NFL Power Rankings — Week 3

Two weeks in and the cream definitely appears to be rising to the top. But there's 14 weeks left and many chances for injuries, so we'll see what happens.

(Record, Last week)
1. New England (2-0, 1): On their way to 19-0. Why play the season?
2. Indianapolis (2-0, 3): Showed they can win close ones too.
3. Pittsburgh (2-0, 7): Looking for their weakness.
4. San Diego (1-1, 2): Were beaten by Pats from the first drive.
5. Baltimore (1-1, 5): Defense is still top notch.
6. Denver (2-0, 6): Rather be lucky than good.
7. Seattle (1-1, 8): Hard to move up a team that loses to Arizona. Need to work on handoffs.
8. Chicago (1-1, 9): Why would anybody kick to Devin Hester?
9. Dallas (2-0, 12): How long until Garrett becomes head coach?
10. Houston (2-0, 21): Will drop fast if Andre Johnson is gone too long.
11. Green Bay (2-0, 13): Is it 2007 or 1997?
12. Philadelphia (0-2, 11): Best winless team in football.
13. Tennessee (1-1, 23): Almost jumped to 2-0 division start.
14. Cincinnati (1-1,5): Paging the Bengals defense.
15. Tampa Bay (1-1, 19): Best in the NFC South.
16. Washington (2-0, 20): LBs making huge strides.
17. Detroit (2-0, 24): It’s like the Wayne Fontes winning era.
18. N.Y. Jets (0-2, 18): Nearly rallied for big win.
19. Buffalo (0-2, 10): I though the defenses was supposed to be the problem.
20. Carolina (1-1, 15): Texans provide reality check.
21. Arizona (1-1, 25): Seahawks pulled a Cardinals.
22. San Francisco (2-0, 26): Win this week and I’m a believer.
23. Jacksonville (1-1, 14): Coach, you have Jones-Drew and Taylor.
24. Minnesota (1-1, 22): Adrian Peterson is really good.
25. Cleveland (1-1, 31): Seven points. Fifty-one points. Same old consistent Browns.
26. New Orleans (0-2, 17): At least I didn’t pick them to be a Super Bowl team.
27. Kansas City (0-2, 29): Showed signs of life.
28. St. Louis (0-2, 16): Yuck. I thought this team was good.
29. Miami (0-2, 28): Trent Green will end the QB con…never mind.
30. Oakland (0-2, 30): Won, then lost.
31. N.Y. Giants (0-2, 27): Florida is nice this time of year coach.
32. Atlanta (0-2, 32): Please trade for Brunell.


--Nate Sandstrom