NFL Power Rankings 1

NFL Power Rankings

After Week 1

NOTE: Previous ranking is noted in the first parenthesis. Current team record noted in the second parenthesis.

1. (1) Denver Broncos (1-0) – Manning’s seven TD’s was incredible to watch, particularly against the defending champs on opening night!

2. (4) San Francisco 49ers (1-0) – Kaepernick seems to be the real deal, especially considering he dominated Green Bay with his arm, not his legs.

3. (3) Seattle Seahawks (1-0) – Defense looked great on Sunday, but the offense needs to catch up in a hurry with the 49ers coming to town.

4. (6) Houston Texans (1-0) – Terrible start to the game on Monday night, but Schaub looked like a capable QB in the comeback. That’s the area I thought they were bad in!

5. (2) New England Patriots (1-0) – As I stated in my NFL preview, the defense seems to be as good as the offense now. Through week 1, call me a prophet.

6. (5) Atlanta Falcons (0-1) – Don’t panic Atlanta, you guys never win at New Orleans, particularly in an emotional game with the return of Sean Payton.

7. (7) Green Bay Packers (0-1) – If they don’t figure out their defense, it could be a long season in an extremely competitive division.

8. (13) Chicago Bears (1-0) – Must improve the offensive line… check. Must be more balanced on offense… check. Cutler must make quicker, better decisions… check.

9. (8) Indianapolis Colts (1-0) – Good thing they don’t face a running quarterback every week, because that seems to be their fatal flaw.

10. (15) Dallas Cowboys (1-0) – As long as Tony Romo and Dez Bryant aren’t too beat up, they began the season just as Jerry Jones envisioned.

11. (20) New Orleans Saints (1-0) – Wanna hear something scary: the Saints defense carried them to victory on Sunday.

12. (12) Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) – Better coaching and they would have won a big road game at Chicago. Good thing every team in the division lost also.

13. (32) Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) – What a difference an offseason can make. They ended last year 32 in our last poll, but they played like a playoff team on Sunday.

14. (24) Detroit Lions (1-0) – We all wondered if Reggie Bush could add something special to their offense… I vote yes!

15. (30) Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) – I had no doubts that a college system could work in the NFL. Thanks for proving me right Chip (and Greg wrong)!

16. (17) St. Louis Rams (1-0) – We’ve been waiting for Jared Cook to live up to his potential and it finally happened. I guess a change to Sam Bradford helps too.

17. (11) Baltimore Ravens (0-1) – Is there a reason to panic: No. Is there a reason to worry: Yes.

18. (18) Carolina Panthers (0-1) – Defense proved to be great, just as we said in the preseason. The problem is that the offense looked fairly weak.

19. (9) Washington Redskins (0-1) – Washington simply didn’t show up until the second half. Can’t come back in the NFL if you wait that long.

20. (14) New York Giants (0-1) – Nobody can win when you have 6 turnovers, even if Eli throws for 450+.

21. (22) Miami Dolphins (1-0) – Even in the win, I wasn’t overly impressed with the team outside of Hartline. Prove me wrong this week!

22. (19) San Diego Chargers (0-1) – Valiant effort on Monday night but couldn’t hang on. They also cost me money in Fanduel letting Andre Johnson go off!

23. (10) Minnesota Vikings (0-1) – After a great run early, AD didn’t do much on Sunday outside of punching it in from close range. Not gonna get 2,500 yards that way.

24. (23) Buffalo Bills (0-1) – CJ Spiller has to be more explosive if they want to win ballgames, particularly against the elite teams like NE.

25. (28) Arizona Cardinals (0-1) – I fully expect Arizona to charge up these rankings because they are much better than 25^th. But that is where they fell this time after collapsing in the fourth.

26. (26) Tennessee Titans (1-0) – Good to see them sticking to the run.

27. (27) New York Jets (1-0) – It was ugly, but Geno Smith is undefeated as a NFL starter. Didn’t think you’d hear me say that, even at this point.

28. (16) Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1) – They played as poorly as I’ve seen them play in a decade. Could be a long year.

29. (21) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1) – The defense was okay minus a late penalty, but when will this offense realize its potential?

30. (25) Cleveland Browns (0-1) – Similar to the Cardinals, I fully expect Cleveland to rise up in these rankings. They are better than this by a landslide.

31. (29) Oakland Raiders (0-1) – Pryor gives them hope, until he gets injured running too much that is.

32. (31) Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1) – Best thing that happened to them was that Gabbert got injured, so now they can be competitive with Henne.