Two straight wins for the Cincinnati Bengals have them at 3-4 and back in the playoff picture after a 1-4 start. Have the voters moved the Bengals closer to the top half of the league rankings? Let's find out.

USA Today

Current rank: 16

Last week's rank: 19

What Nate Davis had to say: “Look who's almost back to .500 after an 0-3 start to the season. Interestingly, neither WR Ja'Marr Chase nor Tee Higgins has had a 100-yard game in a win this season.”

Pro Football Talk

Current rank: 21

Last week's rank: 22

What Mike Florio had to say: “See No. 10, Eagles. (It helps to play the Browns and the Giants in back-to-back weeks. At some point, they’ll need to beat someone better than that.)."

ESPN NFL Nation

Current rank: 19

Last week's rank: 23

What Ben Baby had to say: "The 24-year-old rookie (tight end Erick All Jr.) entered the league as a fourth-round pick with low expectations after suffering an ACL injury in his final year at Iowa. But All quickly became one of Cincinnati's top tight end options. He is second in that position group in offensive snaps, according to NFL Next Gen Stats, behind veteran Drew Sample. And while Sample has been an invaluable member because of his blocking, All gives Cincinnati its most well-rounded option at tight end. He has 16 catches this year compared to Sample's four."

NFL.com

Current rank: 20

Last week's rank: 22

What Eric Edholm had to say: “If the Bengals were going to drag their way out of a 1-4 start to their season, the defense (and, to a lesser extent, the special teams) needed to improve by leaps and bounds. That's just what happened over the past two contests -- which, funny enough, have marked the two least-impressive offensive performances of the season, keeping Cincinnati's streak of not playing a complete game in all three phases alive. But another win's another win, and the Bengals showed some toughness Sunday, earning their first division victory of the season, and in a city where they hadn't triumphed since 2017. The Browns outgained the Bengals by more than 100 yards despite having to play three quarterbacks, and they could have beaten Cincinnati had they not committed 10 penalties, missed two kicks (on a field-goal try and extra-point attempt) and allowed a 100-yard TD return by Charlie Jones to open the game."

Yahoo Sports

Current rank: 15

Last week's rank: 16

What Frank Schwab had to say: “The Bengals got four sacks out of Trey Hendrickson, Sam Hubbard and Sheldon Rankins. The path out of Cincinnati’s odd malaise to start the season is the defensive line staying healthy and playing well, and at least we saw that on Sunday vs. the Browns."

CBS Sports

Current rank: 23

Last week's rank: 22

What Pete Prisco had to say: “The offense has really come alive -- especially with Tee Higgins healthy -- but this team will go only as far as the defense continues to improve. It's getting there."

This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Where Bengals sit in power rankings entering Week 8