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Earl's NFL power ranking · Week 7, 2026

rank

+6.9

rating (points, neutral field)

5-0

record (2026)

+5.4

vs market (Earl \u2212 line)

Minnesota grades out as the No. 2 team in the league at 6.88 points better than average on a neutral field, and the underlying form backs it up: 10.0 point differential over the last five with a plus-0.135 EPA per play, driven by a defense allowing just 10.8 points per game. The market is still catching up, with a 5.36 gap between this rating and the spread, so this is a clear buy — lay the points before the number moves. The only caution is a 0.42 rating dip this week and the Harrison Smith practice limitation, though the 0.2 injury dock already accounts for it.

Unavailable this week(-0.2 pts of rating)

Harrison Smith · S · Limited Participation in Practice-0.1
Jordan Mason · RB · Questionable-0.1

Points are how much Earl docks a team's rating for each unavailable player.

Rating over the 2026 season

Week by week

Season	Wk	Rank	Rec	Rating	Inj	vs Mkt	Δ
2026	1	#8	1-0	+4.6	-0.0	+7.6	—
2026	2	#8	2-0	+5.4	-1.0	+7.2	+0.8
2026	3	#5	3-0	+6.0	—	+6.3	+0.6
2026	4	#7	3-0	+4.3	-2.2	+3.4	-1.7
2026	5	#4	4-0	+5.7	-1.2	+5.3	+1.3
2026	6	#2	4-0	+7.3	—	+7.6	+1.6
2026	7	#2	5-0	+6.9	-0.2	+5.4	-0.4