NFL power rankings, Week 3: Dolphins rise, Colts fall
The Week 3 NFL power rankings are here, and the Indianapolis Colts are in a hideous slide, while the Miami Dolphins showed their mettle.
. 0-2. Previous: . Atlanta Falcons. 32. team. 44
The Falcons have remained true to themselves. Crazy games, crushing losses.
team. 10. . 0-1-1. Previous: . Houston Texans. 31
The Texans are playing hard, they just don’t have enough talent to beat many teams.
30. team. 36. . 1-1. Previous: . Seattle Seahawks
Remember the wild win against the Broncos on Monday night in Week 1? Savor that feeling.
Chicago Bears. 29. team. 57. . 1-1. Previous:
The Bears aren’t going to crack 20 points more than a few times this year.
team. 30. . 1-1. Previous: . New York Jets. 28
Take the win, get on the plane, and celebrate. Insanity.
27. team. 87. . 0-2. Previous: . Carolina Panthers
Baker Mayfield has been awful for seven of the season’s first eight quarters. Not good.
team. 53. . 1-1. Previous: . Cleveland Browns. 26
That’s one of the most ridiculous losses in recent memory.
team. 46. . 0-1-1. Previous: . Indianapolis Colts. 25
What the hell is wrong with the Colts? Hideous football.
. 1-1. Previous: . New England Patriots. 24. team. 47
Mac Jones wasn’t great, but the Patriots’ defense stepped up and stopped the Steelers.
52. . 1-1. Previous: . Jacksonville Jaguars. 23. team
The Jaguars hammered the Colts. Perhaps they can compete in the weak AFC South?
. 1-1. Previous: . Washington Commanders. 22. team. 58
Carson Wentz is the biggest rollercoaster on Earth. Belongs in an amusement park.
55. . 1-1. Previous: . Pittsburgh Steelers. 21. team
The Steelers need to score, but they don’t have a quarterback or an offensive line.
28. . 0-2. Previous: . Las Vegas Raiders. 20. team
The Raiders might not recover from that loss to Arizona. Just a comical train wreck.
Previous: . Tennessee Titans. 19. team. 35. . 0-2
Between the injuries and the talent gap, the Titans had no shot against the Bills.
50. . 1-1. Previous: . Detroit Lions. 18. team
The Lions can score. If the defense improves behind rookie phenom Aidan Hutchinson, look out.
123. . 1-1. Previous: . Dallas Cowboys. 17. team
Cooper Rush beating Joe Burrow and the Bengals? Nope. All about the defense.
2-0. Previous: . New York Giants. 16. team. 31.
New York isn’t overwhelming with talent, but the Giants are playing hard and executing enough.
team. 32. . 1-1. Previous: . Arizona Cardinals. 15
If the Cardinals have a productive season, they’ll look back at the second half in Las Vegas as the turning point.
45. . 1-1. Previous: . Denver Broncos. 14. team
The Broncos are 1-1, but Nathaniel Hackett is deeply concerning. Russell Wilson hasn’t been great, either.
1-1. Previous: . New Orleans Saints. 13. team. 15.
Jameis Winston can’t throw three interceptions. The offense can’t have five turnovers. Ugly.
. 0-2. Previous: . Cincinnati Bengals. 12. team. 56
Joe Burrow has started the year being sacked 13 times in losses to Mitchell Trubisky and Cooper Rush. Yikes.
60. . 1-0. Previous: . Minnesota Vikings. 11. team
Not going to knock the Vikings for losing in Philadelphia, but that was an ugly showing.
1-1. Previous: . San Francisco 49ers. 10. team. 42.
A key win over the Seahawks, but it’s muted with the injury to Trey Lance.
Baltimore Ravens. 9. team. 26. . 1-1. Previous:
Perhaps the worst loss of the John Harbaugh era. A 21-point, fourth-quarter lead … gone.
59. . 2-0. Previous: . Miami Dolphins. 8. team
If there’s ever a springboard for Tua Tagovailoa, this was it. What a performance.
Previous: . Los Angeles Chargers. 7. team. 13. . 1-1
The Chargers could have blown out the Chiefs early. But they didn’t, proceeded to lose, and now Justin Herbert is hurt.
51. . 1-1. Previous: . Los Angeles Rams. 6. team
The Rams need to figure it out. Hammered by the Bills, and barely beating the Falcons.
Green Bay Packers. 5. team. 49. . 1-1. Previous:
Easy win, and the Packers are back on track. Now, off to play the Buccaneers.
2-0. Previous: . Philadelphia Eagles. 4. team. 54.
Dominant showing. The Eagles, and Jalen Hurts, are clearly a threat in the NFC.
Previous: . Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 3. team. 48. . 2-0
The defense has given up six points save for garbage time. The offense, however, is a concern.
2. team. 124. . 2-0. Previous: . Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs didn’t play great on Thursday, but they made all the plays the Chargers didn’t. Defense looks good.
. 2-0. Previous: . Buffalo Bills. 1. team. 16
Buffalo is the best team in football. Just a machine.