Power rankings: Where the Bills rank in Week 7 national polls after another loss

Where the Bills land in a roundup of national media power rankings polls ahead of Week 7.

The Buffalo Bills have been at the top of NFL national power rankings polls every week throughout the 2025 NFL season.

Is Week 7 going to be different? The Bills (4-2) are now fresh off two-straight losses. Most recently, it was a 24-14 defeat to the Atlanta Falcons on "Monday Night Football."

Here’s how the Bills fare in national media power rankings polls heading into Week 7:

USA Today

Oct 13, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott on the sidelines against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of a game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

7. Buffalo Bills (2):

In fairness, they're missing a lot of key guys at the moment. And, in fairness, their four victories came against clubs with an aggregate 3-21 record.

Pro Football Talk

Oct 13, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) stands in the pocket against the Atlanta Falcons during the second half of a game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Bills (No. 4; 4-2): Their four wins have come against teams with a combined record of 3-21.

The Athletic

Oct 13, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) carries the ball against the Atlanta Falcons during the second half of a game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Monday: Lost to Falcons 24-14

Fantasy focus: James Cook

Cook was about the only thing working for Buffalo’s offense Monday night as Josh Allen threw two interceptions and was held to 180 yards and a 72.6 passer rating. Cook had 17 carries for 87 yards and is the 29th-leading fantasy scorer in the league (17.43 ppg).

Up next: Bye

Bleacher Report

Oct 13, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Buffalo Bills running back James Cook (4) takes on Atlanta Falcons safety Xavier Watts (31) during the first half of a game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

6. Buffalo Bills (4-2)

Last Week: 3

Week 6 Result: Lost vs. Atlanta 24-14

Though many expected the Buffalo Bills to bounce back from their first loss of the season, they went flat under the Monday night bright lights. The Bills scored a season-low of 14 points and gave up a whopping 443 total yards from scrimmage. Buffalo must patch up its run defense, which ranked 30th going into Week 6, and allowed 170 yards and a score to Bijan Robinson.

Just two weeks ago, the Bills were the league's last unbeaten team. Now, they need to figure out how to end a two-game skid.

CBS Sports

Oct 13, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7) is tackled by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Deone Walker (96) during the second half of a game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images

10. Bills (-7)

They have major issues right now on the defensive side of the ball, and the offense has no speed down the field. They limp into their bye with two straight losses.

FOX Sports

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 13: Josh Palmer #5 of the Buffalo Bills makes a catch in the second quarter of the game against Dee Alford #20 of the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on October 13, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

5. Buffalo Bills

Back-to-back losses against inferior teams is bad enough, but the Bills' bigger problem is they’re not going to win much late in the season or in the playoffs with the terrible run defense that Bijan Robinson shredded on Monday night.

Sports Illustrated

Jan 2, 2022; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs from the pressure of Atlanta Falcons defensive end Grady Jarrett (97) in the third quarter at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

6. Buffalo Bills (4–2)

Last week’s ranking: No. 2Last week’s result: lost to Falcons, 24–14This week: idle

Ok, now it’s time to point out that the four teams Buffalo has beaten so far this season have a combined three wins. A sloppy, pedestrian performance against Atlanta capped by a failed potential pick-six at the end of the game doesn’t raise major big-picture questions—but it does give the Bills their very own Chiefs look-in-the-mirror-moment.

ESPN

Oct 13, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott on the sidelines against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of a game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Lesson learned: This Bills team still has a lot to learn about itself.

Coming into the season, the hype for the Bills was high, with reigning MVP Josh Allen set for another big year. But if anything has been clear for this team through six games, it's that there are some major questions still to be answered to truly have a run at a Super Bowl title. Is the defense talented enough to put together a complete game? Is there enough talent at wide receiver to give Allen targets downfield? The limitations of this team have been clear, even in the wins, and there is work to be done

This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Power rankings: Where the Bills rank in NFL polls heading into Week 7

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