NFL Week 2 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTES: Numbers in parenthesis reflect our preseason rankings.

TOP TIER

1 Seattle (1)

2 San Francisco (2)

3 Denver (6)

SECOND TIER

4 Green Bay (4)

5 Indianapolis (10)

6 Cincinnati (11)

7 New Orleans (5)

8 Detroit (12)

9 Atlanta (13)

10 Baltimore (9)

11 San Diego (7)

12 New England (3)

13 Miami (30)

14 Buffalo (18)

15 Pittsburgh (14)

16 Philadelphia (15)

17 Carolina (17)

18 Houston (16)

19 Arizona (22)

20 Chicago (8)

21 Minnesota (28)

22 Tennessee (29)

THIRD TIER

23 New York Jets (27)

24 Dallas (19)

25 Washington (20)

26 Cleveland (26)

27 Jacksonville (31)

28 New York Giants (24)

29 Tampa Bay (25)

30 St. Louis (21)

31 Kansas City (23)

FOURTH TIER

32 Oakland (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Miami (17 spots), Minnesota and Tennessee (7 spots), Cincinnati and Indianapolis (5 spots), Atlanta, Buffalo, Detroit, Jacksonville and New York Jets (4 spots), Arizona and Denver (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Chicago (12 spots), New England and St. Louis (9 spots), Kansas City (8 spots), Dallas and Washington (5 spots), New York Giants, San Diego and Tampa Bay (4 spots)