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Welcome to week 2 of the official r/NFL Power Rankings! It’s still too early for most 0-2 teams to press the panic button…unless you’re the Bears. Can Zac Taylor’s amazing culture fix Burrow’s ankle? How many quarters will Danny Dimes show up in week 3? Are the Patriots legitimately bad or are the dolphins that good? Discuss! 28/32 Reporting
| # | Team | Δ | Record | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 49ers | – | 2-0 | It wasn’t Brock Purdy’s best game, there were a few notable overthrows on potential big plays downfield, but he didn’t panic, made the plays needed to win a close divisional game. In the process he turned in his fifth consecutive start without an interception. The defense, which seemed unable to get stops in the first half, came up with 2 crucial second half turnovers. The team will have a short turnaround this week, playing the NY Giants on Thursday Night Football. | |
| 2. | Cowboys | +1 | 2-0 | This is some of the most dominant football to open the season in recent memory. Dallas’s scoring differential would be tied with the third most points scored in the league. Their point differential through two games is double that of the next team. The defense leads the league in yards allowed, passing yards allowed, sacks (tied for lead) and takeaways. The offense hasn’t had to do much, but they have gone ahead and been productive, balanced and safe with the football. And with the exception of an opening missed PAT, special teams has been all you could ask for. It’s hard to find an argument against calling Dallas the best team in football through two weeks. | |
| 3. | Eagles | -1 | 2-0 | This is the ideal start to the season for Philadelphians: 2-0, but WIP’s phone lines ringing off the hook with fan complaints. It’s a win-win. The Eagles head into their mini-bye banged up on defense and having put shaky play on film on offense, but can look ahead to 3 straight games against teams with under .500 Vegas win odds going into the season. | |
| 4. | Dolphins | +1 | 2-0 | It wasn’t pretty, but it always feels good to escape with a win when you’re on the road against a tough divisional opponent. It never felt like we were down our starting LT and DE as our offensive line did a great job protecting Tua, and our defensive line was excellent at making Mac Jones uncomfortable in the pocket. Next week we have our home opener against a reeling Denver Broncos as we hope to improve to a 3-0 start for the second season in a row. | |
| 5. | Chiefs | -1 | 1-1 | Being a Chiefs fan in the Mahomes era is a wild experience. Essentially every bone headed mistake a team can make was on full display last Sunday. The Chiefs lost the turnover battle, including one of the worst muffed punts I can ever remember watching. The Chiefs had 12 penalties which cost them 96 yards and killed drives. Travis Kelce dropped a pass in the end zone that ended up resulting in a field goal. Still, the Chiefs beat a Jaguars team that I fully expect to be in the playoffs this year by eight points. They did that while being in victory formation on a 1st and goal at the 1. Chris Jones is an animal, Kelce is still going to do GOAT TE things, and #15 on the red team is the best team sport athlete on Earth. When the Chiefs can win by 8 against a playoff team looking like that, imagine what they’ll do when they start clicking again. | |
| 6. | Ravens | +1 | 2-0 | ||
| 7. | Bills | +1 | 1-1 | After what Allen and the offense looked like week 1, anything less than this kind of blowout would have raised some concern. The Bills should dominate teams like the Raiders —they went and did just that. Regardless of the quality of opponent, it was great to see Allen be decisive and efficient with the ball. No matter how good the defense and skill positions are, this team lives and dies on Allen’s performance. | |
| 8. | Lions | -2 | 1-1 | Whelp, that was disappointing. The Seahawks have been Detroit’s kryptonite as of late (they are 5-0 over the last decade and 3-0 in the MCDC Era), this is not surprising per se, but there is work to be done by Aaron Glenn if this team wants to live up to the hype. While the offense showed much better poise and ability than they did against KC, the defense was wholly unable to get pressure on Geno Smith—despite Seattle missing both starting tackles—and the secondary’s soft coverage was systematically picked apart by Tyler Lockett and Co. To make matters worse, CJGJ is out for potentially the season and James Houston for 6-8 games. Safety and Edge are allegedly our deepest defensive spots and Tracy Walker and Romeo Okwara have been successful in the past, but the defense has a lot to overcome and even more to prove against Atlanta next week. | |
