2016 NFL Week 3 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Pittsburgh (3)

2 New England (1)

3 Arizona (7)

4 Carolina (5)

5 Denver (8)

6 Minnesota (12)

7 Green Bay (2)

8 Cincinnati (6)

9 Houston (10)

10 Seattle (4)

SECOND TIER

11 Baltimore (13)

12 Kansas City (9)

13 New York Giants (16)

THIRD TIER

14 San Diego (24)

15 Oakland (11)

16 New York Jets (20)

17 Philadelphia (29)

18 Tampa Bay (15)

19 Dallas (23)

20 Atlanta (25)

21 Jacksonville (14)

22 Detroit (19)

23 Tennessee (28)

24 Miami (26)

25 Washington (18)

26 New Orleans (27)

27 Indianapolis (21)

28 Chicago (17)

FOURTH TIER

29 Buffalo (22)

30 Los Angeles (31)

31 San Francisco (30)

32 Cleveland (32)

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

1 AFC West 46

2 AFC North 52

3 NFC North 63

4 NFC South 68

5 AFC East 71

6T NFC East 74

6T NFC West 74

8 AFC South 80

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 AFC 249

2 NFC 279