NFL Week 3 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous rankings in parentheses, from Week 1 to present.

TOP TIER

1 Seattle (2-2)

2 Denver (4-3)

3 Houston (3-4)

4 San Francisco (1-1)

5 Green Bay (7-8)

6 New England (5-5)

7 Atlanta (6-7)

8 New Orleans (10-6)

9 Chicago (11-9)

10 Cincinnati (8-10)

11 Miami (24-17)

12 Kansas City (25-18)

13 Dallas (14-11)

14 Baltimore (9-13)

15 Indianapolis (15-15)

16 New York Giants (13-12)

17 Philadelphia (17-14)

SECOND TIER

18 San Diego (23-23)

19 St. Louis (16-16)

20 Buffalo (27-26)

21 Detroit (19-19)

22 Tennessee (30-25)

23 Carolina (21-21)

24 Washington (18-20)

25 Minnesota (22-22)

26 Arizona (28-29)

27 Pittsburgh (12-24)

28 New York Jets (29-27)

29 Tampa Bay (20-28)

THIRD TIER

30 Oakland (32-30)

31 Cleveland (26-31)

32 Jacksonville (31-32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Buffalo, Kansas City and Miami (6 spots), San Diego (5 spots), Arizona, Green Bay and Tennessee (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: New York Giants and Washington (4 spots), Minnesota, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and San Francisco (3 spots)

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

1 NFC West 50

2 NFC North 60

3 AFC West 62

4 AFC East 65

5 NFC South 67

6 NFC East 70

7 AFC South 72

8 AFC North 82

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 247

2 AFC 281