| 9. | Jaguars | +1 | 1-1 | If the Jags — Chiefs was a benchmark game, what did we learn? The Jaguars aren’t there; Yet. We also learned that if the endzone were six inches longer (which I’m told is plenty,) the way the contest played out would be wildly different. Any of the 4 near-touchdown plays that might have scored in those situations would have made for a far closer, perhaps different outcome. The week 1 sloppiness lingered into the JAX heat, though the defense found their footing nicely vs. a top shelf squad. The Jags are oozing with potential, but few teams will win in the NFL going 0/4 on redzone trips. Stay tuned for the next show, when Burgers come to Jacksonville. | |
| 10. | Falcons | +8 | 2-0 | Some may laugh at Falcons players for believing in and standing beside Ridder, but Desmond is a quarterback who only gets better as the game goes on. If Ridder can continue to make small game-by-game improvements, by season end Atlanta will have a helluva quarterback handing every snap off to Bijan. A madden create a player with madden moves, expect weekly kudos to Mr. mustard. In an offense when London, Hollins, and Pitts earn their stat lines, the Falcons quite handedly mask their weaknesses. In an offense when they sputter, they need to rely on a defense entering what feels like a 15th straight year with a below average sack total. Keep it up Arthur | |
| 11. | Bengals | -2 | 0-2 | The Bengals start 0-2 for the second year in a row. They managed to turn it around last year, but that was with a fully healthy Joe Burrow. If Joe misses any substantial amount of time, or continues below 100%, this team will see its playoff window shut for the year. | |
| 12. | Saints | +3 | 2-0 | 2-0 baby! The defense is humming, allowing the offense time to find its feet. And the offensive line is playing like it doesn’t know it has feet - 8 sacks in two weeks is not a trend which can continue. Fun fact: this was the 10th straight game where the Saints allowed 20 or fewer points. | |
| 13. | Packers | – | 1-1 | New quarterback, same choked leads. Despite a second 3 TD 0 INT game from Jordan Love, The Packers failed at just the wrong times to drop a road game against Atlanta. Is it Joe Barry’s fault? The defense struggled to make 3rd down stops in the 4th quarter but many defenses would crumble if they stood on the field for 13 of the last 16 minutes of the game. So do we blame Lafleur’s flaccid play calling? Well if it wasn’t for AJ Dillon tripping and Jordan Love blurting the wrong play call, the offense could have ran out enough time to win. Is it Love’s fault then? Even with some questionable throws at the very end of the game, the other three quarters where he was making all the right reads and the Falcons were committing DPI’s to stop him from hitting deep shots shows there’s something more to it. Sometimes it’s everyone’s fault and no one’s fault, and you just gotta move on. | |
| 14. | Browns | -2 | 1-1 | Chubb is done for the season. We won, but at what cost? (Puts finger to ear) What’s that? Oh, I’m being told we also lost the game? Perfect. All of last years talk over Watson seemed to slip away with a week 1 win. Week 2? God what a mess. Half the fans are here due to Nick Chubb and now that he is going, who knows what the team holds in store for its fans. The Browns will host the Titans next week. | |
| 15. | Rams | +1 | 1-1 | The Rams’ 9th consecutive regular season loss to the Niners somehow didn’t feel too bad. This year’s matchup was a litmus test for contendership and it didn’t feel like a total failure as this team of rookies made the Super Bowl favorites sweat. The margin for error is thin against the elite teams and this game really came down to a few plays where young players made mistakes. Expectations have shifted tremendously and a wildcard spot feels within grasp in an top-heavy NFC, especially with Cooper Kupp still expected back. | |
| 16. | Seahawks | +3 | 1-1 | ||
| 17. | Chargers | -6 | 0-2 | The Chargers offense and special teams are handcuffed to a corpse. The Chargers are the first team in NFL history to start the season scoring 50+ points, zero turnovers, and This feat is only possible due to their abysmal defense which currently ranks 32nd by most metrics (did I mention the defense is $20M more expensive than the 2nd most expensive defense). Combine that with the toothless in-game management and it increasingly begs the question of what exactly Brandon Staley does. The offense including Herbert definitely deserves the b… |
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