NFL Power Rankings: Which ESPN Analyst Got It Wrong?

ESPN's Ashley Fox whiffed at the top of her power rankings. And that makes her mistakes the most glaring among the panel determining ESPN's official power rankings.

You can view how Fox and her peers ranked the teams on ESPN.

Most Glaring Mistake: New Orleans Saints

Fox ranked the Saints third. This is much too high for the Saints. At the root of the Saints' problems is a weak defense.

In the Saints' loss last week, they allowed 420 yards to a struggling Buccaneers offense. That included allowing the Bucs to rush for 117 yards at 4.7 yards per carry, despite the fact that they were playing without their leading rusher, LeGarrette Blount.

The week before that they narrowly beat the Carolina Panthers 30-27. They gave up 381 yards to the Panthers and let them carry it for a 7.1 yards per carry average.

The Saints do not have a victory over a team that is over .500 this season. Their most impressive victory is a 40-33 victory over the Texans that doesn't seem that impressive now that the Texans have lost three straight.

Other Laughable Rankings: No. 5 San Diego Chargers and No. 12 Washington Redskins

The Chargers have an impressive 4-1 record, but they have compiled that against bad teams. The one good team they played, the Patriots, beat them by 14. The Chargers' rush defense is way too weak to have this team ranked No. 5.

The Redskins were exposed in a huge way in their loss to the Eagles. If a team can shut down their run game, the Redskins are going to lose. Their defense will keep them in games, but this is a middle of the pack team.