NFP power rankings
The common refrain you’ve no doubt heard uttered time and time again this past week is that you cannot overreact to what took place on the gridiron in Week 1. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t react at all. Take the Philadelphia Eagles, for example. Most of us had no idea what to expect from Chip Kelly’s new offense in the team’s season-opener at defending division champion Washington. But after 53 first half offensive plays that resulted in 322 total yards and 26 points, it became clear that quarterback Michael Vick and company had a solid understanding of how to run the Birds’ new offense.
As you’ll notice below, we’ve made some adjustments to our preseason power rankings, but we haven’t overhauled the entire rundown after just sixty minutes of action.
The numbers in brackets indicate each team’s Power Ranking, which is based on a scale of 1-100. These numbers can be used as a baseline to determine the point spread between any two teams on the list. Keep in mind that these numbers do not account for home field advantage, situational analysis (extra rest, back-to-back road games, divisional rivalries, etc), injuries, weather or public perception. They are merely to be used as a baseline for your initial analysis.
NFP POWER RANKINGS
1. Denver Broncos [89.5]
Record: 1-0 (Won 49-27 vs. Baltimore)
Preseason power ranking: 89.0 (1)
2. San Francisco 49ers [88.5]
Record: 1-0 (Won 34-28 vs. Green Bay)
Preseason power ranking: 88.5 (2)
3. Seattle Seahawks [88.5]
Record: 1-0 (Won 12-7 at Carolina)
Preseason power ranking: 88.0 (3)
4. Green Bay Packers [87.5]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 34-28 at San Francisco)
Preseason power ranking: 87.0 (4)
5. Houston Texans [86.5]
Record: 1-0 (Won 31-28 at San Diego)
Preseason power ranking: 86.0 (6)
6. New Orleans Saints [86.0]
Record: 1-0 (Won 23-17 vs. Atlanta)
Preseason power ranking: 84.0 (9)
7. Atlanta Falcons [86.0]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 23-17 at New Orleans)
Preseason power ranking: 86.5 (5)
8. New England Patriots [85.5]
Record: 1-0 (Won 23-21 at Buffalo)
Preseason power ranking: 85.5 (7)
9. Cincinnati Bengals [85.0]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 24-21 at Chicago)
Preseason power ranking: 83.0 (11)
10. New York Giants [84.5]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 36-31 at Dallas)
Preseason power ranking: 83.5 (10)
11. Chicago Bears [84.0]
Record: 1-0 (Won 24-21 vs. Cincinnati)
Preseason power ranking: 81.0 (16)
12. Dallas Cowboys [84.0]
Record: 1-0 (Won 36-31 vs. NY Giants)
Preseason power ranking: 82.0 (14)
13. Baltimore Ravens [83.5]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 49-27 at Denver)
Preseason power ranking: 82.5 (12)
14. Pittsburgh Steelers [83.5]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 16-9 vs. Tennessee)
Preseason power ranking: 84.0 (8)
15. Kansas City Chiefs [83.0]
Record: 1-0 (Won 28-2 at Jacksonville)
Preseason power ranking: 80.5 (18)
16. Washington Redskins [83.0]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 33-27 vs. Philadelphia)
Preseason power ranking: 82.5 (13)
17. Detroit Lions [82.5]
Record: 1-0 (Won 34-24 vs. Minnesota)
Preseason power ranking: 81.0 (17)
18. Philadelphia Eagles [82.5]
Record: 1-0 (Won 33-27 at Washington)
Preseason power ranking: 79.0 (23)
19. Carolina Panthers [82.0]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 12-7 vs. Seattle)
Preseason power ranking: 79.5 (21)
20. Indianapolis Colts [81.5]
Record: 1-0 (Won 21-17 vs. Oakland)
Preseason power ranking: 81.5 (15)
21. Miami Dolphins [81.0]
Record: 1-0 (Won 23-10 at Cleveland)
Preseason power ranking: 80.0 (19)
22. St. Louis Rams [81.0]
Record: 1-0 (Won 27-24 vs. Arizona)
Preseason power ranking: 80.0 (20)
23. Tennessee Titans [80.5]
Record: 1-0 (Won 16-9 at Pittsburgh)
Preseason power ranking: 78.5 (25)
24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers [79.5]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 18-17 at NY Jets)
Preseason power ranking: 79.0 (22)
25. San Diego Chargers [79.0]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 31-28 vs. Houston)
Preseason power ranking: 78.5 (24)
26. Minnesota Vikings [79.0]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 34-24 at Detroit)
Preseason power ranking: 78.5 (26)
27. Arizona Cardinals [78.0]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 27-24 at St. Louis)
Preseason power ranking: 76.5 (28)
28. Cleveland Browns [77.5]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 23-10 vs. Miami)
Preseason power ranking: 77.0 (27)
29. Buffalo Bills [76.5]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 23-21 vs. New England)
Preseason power ranking: 76.0 (29)
30. Oakland Raiders [76.5]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 21-17 at Indianapolis)
Preseason power ranking: 75.0 (32)
31. New York Jets [76.0]
Record: 1-0 (Won 18-17 vs. Tampa Bay)
Preseason power ranking: 76.0 (30)
32. Jacksonville Jaguars [75.0]
Record: 0-1 (Lost 28-2 vs. Kansas City)
Preseason power ranking: 75.5 (31)
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