Week 2 NFL Power Rankings

[Assani Fisher]

LINK TO LAST WEEK


Tier #1: The big Two
Can't see much argument that these two teams deserve their own tier.
1. NE
2. Indy


Tier #2: The legit contenders
While Denver hasn't outscored their opponents by much, I believe that to be a result of fluky red zone woes. Take a look at their offensive and defensive yardage numbers. Pit leaps Chicago due to looking more impressive. SD drops down a tier. Everything else is fairly similar to last week. Dallas moves up a tier.

3. SD
4. Pit
5. Chicago
6. Baltimore
7. Denver
8. Dallas


Tier #3: The wannabe contenders
Make it official: I'm drinking the Houston Texans kool aid. Them and Washington make a big leap due to their impressive road wins. I realize Tennesee lost but they looked impressive nevertheless, and their jump up 2 spots has more to do with Cincy, Seattle, N.O., and Carolina losing than them winning. Detroit may be a bit high...we'll find out in week 3 when they go to Philly.

9. Houston
10. Washington
11. Tennessee
12. Seattle
13. Green Bay
14. Detroit
15. Carolina
16. Cincy


Tier #4: Middle of the Pack
Like always, this tier is very muddled and the teams are pretty much interchangable for now. Tampa and Cleveland both make big leaps due to their impressive victories. The Jets may be 0-2, but they lost to NE and at Baltimore- hard to fault them for that.

17. San Francisco
18. Arizona
19. Jets
20. Minnesota
21. Philly
22. Tampa Bay
23. Jacksonville
24. Cleveland
25. St Louis
26. Buffalo
27. KC


Tier #5: The bottom feeders
I realize that putting N.O. this low is a huge drop, but they really don't deserve any better based upon how they've played so far. Just horrible both weeks.

28. N.O.
29. Oakland
30. NYG
31. Miami
32. Atl