Week 3 NFL Football Power Rankings
September 23, 2015 by natew
Filed under NFL Football, Power Rankings
With the games of Week 3 of the NFL regular season coming up soon, it is good to know where each football team stands, whether you simply want to cheer for your favorite team that has improved, or use the information to handicap more effectively. The Power Rankings are:
Team | Week 3 Rank | Previous Rank |
New England Patriots | 1 | 1 |
Green Bay Packers | 2 | 2 |
Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 5 |
Denver Broncos | 4 | 4 |
Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 11 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 14 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 7 |
Carolina Panthers | 9 | 20 |
Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 16 |
New York Jets | 11 | 22 |
Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 6 |
Miami Dolphins | 13 | 10 |
Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 18 |
San Diego Chargers | 15 | 15 |
Buffalo Bills | 16 | 8 |
St. Louis Rams | 17 | 17 |
Indianapolis Colts | 18 | 9 |
Baltimore Ravens | 19 | 13 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 12 |
Cleveland Browns | 21 | 27 |
Detroit Lions | 22 | 19 |
San Francisco 49ers | 23 | 23 |
Oakland Raiders | 24 | 30 |
Washington Redskins | 25 | 29 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 26 | 30 |
New Orleans Saints | 27 | 21 |
New York Giants | 28 | 26 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 29 | 31 |
Tennessee Titans | 30 | 24 |
Houston Texans | 31 | 25 |
Chicago Bears | 32 | 28 |
No one would have imagined that some of the top rated teams in the NFL would be so low on the Power Rankings, especially at the start of the season when the players are fresh and healthy. For instance, the Indianapolis Colts are quickly becoming the League’s most disappointing team; after all of the hype they received during the preseason, to see them lose two straight games with poor performances. We also see the Chicago Bears being last on the list, when many expected them to be big contenders this year.
Most are surprised to see the Seattle Seahawks doing so poorly as well. With the 2013 and 2014 season they proved to be a solid team, yet they are taking a long time getting warmed up. Among the top teams, we will see the number 1 spot change hands evenly between the New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers, with the rest of the teams right on their heels. It is still too early to tell for sure, but if the NFL teams continue performing this way on the football field, we will have already picked the playoff match-ups.