0.2

Earl's NFL power ranking · Week 7, 2026

rank

+6.3

rating (points, neutral field)

6-0

record (2026)

+5.1

vs market (Earl \u2212 line)

Minnesota grades as the No. 2 team in the league at 6.25 points better than average on a neutral field, up half a point from last week, and the 6-0 record is backed by a plus-6.8 point differential over the last five despite a modest 0.10 EPA edge per play. The market is still catching up — the rating sits 5.11 points clear of where the number is priced, so this is a clear buy on the Vikings against the spread. The soft schedule (-0.28) and a thin 17.2 points per game over the last five are the caution flags, and the dock for Harrison Smith's limited practice and Jordan Mason's questionable tag is already baked into the rating.

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	4-0	+2.7	-1.7	+2.3	-3.3
2026	5	#6	5-0	+3.8	-1.3	+4.0	+1.1
2026	6	#2	5-0	+5.8	—	+6.6	+2.0
2026	7	#2	6-0	+6.3	-0.2	+5.1	+0.5