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NFL Power Rankings

Power rankings in the NFL.

Bengals improve in NFL power rankings following first win

The now 1-11 Bengals are no longer the unanimous worst team in the NFL.

NFL Week 6 Power Ranking Roundup

The Bengals hit new lows, which is really saying something.

Peter King’s power rankings have Bengals near the bottom

Firing Marvin Lewis has made the Bengals an unproven commodity, and what we don’t understand, we usually fear.

Bengals move down in NFL.com’s power rankings

The Bengals are getting absolutely zero respect from NFL.com.

NFL Power Rankings Week 17: Bengals take 2 steps back

Cincinnati saw a slight rise after defeating the Raiders two weeks ago, but they came out flat against the Browns. Now they are back to their fall.

Power Rankings Roundup: Can Bengals rise up from bottom of NFL?

The Bengals are one of the worst ranked teams in the NFL, and their schedule the rest of the season isn’t very favorable.

Power Rankings roundup: Bengals get a proper welcome to the basement of the NFL

The Bengals are now a cellar-dweller team. Can they recover and finish strong with Jeff Driskel at quarterback?

Power Rankings Roundup: Bengals fall after crushing loss to Saints

The Bengals are badly in need of a rebound of their dismal showing vs. the Saints.

Power Rankings Roundup: Bengals rise after wild win over Bucs

The Bengals are back on track and 5-3 heading into the bye week.

Power Rankings Roundup: Bengals falling amid 2-game skid

The Bengals hit their first losing skid of 2018. Hopefully, it’s their last.

Power Rankings: The Bengals are still a top-10 team

It turns out the sky isn’t falling in Cincinnati.

Power Ranking Roundup: Bengals sitting high in preparation for Pittsburgh

The Bengals are higher than they have been in a long time in the power rankings, but will they be able to maintain their position after this week?

Power Rankings roundup: Bengals moving on up

The Bengals are back in the hunt for the playoffs, and that means they are back to being in the relevant part of the power rankings.

Power Rankings Roundup: Bengals gaining respect after first win

Slowly but surely the Bengals are clawing their way out of the bottom of the barrel. Check out where the Bengals are ranked around the web heading into Week 5.

Power Rankings: Bengals flying under the radar entering Week 1

We roundup all of the power rankings heading into the regular-season opener for all 32 NFL teams.

NFL Power Rankings: Bengals get no love in ESPN preseason projection

As has been the case in most preseason projections, the Bengals received no love in the latest round of power rankings.

Bengals get little respect in first ESPN power ranking for 2017

Too many close losses during the 2016 season dropped the Bengals into the 20s of ESPN’s first ranking for 2017.

Post-Draft NFL Power Rankings

The major media outlets have done their arbitrary rankings of NFL teams since the NFL Draft has concluded and their rankings of the Bengals vary in a few different directions.

CBS's Pre-Draft NFL Power Rankings

The Bengals crack the top 10, but get no love in terms of their own division in CBS's latest NFL Power Rankings.

CBS Sports' Ranking of NFL Head Coaches

Pete Prisco at CBS Sports conducts another interesting ranking--this time it's for NFL head coaches. Where does Marvin Lewis land? Right in the middle.

NFL Power Rankings Roundup: Getting Interesting

The Cincinnati Bengals have an average Power Ranking of 11.2 based on the six major sites we follow. They fall between 13 and a high of 9.

Week 14 NFL Power Rankings

My stab at ranking the 32 teams in the NFL after Week 14.

Week 13 NFL Power Rankings

My stab at ranking the 32 teams in the NFL after Week 13.

Power Rankings Roundup: Bengals continue free fall

Of the six major power rankings that we monitor, the Cincinnati Bengals average power ranking is 14.3. They've fallen anywhere from No. 13 to No. 16.

Week 7 NFL Power Rankings

My stab at ranking the 32 teams in the NFL after Week 7.

Week 6 NFL Power Rankings

My stab at ranking the 32 teams in the NFL after Week 6.

Week 5 NFL Power Rankings

My stab at ranking the 32 teams in the NFL after Week 4.

Week 4 NFL Power Rankings

My stab at ranking the 32 teams in the NFL after Week 4.

Bengals No. 1 in SI Power Rankings

According to the person that does their power rankings, the Cincinnati Bengals have never ranked No. 1 at Sports Illustrated... until now.

Week 2 NFL Power Rankings

My stab at ranking the 32 teams in the NFL after Week 1.

NFL Power Rankings: Analysts Rank Bengals At No.3

After a gutsy win in Baltimore, the national media came away impressed with the Bengals and moved them up past several teams, including the Colts, Patriots, Saints, and Packers.

Power Rankings: Bengals basking in top-ten glory

It's time for us to get into the swing of things. So we continue the week with our favorite thing in the whole entire world... Power Rankings!

Yahoo! Sports' "Pre-Preseason" Power Rankings

Love them or hate them, power rankings are always great conversation material. Yahoo! Sports recently released their "pre-preseason" rankings.

ESPN Releases NFL Post-Draft Power Rankings

The four-letter network released its most recent list of NFL power rankings. Where did the Bengals land?

NFL Power Rankings: Bengals maintain

The Cincinnati Bengals are just outside of the top-five in the final regular season power rankings of the year. Justified? Probably.

NFL Power Rankings: ...and up we go!

The Bengals were inching closer towards the top-five two weeks ago. Last week, they were falling. This week, their rising. Put your arms out. It makes this roller coaster ride "funner".