NFL Power Rankings Week 9: Division Standings and Latest 2015-16 Super Bowl Odds

With the Green Bay Packers taking a dive in Week 8, the Super Bowl odds out of Las Vegas going into Week 9 combined with power rankings suggest a New England Patriots-Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl.   

As fun as a Tom Brady-Carson Palmer showdown would be, the NFL season is at the halfway point with plenty of developments and juggling of the standings still on the way.

Below, though, let's take stock of how Las Vegas feels about each team's shot at the Lombardi Trophy, organize some power rankings and show the overall team standings.

Week 9 NFL Power Rankings and 2015-16 Super Bowl Odds

Rank	Team	SB Odds
1	New England Patriots	5-2
2	Cincinnati Bengals	12-1
3	Arizona Cardinals	8-1
4	Denver Broncos	8-1
5	Green Bay Packers	9-2
6	Carolina Panthers	14-1
7	Atlanta Falcons	28-1
8	New York Jets	50-1
9	Minnesota Vikings	33-1
10	New Orleans Saints	66-1
11	New York Giants	25-1
12	St. Louis Rams	40-1
13	Seattle Seahawks	12-1
14	Indianapolis Colts	33-1
15	Pittsburgh Steelers	33-1
16	Buffalo Bills	150-1
17	Philadelphia Eagles	40-1
18	Oakland Raiders	66-1
19	Dallas Cowboys	33-1
20	Miami Dolphins	100-1
21	Kansas City Chiefs	150-1
22	Houston Texans	100-1
23	Baltimore Ravens	500-1
24	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	300-1
25	San Diego Chargers	500-1
26	Chicago Bears	500-1
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	200-1
28	Washington	150-1
29	Tennessee Titans	500-1
30	Cleveland Browns	1000-1
31	Detroit Lions	1000-1
32	San Francisco 49ers	1000-1

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.

2015-16 Division Standings

AFC East Team	W	L
AFC North Team	W	L
AFC South Team	W	L
AFC West Team	W	L
NFC East Team	W	L
NFC North Team	W	L
NFC South Team	W	L
NFC West Team	W	L
New England Patriots	7	0
New York Jets	4	3
Buffalo Bills	3	4
Miami Dolphins	3	4
Cincinnati Bengals	7	0
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	4
Cleveland Browns	2	6
Baltimore Ravens	2	6
Indianapolis Colts	3	4
Houston Texans	3	5
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	5
Tennessee Titans	1	6
Denver Broncos	7	0
Oakland Raiders	4	3
Kansas City Chiefs	3	5
San Diego Chargers	2	6
New York Giants	4	4
Washington Redskins	3	4
Philadelphia Eagles	3	4
Dallas Cowboys	2	5
Green Bay Packers	6	1
Minnesota Vikings	5	2
Chicago Bears	2	5
Detroit Lions	1	7
Carolina Panthers	6	0
Atlanta Falcons	6	2
New Orleans Saints	4	4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	4
Arizona Cardinals	6	2
St. Louis Rams	4	3
Seattle Seahawks	4	4
San Francisco 49ers	2	6

Odds Analysis

Odds to Grab While They Last: Minnesota Vikings (33-1)

It sounds weird to suggest the Minnesota Vikings as featuring odds to grab, but thank a smooth 5-2 record, a so-so division and an iffy league for the recommendation.

There's no chance the bottom teams in the NFC North catch the Vikings in second place, but Minnesota still gets two shots at the leading Green Bay Packers. As for the NFC as a whole, the Vikings aren't in a terrible spot if it comes to Wild Card contention.

Bleacher Report's Cian Fahey put it best:

"

The Vikings are a weird 5-2 team because they haven't played all that well but the porous quality of the league this year props them up.

— Cian Fahey (@Cianaf) November 2, 2015"

It's hard to dislike much about these Vikings. The strong defense has allowed 20 or more points just three times. The offense touts a nice balance with Teddy Bridgewater completing 64.5 percent of his passes and Adrian Peterson averaging 4.5 yards per rush, too.

Bettors on the hunt for a sizeable payout could do worse. They aren't getting the headlines, but the Vikings are winning games and looking like playoff hopefuls.

Forget About It: Pittsburgh Steelers (33-1)

The Pittsburgh Steelers took a pair of serious blows in Week 8 despite the return of Ben Roethlisberger. 

Going into the weekend, the Steelers looked like a sexy line after the team managed to stay afloat while Big Ben recovered from an injury. This past Sunday, though, the team lost Le'Veon Bell to a season-ending injury, per NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal, and also dipped to 4-4 with a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

It's hard to imagine the Steelers can recover after coughing up a fourth-quarter advantage and allowing the Bengals to pull to 7-0 with a comfortable lead in the division.

The team will need other avenues to even grasp at the postseason, as corner William Gay seemed to point out after the game, per ESPN.com's Jeremy Fowler:

With the AFC East and AFC West boasting teams capable of contending for playoff spots despite a division crown, the Steelers have some serious work to do to get above .500 and in the hunt.

From a betting standpoint, perhaps the season's worst case of the injury bug this side of Dallas looks like a must-avoid option.

Odds to Grab While They Last Pt. II: New Orleans Saints (66-1)

The idea of the New Orleans Saints in the postseason isn't so crazy, folks. 

Especially not as crazy as these odds suggest. The Saints sit at 4-4 in the NFC South, and while they remain behind the Carolina Panthers (6-0) and Atlanta Falcons (6-2), Drew Brees and Co. only lost to the former by five points on the road and beat the latter.

This past weekend's 52-49 victory against the New York Giants wasn't pretty—outside of Brees' historic 511 yards and seven touchdowns—but it got the job done against an NFC contender.

The Saints have a win streak of three, have shown they can play with the conference's best and get a cupcake three-game stretch thanks to contests against Tennessee, Washington and Houston before getting back into divisional play. There are also winnable games against Detroit and Jacksonville on the slate.

Outside of the Vikings and a division rival, there isn't much in the way of competition for backing into the postseason, especially with the Saints touting such an easy schedule. At these odds, bettors might want to pounce.

Stats are courtesy of NFL.com and accurate as of November 2. All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus.