NFL Week 1 power rankings

By Rick Morris

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay

2 Houston

3 New England

4 Philadelphia

5 New York Giants

6 Baltimore

7 Atlanta

8 Chicago

SECOND TIER

9 Pittsburgh

10 San Francisco

11 Seattle

12 San Diego

13 Tennessee

THIRD TIER

14 Buffalo

15 Carolina

16 Dallas

17 Detroit

18 Cincinnati

19 New Orleans

FOURTH TIER

20 New York Jets

21 Denver

22 Kansas City

23 Arizona

FIFTH TIER

24 Indianapolis

25 Oakland

26 Tampa Bay

SIXTH TIER

27 Miami

28 St. Louis

29 Washington

30 Minnesota

31 Jacksonville

32 Cleveland

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

1 NFC East 54

2 NFC North 56

3 AFC East 64

4 NFC South 67

5 AFC South 70

6 NFC West 72

7 AFC North 75

8 AFC West 80

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 249

2 AFC 289