The NFL season is off to its usual unpredictable start. Some teams that no one gave a chance to this season, like Tampa, Kansas City, and Miami, are off to 2-0 starts while some favorites to win divisions (or more) like Minnesota, Dallas, and San Francisco are all 0-2. So what better way to sort all of this craziness out by looking at the power ranks? This week we have a new #1, who is shockingly the Pittsburgh Steelers. They may not know who their QB is going to be for the next few weeks, but they are somehow 2-0 and got to Titans to turn the ball over somewhere around 238 times last week.
Even though the Steelers are #1, I’m giving the picture nod this week to Matt Schaub of the #2 Texans, who threw for almost 500 yards last week and won what was the most exciting game of Week 2 (Thanks Sunday Ticket!….the Monday night Saints-49ers game was a close 2nd). Speaking of that Saints narrow victory in San Francisco, they hang on to the #3 spot this week. The Bears leaped up 6 spots to move into #4 after their impressive win over Dallas, and the Packers move into the #5 spot.
3 out of the original 5 bottom 5 teams won in week 2, so we have some newcomers. Staying put are the Rams (#32) and 49ers (#31, even though I think they are way better than the 31st team in the NFL based on Monday Night), and joining them are the Cowboys (#30, another one that probably won’t stay), Lions, and Bills (Those 2 probably will).
I know this is only week 2, but some teams had night/day performances between the 2 weeks, and as a result, we saw some of the most dramatic movement since I have been doing this ranks. The Broncos jumped 18 spots from dead last to #14. The Chargers also jumped 17 spots, and the Bengals 14. The victims of the Broncos, the Seahawks, fell 18 spots to #24, and the Jaguars, Giants, and Cardinals all dropped 13 spots.
Here are the full ranks:
1. Steelers – 83.55 – +3
2. Texans – 79.41 – Even
3. Saints – 78.92 – Even
4. Bears – 76.29 – +6
5. Packers – 75.73 – +6
6. Buccaneers – 74.89 – -1
7. Chiefs – 72.55 – +6
8. Falcons – 69.65 – +11
9. Dolphins – 66.61 – +7
10. Chargers – 62.07 – +17
11. Colts – 61.10 – +6
12. Jets – 58.23 – +6
13. Titans – 54.33 – -12
14. Broncos – 51.99 – +18
15. Bengals – 47.74 – +14
16. Redskins – 47.69 – -1
17. Eagles – 46.08 – +5
18. Patriots – 45.81 – -10
19. Ravens – 44.35 – -5
20. Jaguars – 42.31 – -13
21. Browns – 38.87 – -1
22. Giants – 37.77 – -13
23. Raiders – 37.55 – +8
24. Seahawks – 36.05 – -18
25. Cardinals – 32.98 – -13
26. Vikings – 30.00 – -3
27. Panthers – 29.65 – -6
28. Bills – 26.13 – -3
29. Lions – 26.05 – -3
30. Cowboys – 23.25 – -7
31. 49ers – 21.37 – -3
32. Rams – 19.19 – -2
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