NFL Week 8 Power Rankings: Lions' Jared Goff playing at an MVP level; Steelers, Commanders continue to rise
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Pete Prisco shares his Power Rankings heading into Week 8 of the 2024 season
The numbers are gaudy, historic in fact. The film is easy on the eyes. The timing is perfect, the accuracy outstanding.
So why is there a hesitancy by some, from media personalities to sportsbooks, to say that Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff is a true NFL MVP candidate? Sure, Baltimore's Lamar Jackson is the leader, but don't be foolish and not think Goff is a challenger. (You can check out the latest MVP odds at FanDuel.)
Goff has been on a tear the past four games, taking the Lions to the top of the NFC North and up to No. 2 in my power rankings this week. When the Los Angeles Rams traded Goff to the Lions in 2021, their thinking was he wasn't good enough to win a Super Bowl. Many thought the Lions acquired him to keep the seat warm for a rookie they would soon draft.
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