The Detroit Lions (7-4) needed overtime to get a win over the New York Giants (2-10), but wins are hard to come by in the NFL, and so it’s important not to dismiss this win too quickly.

On the surface, a win over a team with the Giants’ record would be easily dismissed in the media. But the Giants are a team playing with nothing to lose, and they have a lot of close calls on their resume. They have close losses to the Lions, Broncos (9-2), Bears (8-3), and Packers (7-3-1), and their two wins have come over the Eagles (8-3) and Chargers (7-4).

In this week’s National Power Rankings, we see some writers acknowledge the win for what it is, while others can’t get past the box score. Let’s take a look at how things shook out in this week’s power rankings.

The Ringer: 6 (Previous rank: 7)

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