NFL Power Rankings - Week 4

The chiefs and dolphins are a surprising 3-0 and the giants have yet to win a game. How did the rankings change? See below

1. Denver Broncos 130

Last week: 1

Notes: The Broncos are just cruising so far this season. It makes me wonder if anyone can beat them.

2. Seattle Seahawks 129

Last week: 2

Notes:  Yes, they beat up on arguably the worst team in the NFL, but nobody wants to play the Seahawks right now.

3. Chicago Bears 95
Last week: 4
Notes: The Bears look like the best team in the NFC North. However, they need to maintain this pace throughout the year to avoid the collapse they had in 2012.

4. New Orleans Saints 92
Last week: 6

Notes:  The saints look like the best by far in the NFC south.

5.  Miami Dolphins: 88
Last week: 5
Notes:  They now are 3-0, including two wins against playoff teams last year. They look like they could be challenging the patriots for the AFC east all year 

6. Kansas City Chiefs 80
Last week: 7
Notes:  the chiefs already won more games than they did last year

7. New England Patriots: 78
Last week: 9
Notes:  They finally looked like the Pats we all know against Tampa bay.

8. Cincinnati Bengals: 48

Last week: 11

Notes: A win that wasn't perfect but shows that the bengals are for real this year.

9. Indianapolis Colts: 47

Last week: 18

Notes: A big win for the colts. With how the texans have been playing, they could take the AFC south this year.

10. Dallas Cowboys: 46

Last Week: 15

Notes:  In a mediocre at best division, the cowboys are looking like the clear best.

11. Detroit Lions: 45

Last week: 14

Notes: The Lions are already halfway to their win total last year.

12. Baltimore Ravens: 39

Last week: 22

Notes: the win against the texans shows that this team can still compete at the level they did during their brilliant Super Bowl run.

13. Tennessee Titans: 36

Last week: 17

Notes:  Don't be surprised if the Titans compete for a wildcard spot all year.

14 New York Jets: 32

Last week: 20

Notes: 2-1 is a lot better than anyone expected from the jets at this point. If they can end the season at 8-8 or better, Rex just might keep his job. 

15. Houston Texans  30
Last week: 3

Notes: The texans barely scraped together two wins against "easy" opponents and then they get destroyed against the ravens. Maybe everyone spoke to soon putting them amongst the elite in the AFC.

16. Green Bay Packers: 29
Last week: 8

Notes: a tough loss against a good bengals team.

17. Carolina Panthers: 28

Last week: 25

Notes: A fantastic and much needed win by the panthers.

18.  Atlanta Falcons -13

Last week: 12

Notes: The falcons are now 1-2 and will have a hard time catching up to the saints.

19. San Diego Chargers: -14

Last week: 13

Notes: Even at 1-2 the chargers look improved over last year

20.  San Francisco 49ers -16
Last week: 10
Notes: didn't think I'd be seeing that the 49ers would be in trouble in week 3, but they are 1-2 and will have a hard time catching up to the red hot Seahawks.

21. Philadelphia Eagles: -17

Last Week: 16

Notes: Are the eagles that bad or the chiefs that good? Probably a little bit of both.

22. Buffalo Bills - 18

Last week: 24

Notes: would have been a big win for the bills, but instead they find themselves dead last in the division.

23. Cleveland Browns: -20

Last week: 30

Notes: Hoyer provided a much needed spark (and win) for the browns. He should remain the starter.

24. Oakland Raiders -23

Last week: 23

Notes: So far, the Raiders have beat the worst team in the league and lost to two Playoff teams (including one that is the best in the league). The next two games against the Redskins and the Chargers will show what type of team the Raiders are this year.

25. St. Louis Rams -38

Last Week: 19

Notes: An ugly loss to the cowboys.

26. Arizona Cardinals -40

Last week: 21

Notes: although Carson Palmer is an improvement for this cardinals team, this is not the type of performance they can afford to put up.

27. Pittsburgh Steelers: - 69

Last week: 28

Notes: Didn't expect the Steelers to be the best in the AFC this year, but certainly expected better than this.

28. Minnestota Vikings -71

Last week: 26

Notes: now at 0-3, the Vikings will have a tough time making the playoffs 2 straight years in a row.

29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: - 81

Last week: 29

Notes: even without the 0-3 record they look by far the worst in the NFC south.

30. New York Giants: - 94

Last week: 27

Notes: They don't just look out of sync, they look terrible. Like jaguars terrible.

31. Washington Redskin: - 98

Last week: 31

Notes: They join the giants as a team who are severely underperforming. 

32. Jacksonville Jaguars:-123

Last week: 32

Notes: they'll go 0-16, maybe 1-15. I don't see how they're going to find a way to win a game.

  

NFL Power Rankings - Week 3

Below are the power rankings heading into week 3. The points are based on a score calculated that takes into account record, strength of schedule, home / win record, amongst other factors.


