Week 3 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.