Week 2 NFL power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTES: Numbers in parenthesis reflect preseason rankings.

TOP TIER

1 New England (4)

2 Green Bay (1)

3 Denver (3)

4 Seattle (2)

SECOND TIER

5 San Diego (8)

6 Buffalo (18)

7 Arizona (14)

8 Indianapolis (5)

9 Kansas City (9)

10 Miami (11)

11 St. Louis (13)

12 Philadelphia (6)

13 Pittsburgh (10)

14 Dallas (7)

15 Baltimore (16)

16 Cincinnati (17)

17 Minnesota (12)

18 Atlanta (22)

19 Carolina (23)

20 New Orleans (21)

21 New York Jets (26)

22 Detroit (19)

23 New York Giants (24)

24 Houston (25)

25 San Francisco (29)

26 Tennessee (32)

27 Chicago (15)

THIRD TIER

28 Washington (27)

29 Jacksonville (31)

30 Cleveland (28)

31 Tampa Bay (20)

32 Oakland (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Buffalo (12 spots), Arizona (7 spots), Tennessee (6 spots), New York Jets (5 spots), Atlanta, Carolina and San Francisco (4 spots), New England and San Diego (3 spots)

 

BIGGEST FALLERS: Chicago (12 spots), Tampa Bay (11 spots), Dallas (7 spots), Philadelphia (6 spots), Minnesota (5 spots), Detroit, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh (3 spots)

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

1 AFC East 38

2 NFC West 47

3 AFC West 49

4 NFC North 68

5 AFC North 74

6 NFC East 77

7 AFC South 87

NFC South 88

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 AFC 248

2 NFC 280