Tuesday, September 20, 2011

NFL Week 3 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Preseason rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1)

2 New England (2)

SECOND TIER

3 Philadelphia (3)

4 Atlanta (5)

5 New Orleans (9)

6 New York Jets (7)

7 Baltimore (6)

8 San Diego (8)

9 Pittsburgh (4)

THIRD TIER

10 Detroit (12)

11 Houston (16)

12 Washington (26)

13 Buffalo (28)

14 New York Giants (11)

15 Dallas (14)

16 Tampa Bay (13)

17 Arizona (17)

18 San Francisco (23)

19 Chicago (22)

20 Cleveland (18)

21 Oakland (27)

22 St. Louis (15)

23 Tennessee (29)

24 Carolina (32)

25 Denver (21)

26 Miami (19)

27 Minnesota (24)

28 Cincinnati (31)

29 Jacksonville (30)

FOURTH TIER

30 Indianapolis (10)

31 Seattle (25)

32 Kansas City (20)

BIGGEST RISERS: Buffalo (15 spots), Washington (14 spots), Carolina (8 spots), Oakland and Tennessee (6 spots), Houston and San Francisco (5 spots), New Orleans (4 spots), Chicago and Cincinnati (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Indianapolis (20 spots), Kansas City (12 spots), Miami and St. Louis (7 spots), Seattle (6 spots), Pittsburgh (5 spots), Denver (4 spots), Minnesota, New York Giants and Tampa Bay (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 NFC East 44

2 AFC East 47

3 NFC South 49

4 NFC North 57

5 AFC North 64

6T AFC West 86

6T NFC West 86

8 AFC South 93

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 236

2 AFC 290

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