NFL Week 2 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Week 1 rankings in parentheses

TOP TIER

1 New England (3)

2 Houston (2)

3 Atlanta (7)

4 San Francisco (10)

5 Green Bay (1)

6 Baltimore (6)

7 Chicago (8)

8 Dallas (16)

9 New York Giants (5)

10 Pittsburgh (9)

11 Philadelphia (4)

SECOND TIER

12 Denver (21)

13 New York Jets (20)

14 Detroit (17)

15 San Diego (12)

16 Tennessee (13)

THIRD TIER

17 Seattle (11)

18 Carolina (15)

19 New Orleans (19)

20 Washington (29)

21 Cincinnati (18)

FOURTH TIER

22 Arizona (23)

23 Tampa Bay (26)

24 Buffalo (14)

25 Kansas City (22)

FIFTH TIER

26 Indianapolis (24)

27 St. Louis (28)

28 Minnesota (30)

29 Oakland (25)

30 Miami (27)

31 Jacksonville (31)

32 Cleveland (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Denver and Washington (9 spots), Dallas (8 spots), San Francisco (6 spots), Atlanta (4 spots), Detroit, Tampa Bay and Tennessee (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Buffalo (10 spots), New York Jets and Philadelphia (7 spots), Seattle (6 spots), Green Bay, New York Giants and Oakland (4 spots), Carolina, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Miami and San Diego (3 spots)

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

1 NFC East 48

2 NFC North 54

3 NFC South 63

4 AFC East 68

5 AFC North 69

6 NFC West 70

7 AFC South 75

8 AFC West 81

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 235

2 AFC 293