NFL Power Rankings

NFL Power Rankings - Week 1

Andrew: 102 Points – 10 – 6           Greg: 101 Points – 10 – 6

1. Baltimore Ravens (1-0) – The most impressive thing about the Ravens last night was not their defense, but their offense. If they continue to open it up like that, they will be tough to beat this year. Maybe Flacco is elite… - Andrew

2. Denver Broncos (1-0): Denver's defense overcame an 11 minute disparity in TOP and still held Pittsburgh to 19 points, and dropped 4 INT's.  Peyton looked like vintage Peyton. – Greg

3. Chicago Bears (1-0) – The NFC is very deep, but Chicago looked the best on Sunday. The defense is still loaded despite their age. The offense is electric with Marshall and Jeffery now in town. – Andrew

4. New England Patriots (1-0) – Started the season impressively, but Brady got hit more often than they'd like. Still, a win on the road as impressively as this was can't be nitpicked too much. - Greg

5. San Francisco 49ers (1-0) – They showed exactly why their defense is so highly rated by shutting down Rodgers and company. And on offense there was a Randy Moss sighting! – Andrew

6. Atlanta Falcons (1-0) – Julio Jones is now the #1 receiver on this team and Matt Ryan led all fantasy performers in points this week. Great start on the road against a much-improved KC team. - Greg

7. Houston Texans (1-0) – They are healthy once again. Schaub, Foster, and Johnson were all in shape and dominant. The defense also picked up where they left off from last year. – Andrew

8. Dallas Cowboys (1-0) – Tony Romo played perhaps the best game of his career and the Cowboys looked impressive on opening night against the Giants. - Greg

9. Washington Redskins (1-0) – RGIII had the second best rated debut of any rookie QB since 1960, and the 'Skins won on the road at New Orleans, in the Superdome. Hard to ask for a better start to a season. - Greg

10. New York Jets (1-0) – Remember that these rankings only reflect what we saw in their one game. And in that game we saw a surprisingly good offense and an always-solid defense. – Andrew

11. Green Bay Packers (0-1) – Have a chance to start the season 0-2 with a game at home against the Bears on Thursday night. Cedric Benson needs to get going if he's going to reach his 1,100-yard goal this season.  His tally so far: 18. - Greg

12. Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1) – Outside of Ben’s late pick, Pittsburgh played a game Sunday worthy of winning. They missed a few key guys, but this team showed great potential despite the loss. – Andrew

13. San Diego Chargers (1-0) – Although Philip Rivers couldn’t punch it in the endzone much, the Chargers beat a solid football team on the road. The need a healthy Ryan Mathews though. – Andrew

14. Detroit Lions (1-0) – Needed a TD pass with thirty seconds left to beat the Rams at home.  They'll have to play better this week, otherwise Jim Schwartz will probably get a rough pat on the back during the postgame handshake again. #JimHarbaughsstrongrighthand – Greg

15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0): Held Carolina to 10 rushing yards (.8 yards per rush) in their opening win.  Weather conditions may have helped, but this team is vastly improved under new head coach Greg Schiano. - Greg

16. Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) – Similar to Detroit, the Eagles survived an ugly performance. Michael Vick obviously needs to avoid turnovers in order for this team to be successful. – Andrew

17. Arizona Cardinals (1-0) – For winning a big divisional matchup, they may walk away with more question marks. Who will start at QB now if Skelton is healthy? – Andrew

18. New York Giants (0-1) – They might want to learn to run the ball a little more, especially if Victor Cruz is going to keep dropping the ball all the time. - Greg

19. New Orleans Saints (0-1) – The defense is obviously where this team needs to see improvement. But Drew Brees wasn’t as accurate as he normally is. Both played a factor in a week one loss at home. – Andrew

20. Kansas City Chiefs (0-1) - They ran into the Atlanta Falcons ‘Buzzsaw’ on Sunday, but still played fairly well. I expect this to be a pretty good team if injuries don't strike. – Greg

21. Minnesota Vikings (1-0) - Enjoy the win Vikings fans, and though AD is back and looks healthy, they won't win much this season. – Greg

22. Oakland Raiders (0-1) – This team showed how good they could be. But the dumb plays plagued them, just like last year. Eliminate the stupid penalties, turnovers, and bad snaps, and they will win plenty this season. – Andrew

23. St. Louis Rams (0-1) - Played an NFL playoff team extremely close on Sunday. Jeff Fisher has already made a big difference in this team. - Greg

24. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1) – Blaine Gabbert looked like a good NFL QB Sunday. But the way the team choked at the end will be a tough pill to swallow. – Andrew

25. Seattle Seahawks (0-1) – Their defense played well and Russell Wilson didn't lose the game for them, but he didn't win the game either.  I know they believe in him, but it’s hard to believe he's actually better right now than Matt Flynn. – Greg

26. Tennessee Titans (0-1) – My concern here is where was Chris Johnson? He wasn’t involved and didn’t look like himself at all. – Andrew

27. Indianapolis Colts (0-1) - Got hit with injuries pretty hard, and the offense took awhile to get going, but Andrew Luck did almost exactly what Peyton Manning did in his first NFL start. - Greg

28. Buffalo Bills (0-1) – So much for their much-improved and high-priced defense. Even worse was the Fred Jackson got injured once again. – Andrew

29. Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) – The Bengals would love to forget the second half last night. But it will be how they bounce back from it that will determine who good of season they will have. – Andrew

30. Carolina Panthers (0-1) – Same story, different chapter: Cam throws for 300+ and the Panthers lose. - Greg

31. Cleveland Browns (0-1) – They were gifted turnovers time and time again and still found a way to lose. Weeden and the offense looked horrendous. They have a long way to go. – Andrew

32. Miami Dolphins (0-1) – Hard Knocks made Ryan Tannehill look much better than he did against Houston. This will be a long season for the Dolphins. - Greg

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