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NFL power rankings: Week 2

By Matt Verderame

Sep 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) celebrates after completing a two point conversion to take the lead during the fourth quarter of a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Raiders defeated the Saints 35-34. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) celebrates after completing a two point conversion to take the lead during the fourth quarter of a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Raiders defeated the Saints 35-34. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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After the first week of the football season, it’s time to roll deep with some NFL power rankings.

Week 1 of the NFL season is in the books. While it was nothing we could have ever expected (especially in the AFC West), it was glorious and fun. For some fan bases, the power rankings are going to be a good time, getting to find where your team climbed all the way up to. For others, it’s a one-eye-open experience, knowing they are about to fall hard.

For reference, here were the power rankings and season predictions going into Week 1.

team. 53. Until they show an ounce of life this century, the Browns are the worst team in football.. (0-1). Previous: . Cleveland Browns. 32

Previous: . Los Angeles Rams. 31. team. 51. Do we really need to explain this ranking? Blaine Gabbert beat you by 28 points.. (0-1)

35. The Titans had a golden opportunity to beat the Vikings and their listless offense, and ended up being quasi blown out.. (0-1). Previous: . Tennessee Titans. 30. team

Atlanta Falcons. 29. team. 44. The Falcons are putrid becasue the defense has no talent.. (0-1). Previous:

28. team. 57. Chicago has some players on offense, but not nearly enough to make up for the rest of this brutal roster.. (0-1). Previous: . Chicago Bears

Buffalo watched Tyrod Taylor throw for 111 yards against a porous Ravens secondary. Yikes.. (0-1). Previous: . Buffalo Bills. 27. team. 16

15. This team has no defense, and it’ll be the undoing once more.. (0-1). Previous: . New Orleans Saints. 26. team

Previous: . Indianapolis Colts. 25. team. 46. Read what was written about the Saints above and apply.. (0-1)

Previous: . San Diego Chargers. 24. team. 13. San Diego blew a 21-point lead and lost Keenan Allen for the year. Lights out.. (0-1)

San Francisco 49ers. 23. team. 42. This is probably the peak for this group, so soak it in.. (1-0). Previous:

If Carson Wentz is for real, and not just better than Cleveland, this could be fun.. (1-0). Previous: . Philadelphia Eagles. 22. team. 54

team. 59. Moving up five spots after a loss, the Dolphins at least showed signs of life.. (0-1). Previous: . Miami Dolphins. 21

Detroit will go as far as the offense will take it. In Week 1, that was enough.. (1-0). Previous: . Detroit Lions. 20. team. 50

52. The Jaguars lost to the Packers, but looked like a team capable of contending for the playoffs.. (0-1). Previous: . Jacksonville Jaguars. 18. team

30. If Ryan Fitzpatrick and Darrelle Revis don’t play better, this could get ugly.. (0-1). Previous: . New York Jets. 17. team

(0-1). Previous: . Dallas Cowboys. 16. team. 123. This might be a slight fall in the rankings, but Cowboys fans have reason to feel good after watching Dak Prescott.

team. 60. Tough to glean much from their win, other than that the defense is rock solid.. (1-0). Previous: . Minnesota Vikings. 15

Previous: . New York Giants. 14. team. 31. Good win in Dallas, and now the Giants have a golden opportunity to go 2-0 with the Saints coming in.. (1-0)

26. Baltimore is a dangerous team if the defense is right, and it looked good on Sunday.. (1-0). Previous: . Baltimore Ravens. 13. team

(1-0). Previous: . Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 12. team. 48. This is my biggest jump of the week. Tampa Bay, if it has a defense, is going to be a threat in the NFC South.

team. 10. The Texans throttled the Bears at home. Can they do the same against Kansas City?. (1-0). Previous: . Houston Texans. 11

team. 28. Oakland looked great offensively, but the defense must improve to be a real threat in the AFC.. (1-0). Previous: . Oakland Raiders. 10

32. This huge drop will likely be the last huge misstep for Arizona this season.. (0-1). Previous: . Arizona Cardinals. 9. team

team. 124. Kansas City is a very good team, but gets dinged because it needed a 21-point comeback against the Chargers at home.. (1-0). Previous: . Kansas City Chiefs. 8

(1-0). Previous: . Denver Broncos. 7. team. 45. Denver pulled out a very nice comeback win, but still has ample issues at quarterback.

Carolina Panthers. 6. team. 87. The biggest problem facing this team is wearing a headset on the sidelines.. (0-1). Previous:

56. Cincinnati has to block better, but the rest of the team looked very good despite missing a few key players.. (1-0). Previous: . Cincinnati Bengals. 5. team

Seattle Seahawks. 4. team. 36. The Seahawks need to play better than they did Sunday, and they will.. (1-0). Previous:

(1-0). Previous: . Pittsburgh Steelers. 3. team. 55. The Steelers have an absurd offense. If the defense continues to show up, look out.

2. team. 49. Green Bay looked business-like in its opening game against the Jaguars. That’s a good thing.. (1-0). Previous: . Green Bay Packers

team. 47. The Patriots beat a very good team in primetime, on the road, with Jimmy Garoppolo and no Rob Gronkowski.. (1-0). Previous: . New England Patriots. 1

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