NFL Power Rankings Week 1: Seahawks clear No. 1; 49ers, Broncos round out top 3

Week One of the 2014-15 regular season is in the books which means it is time to roll out the updated NFL power rankings.

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In the opening weekend of the season, we saw a lot of what we expected with last year’s Super Bowl teams — the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos — being dominant, along with the San Francisco 49ers proving once again that they are still among the NFL’s elite teams.

There were some surprises, however.

We watched teams like the New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears lose to what we thought were lesser teams, but that also showed the NFL world that the Atlanta Falcons are on the verge of returning to the top of the NFC and playing at the level that everyone had expected to see them at entering last season.

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Here are the NFL power rankings heading in to Week 2 of the regular season:

NOTE: Rankings take the average of for polls from VP of content Patrick Allen, Editor-in-Chief Josh Sanchez, Editor Mike Dyce , Editor Josh Hill and Editor Jack Jorgensen.