NFL Rankings Week 8: Baltimore Ravens and More Teams That Will Bounce Back

Even the league's best teams suffer a setback every once in a while. What separates good teams from great teams is the ability to atone for those losses and prevent losing streaks from occurring.

Many teams will have the opportunity to do just that in Week 8.

Here are three teams that will bounce back from losses in their last respective outings by scoring big victories this weekend. 

Buffalo Bills

Although the Buffalo Bills were on a bye last week, they will be coming off a tough Week 6 loss to the New York Giants. The Bills were in scoring position in the closing minutes, but a turnover led to a game-winning field goal for the Giants at the buzzer.

Buffalo will take on another NFC East team on Sunday in the Washington Redskins. Mike Shanahan's team started the season extremely well, but back-to-back losses leave them with a 3-3 record. Running back Tim Hightower and wide receiver Santana Moss will both miss Week 8's game due to injury. With John Beck under center, Washington's offense is suspect at best.

The Bills will be the host team, but the game will be played north of the border in Toronto. Buffalo hasn't been too successful in the Toronto series, but this is the best team the Bills have had in years. The Bills have more than enough firepower on offense with Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback and Fred Jackson in the backfield to pick up their fifth win of the season. 

Tennessee Titans

With the Indianapolis Colts in shambles, the Tennessee Titans stood tall early in the season and looked like they might be the team to beat in the AFC South. The Houston Texans had something to say about that last week, though, as they blew out the Titans.

Luckily for Tennessee, the perfect bounce-back opponent is next on the schedule in the Colts. You could argue that Indianapolis will be inspired after losing to the New Orleans Saints by a score of 62-7 last week. However, the Colts are a complete mess of a team and can't do anything right on either side of the ball.

One of the main reasons why the Titans aren't as good as they could be is because running back Chris Johnson has been incredibly disappointing. The Colts have one of the league's worst run defenses, so it's now or never if Johnson is going to prove himself as an elite back and make the Titans look like true contenders. 

Baltimore Ravens

In unquestionably the most shocking upset of the week, the Jacksonville Jaguars shut down the the Baltimore Ravens in a 12-7 win. Baltimore's offense looked completely inept. While that could be cause for concern, I view it as little more than a blip on the radar.

The Ravens' hallmark is their defense and the defense was generally good against the Jags. If not for three 50-yard-plus field goals by Josh Scobee, Baltimore probably would have come out on top.

That being said, the Ravens will have a great bounce-back matchup in Week 8 against the Arizona Cardinals.

Arizona is prone to turning the ball over and that obviously plays into the hands of the Ravens. What's more, the Cardinals' pass defense is embarrassingly bad. Quarterback Joe Flacco stands a great chance of rebounding.

Rookie wide receiver Torrey Smith will be one to watch in this game, since the Cards have struggled all season long against speed receivers. This could certainly be a rout.

Mike Chiari's Week 8 NFL Power Rankings	Previous Week's Ranking
1. Green Bay Packers	1
2. New England Patriots	3
3. San Francisco 49ers	4
4. New Orleans Saints	7
5. Pittsburgh Steelers	8
6. Baltimore Ravens	2
7. Detroit Lions	5
8. San Diego Chargers	6
9. New York Giants	10
10. Atlanta Falcons	14
11. Houston Texans	13
12. Buffalo Bills	11
13. New York Jets	16
14. Cincinnati Bengals	15
15. Dallas Cowboys	18
16. Chicago Bears	21
17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9
18. Oakland Raiders	12
19. Tennessee Titans	17
20. Philadelphia Eagles	20
21. Cleveland Browns	23
22. Carolina Panthers	24
23. Washington Redskins	19
24. Jacksonville Jaguars	26
25. Kansas City Chiefs	25
26. Denver Broncos	27
27. Seattle Seahawks	22
28. Minnesota Vikings	30
29. Arizona Cardinals	28
30. Miami Dolphins	31
31. St. Louis Rams	32
32. Indianapolis Colts	29