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Apparently the pollsters that makeup the weekly NFL power rankings throughout the mainstream universe were so impressed with Cincinnati's 34-10 win over the Oakland Raiders, they not only showed favorable reaction, they nearly put Cincinnati inside the top-ten collectively. Pete Prisco, ESPN, Brian Billick and Pro Football Talk ranked the Bengals No. 10 whereas the NFL.com, Pro Football Weekly and SB Nation ranked the Bengals lowest, at a modest No. 13.
| RANK | L.WEEK | |
| SB Nation | 13 | 17 |
| NFL.com | 13 | 17 |
| CBS Sports (Pete Prisco) | 10 | 17 |
| ESPN | 11 | 17 |
| Fox Sports (Brian Billick) | 10 | 14 |
| Pro Football Talk | 10 | 15 |
| Pro Football Weekly | 13 | 17 |
| Associated Press | 11 | 17 |
| AVG. | 11.4 | 16.4 |