NFL power rankings, Week 3: Steelers on top
We are back with your Week 3 NFL power rankings, and you better love it.
It’s always hard figuring out which of the surprise teams are actually for real. Should we believe in the Titans for pulling off a nice comeback win on the road, or are the Giants more for real after beating the Cowboys and Saints?
On the other side, how worried should we be about the Seahawks and Chiefs? Both teams are fine in the standings at 1-1, but the play has been mostly ugly. Then there are the Vikings. Can they continue to win games like this, or are the wheels going to fall off?
Enough of this nonsense. Let’s get down to the rankings. For reference, here are last week’s rankings.
53. The Browns are without both Robert Griffin III and Josh McCown. Good night.. 0-2. Previous: . Cleveland Browns. 32. team
42. The 49ers are 1-1, but they are going to struggle finding more than three wins on the schedule.. 1-1. Previous: . San Francisco 49ers. 31. team
Buffalo Bills. 30. team. 16. Buffalo fired its offensive coordinator after scoring 31 points. This is the most Buffalo thing ever.. 0-2. Previous:
0-2. Previous: . Chicago Bears. 29. team. 57. Chicago might be the most boring team in the NFL. What is there to be excited about?
Los Angeles finally scored, but a touchdown remains elusive. Good times.. 1-1. Previous: . Los Angeles Rams. 28. team. 51
15. New Orleans either can’t score, or can’t stop anyone. Other than that, things are going great.. 0-2. Previous: . New Orleans Saints. 27. team
Previous: . Indianapolis Colts. 26. team. 46. The Colts played better against Denver, but still looked disjointed and like a team on the brink of oblivion.. 0-2
1-1. Previous: . Tennessee Titans. 25. team. 35. The Titans looked bad for most of the game on Sunday, but give them credit, they found a way to win.
Previous: . Miami Dolphins. 24. team. 59. Miami was blown out by the Patriots before making it a game late. This isn’t a season that will end well in South Beach.. 0-2
52. Jacksonville was supposed to be good this year. It turns out they are the same, pathetic Jaguars.. 0-2. Previous: . Jacksonville Jaguars. 23. team
Previous: . Detroit Lions. 21. team. 50. Detroit just had to do it. The Lions were almost 2-0, but couldn’t put away a bad Titans team at home. This doesn’t bode well.. 1-1
Atlanta Falcons. 20. team. 44. Atlanta was able to earn a big road win, lighting up the Raiders for 35 points.. 1-1. Previous:
2-0. Previous: . Philadelphia Eagles. 19. team. 54. Carson Wentz looks like a real player, giving the Eagles their first franchise quarterback since Donovan McNabb.
13. San Diego is all kinds of banged up, but that didn’t stop it from pounding on the Jaguars.. 1-1. Previous: . San Diego Chargers. 18. team
team. 48. The Buccaneers ran into a buzzsaw on Sunday. Let’s see if they bounce back this weekend against the Rams.. 1-1. Previous: . Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 17
16. team. 28. It’s hard to put the Raiders any higher when they are allowing 500 yards and 35 points per game.. 1-1. Previous: . Oakland Raiders
team. 30. The Jets could very well be 2-0 right now, and the offense appears to be very dangerous in the passing game.. 1-1. Previous: . New York Jets. 15
1-1. Previous: . Dallas Cowboys. 14. team. 123. Dallas has something in Dak Prescott. If the defense could ever play football, this team would be a great story in 2016.
Who are the Ravens? Yes, they are 2-0, but both wins have been ugly and coming against two rancid opponents.. 2-0. Previous: . Baltimore Ravens. 13. team. 26
31. New York put the rest of the NFC East on notice with a terrific defensive showing against the high-octane Saints.. 2-0. Previous: . New York Giants. 12. team
124. Kansas City has talent, but needs to play much better. So far, the Chiefs have been bad with the exception of 20 minutes against the Chargers.. 1-1. Previous: . Kansas City Chiefs. 11. team
36. Seattle’s offensive has been atrocious, but the defense looks great. Much like the Chiefs, this team will get going.. 1-1. Previous: . Seattle Seahawks. 10. team
56. The Bengals have a brutal stretch to start the season, and now have a huge home test against the Broncos.. 1-1. Previous: . Cincinnati Bengals. 9. team
2-0. Previous: . Houston Texans. 8. team. 10. Houston was able to handle the Chiefs at home. Now, they get an injury-ravaged Patriots team on Thursday night.
49. Green Bay has ample talent, but the passing game is a mess. Never through we would say that about a team with Aaron Rodgers.. 1-1. Previous: . Green Bay Packers. 7. team
The Vikings may end up crashing down to Earth, but they have fought through injuries beautifully to this point.. 2-0. Previous: . Minnesota Vikings. 6. team. 60
Denver Broncos. 5. team. 45. Denver’s defense is incredible. The offense is nothing special, but that defense… Wow.. 2-0. Previous:
4. team. 87. Carolina got off the ropes with a lackluster win over the 49ers. We’ll know more about them after playing the Vikings.. 1-1. Previous: . Carolina Panthers
1-1. Previous: . Arizona Cardinals. 3. team. 32. After a horrible Week 1 performance, the Cardinals showed who they aeally are against the Buccaneers.
team. 47. This is insane. The Patriots are on their third-string quarterback and haven’t lost yet. Bill Belichick is amazing.. 2-0. Previous: . New England Patriots. 2
team. 55. Pittsburgh is averaging 32 points per game without most of its ofense, and the defense is playing solid. Look out.. 2-0. Previous: . Pittsburgh Steelers. 1
Check back here next Tuesday for the Week 4 NFL power rankings.