1. Denver Broncos 87

Notes: The Broncos are exceeding expectations, if that's at all possible, with two dominant wins against the Super Bowl champions from the last two years.

2. Seattle Seahawks 78

Notes: In a conference filled with a bunch of talented teams, the Seahawks are looking like the dominant team. 

3. Houston Texans 63

Notes: The Texans barely won games against two teams they should have easily beaten, but this team should find their stride. They are still the best in the AFC next to the Broncos.

4. Chicago Bears 58
Notes: People forget that this team started off 7-1 last year and, even though ended the season on a weak note, did have a 10-6 record. This team will be competing for a playoff spot all year.

5.  Miami Dolphins: 57
Notes: The way the Pats are barely winning games against mediocre teams, the Dolphins just might surprisingly take the division this year.

6. New Orleans Saints 55

Notes: After going 0-5 last year, the Saints start off the season 2-0 behind the leadership of Payton.

7. Kansas City Chiefs 53
Notes: Andy Reid has already matched the Chiefs win total from last year in the first two games of the season.

8. Green Bay Packers: 39

Notes: The Packers completely destroyed the Redskins.  The Bears will compete with them for the division, but the Packers should easily be another playoff team this year.

9. New England Patriots: 38
Notes:  They don't look the Patriots of previous years, even though they are 2-0. The Dolphins are looking like the better team right now.

10.  San Francisco 49ers 29
Notes:  After looking great against the Packers, the 49ers looked anything but against the Seahawks.

11. Cincinnati Bengals: 19

Notes: There's a lot of hype surrounding the Bengals this year. While they look like the best in the AFC North, they still have a lot to prove in order to show that they're at the level of the Broncos or Texans.

12.  Atlanta Falcons 13

Notes: The loss to the Saints could hurt the Falcons later on. The division won't be as easy for them to clinch as it was last year with the Saints showing signs of life this year.

13. San Diego Chargers: 12

Notes: The Chargers look to be demanding more respect and could end up being a wildcard upset this year.

14. Detroit Lions: 11

Notes: I think the Lions will escape the cellar this year (over the Vikings), but penalties are a huge issue and will continue to lose this team some games.

15. Dallas Cowboys: 9

Notes: The NFC East is completely up in the air (no one looks great). The Cowboys look slightly better than everyone else, but will need to work on turnovers in order to be a competitive playoff team.

16. Philadelphia Eagles: 8

Notes: The Eagles could go 12-4 or 4-12 this year and neither would surprise me. Hard to see if this team is a legit playoff contender just yet or if Chip Kelly's offense will ultimately pay off.

17. Tennessee Titans: 6

Notes: I thought the Titans were going to be bad this year, but they actually look fairly decent so far and were very close to starting off 2-0.

18. Indianapolis Colts: 3

Notes: I thought the Colts last year were a very weak playoff team and this year they are doing little to prove me wrong.

19. St. Louis Rams 1

Notes: The Rams show that they compete, but will have a hard time fighting for a playoff spot in a division with the 49ers and the Seahawks.

20 New York Jets: 0

Notes: A lot of people had the Jets being amongst the worst in the NFL. They certainly don't look great, but Smith looks significantly better than Sanchez already and might surprise a lot of people this year.

21. Arizona Cardinals -1

Notes: Carson Palmer provides  a much needed offensive lift for this team (and for Fitzgerald), but the Cardinals play in one of the toughest divisions in football and will struggle to not end up in last.

22. Baltimore Ravens: - 2

Notes: This team looks far from the team that won the Super Bowl just last year. I will be surprised if they make the playoffs.

23. Oakland Raiders -3

Notes: This team was expected to be the worst in the league by many, but Pryor is looking to be decent. That being said, they need to beat better teams than the Jags to prove themselves.

24. Buffalo Bills - 9

Notes: The Bills look better, but won't end up past .500 this year.

25. Carolina Panthers: - 11

Notes: Cam Newton can't get a break and is facing another mediocre season.

26. Minnestota Vikings -38

Notes: Unless they do something about Ponder, the Vikings will not be back in the playoffs again this year.

27. New York Giants: - 39

Notes: The Giants are looking anything but a playoff team (pains me to say this as a Giants fan). If they keep turning the ball over like they have been, they won't go past 5-11 let alone miss the playoffs.

28. Pittsburgh Steelers: - 40

Notes: I thought this team would return to 2011 form this year, but I look to be far from right so far. 

29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: - 41

Notes: That loss to the Jets might haunt this team all year.

30. Cleveland Browns: -44

Notes: A win against the Ravens would have been a nice surprise, but you can't win games with zero offense.

31. Washington Redskin: - 47

Notes: RGIII doesn't look like he fully recovered from his injury. If he can't find his rhythm, this team is doomed.

32. Jacksonville Jaguars:-80

Notes: I would't be surprised if this teams end up 0-16. They're terrible.