NFL Week 3 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Last week’s rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 New Orleans (1)

2 Houston (3)

3 Green Bay (9)

4 Indianapolis (7)

5 Baltimore (2)

6 New York Jets (10)

7 Pittsburgh (8)

8 San Diego (11)

9 New England (6)

10 Atlanta (14)

11 Miami (16)

12 Chicago (20)

13 Cincinnati (17)

SECOND TIER

14 New York Giants (4)

15 Dallas (13)

16 Washington (19)

17 Tennessee (5)

18 Philadelphia (18)

19 Minnesota (12)

THIRD TIER

20 Denver (24)

21 Kansas City (25)

22 San Francisco (23)

23 Tampa Bay (26)

24 Seattle (15)

25 Jacksonville (22)

26 Arizona (21)

FOURTH TIER

27 Detroit (29)

28 Carolina (27)

29 Oakland (30)

30 St. Louis (28)

31 Cleveland (31)

32 Buffalo (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Chicago (8 spots), Green Bay (6 spots), Miami (5 spots), Atlanta, Cincinnati, Denver and Kansas City (4 spots), Indianapolis, San Diego, Tampa Bay and Washington (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Tennessee (12 spots), New York Giants (10 spots), Seattle (9 spots), Minnesota (7 spots), Arizona (5 spots), New York Jets (4 spots), Baltimore, Jacksonville and New England (3 spots)