Here are The Post’s NFL power rankings for Week 8.
Fourteen Super Bowl runner-ups since 1989 have missed the playoffs in the following season, including four who finished last in their division.
But any preseason thoughts that the notorious trend would extend to the Eagles sure seem silly now that they have avoided the sluggish start that typically is the cause of a hangover season. The Eagles didn’t look dominant in starting 5-0, but their winning pedigree made a difference in close games … until the Jets
If you were waiting for that loss plus a tough matchup with the explosive Dolphins to be the start of a downward spiral, then you are selling short the Eagles’ motivation — proved again Monday— to get back to a Super Bowl and finish the job after blowing a 10-point halftime lead to the Chiefs last season.
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