1
4. New Orleans Saints 5 1 0 343 5
5. Indianapolis Colts (1) 5 2 0 342 7
6. San Francisco 49ers 5 2 0 337 6
7. Green Bay Packers 4 2 0 304 8
8. Cincinnati Bengals 5 2 0 302 9
9. New England Patriots 5 2 0 295 4
10. Dallas Cowboys 4 3 0 272 13
11. San Diego Chargers 4 3 0 258 15
12. Detroit Lions 4 3 0 246 10
13. New York Jets 4 3 0 233 19
14. Chicago Bears 4 3 0 222 11
15. Baltimore Ravens 3 4 0 216 12
16. Carolina Panthers 3 3 0 205 22
17. Miami Dolphins 3 3 0 172 14
18. Buffalo Bills 3 4 0 169 23
19. Philadelphia Eagles 3 4 0 158 16
19. Pittsburgh Steelers 2 4 0 158 26
21. Atlanta Falcons 2 4 0 147 24
22. Tennessee Titans 3 4 0 139 17
23. Washington Redskins 2 4 0 135 28
24. Arizona Cardinals 3 4 0 116 18
25. Cleveland Browns 3 4 0 107 21
26. St. Louis Rams 3 4 0 82 19
27. Houston Texans 2 5 0 79 25
28. Oakland Raiders 2 4 0 72 27
29. New York Giants 1 6 0 55 30
30. Minnesota Vikings 1 5 0 36 29
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 6 0 24 31
32. Jacksonville Jaguars 0 7 0 13 32
Voting Panel
John Czarnecki, Fox Sports
Tony Dungy, NBC Sports
Herm Edwards, ESPN
Bob Glauber, Newsday
Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News
Ira Kaufman, Tampa Tribune
Pat Kirwan, SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com
Jeff Legwold, ESPN/ESPN.com
John Lynch, Fox Sports
Alex Marvez, Foxsports.com
Jim Miller, SiriusXM NFL Radio
Charean Williams, Fort Worth Star Telegram
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