Week 3 NFL power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTES: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1-2)

2 New England (4-1)

3 Denver (3-3)

4 Seattle (2-4)

SECOND TIER

5 Arizona (14-7) 

6 Cincinnati (17-16)

7 San Diego (8-5)

8 Pittsburgh (10-13)

9 Kansas City (9-9)

10 Atlanta (22-18)

11 New York Jets (26-21)

12 Minnesota (12-17)

13 Buffalo (18-6)

14 Miami (11-10)

15 Dallas (7-14)

16 Carolina (23-19)

17 St. Louis (13-11)

18 Baltimore (16-15)

19 Washington (27-28)

20 Indianapolis (5-8)

21 Detroit (19-22)

22 New York Giants (24-23)

23 Philadelphia (6-12)

24 Houston (25-24)

25 New Orleans (21-20)

26 San Francisco (29-25)

27 Tennessee (32-26)

THIRD TIER

28 Jacksonville (31-29)

29 Cleveland (28-30)

30 Oakland (30-32)

31 Tampa Bay (20-31)

32 Chicago (15-27)

BIGGEST RISERS: Cincinnati and New York Jets (10 spots), Washington (9 spots), Atlanta (8 spots), Minnesota and Pittsburgh (5 spots), Carolina (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Indianapolis (12 spots), Philadelphia (11 spots), Buffalo (7 spots), St. Louis (6 spots), Chicago and New Orleans (5 spots), Miami (4 spots), Baltimore (3 spots)

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

1 AFC East 40

2 AFC West 49

3 NFC West 52

4 NFC North 66

5 AFC North 72

6 NFC East 79

7 NFC South 82

8 AFC South 99

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 AFC 260

2 NFC 279