2017 NFL Week 3 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 New England (1)

2 Atlanta (3)

3 Kansas City (4)

4 Oakland (5)

5 Green Bay (2)

6 Pittsburgh (7)

7 Seattle (6)

SECOND TIER

8 Denver (10)

9 Baltimore (9)

10 Tampa Bay (12)

11 Minnesota (11)

12 Tennessee (13)

13 Miami (17)

14 Detroit (18)

15 Dallas (8)

16 Carolina (14)

17 Philadelphia (15)

18 Washington (24)

19 Los Angeles Rams (16)

20 Arizona (22)

21 Los Angeles Chargers (20)

22 New Orleans (21)

23 Chicago (19)

24 Jacksonville (23)

25 Houston (25)

26 Buffalo (26)

27 New York Giants (27)

28 Cincinnati (28)

29 Cleveland (29)

30 Indianapolis (30)

THIRD TIER

31 San Francisco (31)

32 New York Jets (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Washington (6 spots), Detroit and Miami (4 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Dallas (7 spots), Chicago (4 spots), Green Bay and Los Angeles Rams (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM

1 AFC WEST 36

2 NFC SOUTH 50

3 NFC NORTH 53

4T AFC NORTH 72

4T AFC EAST 72

6T NFC EAST 77

6T NFC WEST 77

8 AFC SOUTH 91

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 257

2 AFC 271