BY ADAM GREENE
Well, look at the mess Week 1 made with the Power Rankings. Not only do we have a new No. 1, we also have a new No. 32. Everything at the top and the bottom of the rankings have been reshuffled, which is why tracking teams in this arbitrary fashion is so important (we can tell ourselves). Are some of the “bad” teams better than we thought? Are the “good” teams about to fall off the cliff? How badly can we overreact after a single week of real NFL football? Let’s find out together.
We had shocking upsets, ties, the threat of ties and a Super Bowl champion who looked like they didn’t realize they’d be asked to play a real football game on opening night. But, hey, it’s hard to complain too much when you just hung a 2021 championship banner.
It’s time to deliver the deserved praise and harshly worded scorn to our NFL participants. Let’s rank some teams.
- BUFFALO BILLS (1-0)
- TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1-0)
- KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-0)
- LOS ANGELES RAMS (0-1)
- CINCINNATI BENGALS (0-1)
- LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (1-0)
- GREEN BAY PACKERS (0-1)
- PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1-0)
- BALTIMORE RAVENS (1-0)
- PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1-0)
- LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (0-1)
- DENVER BRONCOS (0-1)
- MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-0)
- MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-0)
- NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-0)
- DALLAS COWBOYS (0-1)
- CHICAGO BEARS (1-0)
- TENNESSEE TITANS (0-1)
- CLEVELAND BROWNS (1-0)
- ARIZONA CARDINALS (0-1)
- WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1-0)
- SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (0-1)
- INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (0-0-1)
- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (0-1)
- ATLANTA FALCONS (0-1)
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (0-1)
- SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1-0)
- NEW YORK GIANTS (1-0)
- DETROIT LIONS (0-1)
- HOUSTON TEXANS (0-0-1)
- CAROLINA PANTHERS (0-1)
- NEW YORK JETS