7. New England Patriots (4-3, Previous: T6)

The Raanan Rankings - Week 7

Offense: 4
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 19

Overall: The Patriots are doing the improbable. Their secondary might be worse than last year. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Week 7 By Jordan Raanan, XFINITY Sports

Things change quickly in the NFL. A few weeks ago, my preseason Super Bowl pick (Baltimore) looked strong. Now … not so much. As the saying goes: in the NFL, you're only an injury or two from plummeting in the Raanan Rankings.

Or something like that.

(Note: The Raanan Rankings are comprised of a total score for each team from five categories — offense, defense, special teams, quarterback and coaching. The scale for each category ranges from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Ties for teams with identical points totals were broken based on number of wins, head to head matchups and quarterback ranking.) (AP Photos)

Jordan Raanan has covered the NFL since 2005. Follow him on Twitter @JordanRaanan, Facebook or email him at jraanan@hotmail.com.

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1. Atlanta Falco... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 21.5

Overall: Atlanta must not have many believers. Its an underdog this week in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)

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2. New York Gian... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 21

Overall: Remember the days when everyone was dissecting Eli Manning's facial expressions and demeanor? Long, long, long, long gone. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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3. Houston Texan... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 20.5

Overall: Texans star defensive lineman J.J. Watt to Baltimore running back Ray Rice in Sunday's rout: "I've eaten burritos bigger than you." (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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4. Chicago Bears... Offense: 3.5
Defense: 5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 20.5

Overall: In the only defensive stat that matters—points allowed—the Bears are No. 1 in the NFL at 13.0 per game. That will win you plenty of games. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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5. San Francisco... Offense: 4
Defense: 4.5
Special Teams: 5
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 20.5

Overall: The degenerates lost, the 49ers won. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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6. Green Bay Pac... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 3
Special Teams: 3.5
Quarterback: 5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 20

Overall: Aaron Rodgers is on pace for 43 TDs and 9 INTs. And to think he started the season slowly. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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7. New England P... Offense: 4
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 19

Overall: The Patriots are doing the improbable. Their secondary might be worse than last year. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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8. Minnesota Vik... Offense: 2.5
Defense: 5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 18.5

Overall: Antoine Winfield is far and away the league's top cornerback through seven weeks, according to Pro Football Focus. He blows away the field with his 9.9 rating against the run. Seattle's Brandon Browner is second among CBs against the run with a 5.4 rating. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

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9. Seattle Seaha... Offense: 2.5
Defense: 5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 18.5

Overall: It's been Beast Mode all season long. The Hawk never stood a chance. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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10. Denver Bronc... Offense: 4
Defense: 3
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 18.5

Overall: One of these days the Broncos won't fall down 20 in the first half. Seven weeks into the season, we're still waiting. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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11. Baltimore Ra... Offense: 4
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 18

Overall: Ray-Ray, it's good to see you gone. Signed, opposing offenses. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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12. Pittsburgh S... Offense: 3.5
Defense: 3
Special Teams: 2.5
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 17.5

Overall: Pounding it with a 230-pound running back. That's Steelers' football. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)

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13. New York Jet... Offense: 2
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 3.5
Total Points: 16.5

Overall: Dropping Mark Sanchez back to pass 45 times in a game can't be a good idea. Can it? (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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14. San Diego Ch... Offense: 3.5
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 3.5
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 16

Overall: The Chargers were cheating? You wouldn't know it by their record. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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15. Washington R... Offense: 4
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 2
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 16

Overall: The Redskins are going to have the Offensive Rookie of the Year winner (RG3) and runner-up (Alfie Morris). (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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16. St. Louis Ra... Offense: 2
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 3.5
Total Points: 16

Overall: The St. Louis Gunners. Has a nice ring to it. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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17. Dallas Cowbo... Offense: 2.5
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 2.5
Total Points: 15.5

Overall: Color me unimpressed by a winner over the stinking Panthers. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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T18. Philadelphi... Offense: 3
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 2.5
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 3.5
Total Points: 15.5

Overall: There's no more Juan Castillo to blame. Mike Vick, you're next. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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T18. Miami Dolph... Offense: 2.5
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 15.5

Overall: The Dolphins have a chance to make some noise with the Jets, Colts, Titans and Bills in their next four games. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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20. Arizona Card... Offense: 1.5
Defense: 4.5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 1.5
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 15

Overall: The Cards average less than 300 yards of total offense. That's not good. (AP Photo/Andy King)

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21. Cincinnati B... Offense: 3
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 2.5
Total Points: 15

Overall: Turns out, the Bengals are, well, the Bengals. Very disappointing. (AP Photo/Michael Keating)

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22. Tennessee Ti... Offense: 3
Defense: 1.5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 15

Overall: It's sad but the Titans are better with Matt Hasselbeck as their starting quarterback. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)

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23. Indianapolis... Offense: 3.5
Defense: 1.5
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 14.5

Overall: Robert Griffin III leads all quarterbacks with six rushing TDs. The Colts' Andrew Luck is tied for second with Cam Newton. They have three apiece. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

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24. New Orleans ... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 1
Special Teams: 3.5
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 1.5
Total Points: 14.5

Overall: The Saints have won two in a row. Time for a coaching change. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

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25. Tampa Bay Bu... Offense: 3
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 14.5

Overall: Who else wants to see Vincent Jackson race DeSean Jackson for a good laugh? (AP Photo/Phelan Ebenhack)

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26. Buffalo Bill... Offense: 3.5
Defense: 1
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 2.5
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 13

Overall: Buffalo's defense made Chris Johnson look like CJ2K and Matt Hasselbeck like Hasselbeck circa 2005. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)

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27. Detroit Lion... Offense: 3
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 2.5
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 1.5
Total Points: 12

Overall: There isn't a worse-coached team in the NFL right now than the Lions. Sloppy play, week after week. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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28. Oakland Raid... Offense: 2
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 12

Overall: Let's be honest, a win at home over the Jaguars isn't that impressive. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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29. Carolina Pan... Offense: 2
Defense: 2.5
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 2.5
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 12

Overall: One year ago Marty Hurney was being praised for drafting Cam Newton. Now he's out of a job. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

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30. Cleveland Br... Offense: 2
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 3.5
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 1.5
Total Points: 11

Overall: Someone please explain this to me. Anyone? Joe Banner? (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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31. Kansas City ... Offense: 1.5
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 1.5
Coaching: 1.5
Total Points: 9.5

Overall: By choice, they're going with Brady Quinn as their starting quarterback. That's pretty much all you need to know. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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32. Jacksonville... Offense: 1
Defense: 2.5
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 1
Coaching: 1.5
Total Points: 9

Overall: The Jaguars' offense deserves a negative score. I might just have to change the rules of these rankings. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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