Each week, SneakerReporter will put out their power rankings of all 32 NFL teams.
With Week 2 kicking off tonight (Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:20 PM EST on NBC) it’s time to unveil where each team sits.
The fun begins below and be sure to check back each Thursday to track how far up or down your favorite team moves from week-to-week.
1. New England Patriots 1-0 (LW: 1)
On the field, there’s zero drama, off the field they welcome the biggest news story of the season into their team when they signed Antonio Brown, buckle up for some fun
2. Kansas City Chiefs 1-0 (LW: 2)
The Jacksonville Jaguars weren’t as big of a test as initially believed and the team lost WR Tyreek Hill; no worries just insert Sammy Watkins and rinse, wash, and repeat.
3. New Orleans Saints 1-0 (LW: 3)
They won the game of the week in their comeback win over the Houston Texans and if they keep playing as they did in the second half, then watch out.
4. Baltimore Ravens 1-0 (LW: 8)
Is this an overreaction to one game against a team actively trying to lose, maybe, but Lamar Jackson looked MVP-caliber good to start the season.
5. Los Angeles Rams 1-0 (LW:4)
It seems that the Rams are fully committed to giving Todd Gurley a limited role at the beginning of the season but he’s still good enough to carry this team.
6. Dallas Cowboys 1-0 (LW: 9)
Dallas flatly embarrassed the New York Giants in their season opener and look the part of a future Super Bowl Champion.
7. Green Bay Packers 1-0 (LW: 11)
Matt LaFleur’s offense didn’t have the greatest debut, instead, it was the revamped Packers defense that stole the show.
8. Minnesota Vikings 1-0 (LW:13)
Kirk Cousins wasn’t even needed in last week’s dismantling of the Atlanta Falcons, a healthy Dalvin Cook goes (and can run) a long way.
9. Philadelphia Eagles 1-0 (LW: 5)
Carson Wentz and his array of weapons looked mediocre at best in their first game against the lowly Washington Redskins, all eyes will be on them as they travel to Atlanta for Sunday Night Football.
10. Chicago Bears 0-1 (LW: 6)
The Monsters of the Midway haven’t lost a step but their offense did and Matt Nagy is going to get that corrected soon.
11. Houston Texans 0-1 (LW: 10)
Deshaun Watson might be surrounded by some new faces but he’s still taking a beating in the pocket and if Houston can’t keep him upright there will be a lot of wasted talent on this roster.
12. Cleveland Browns 0-1 (LW: 7)
Browns gonna Browns; a very disappointing first week leads into a primetime spotlight on Monday Night Football—luckily the New York Jets will be beaten up heading into the game.
13. Los Angeles Chargers 1-0 (LW: 12)
“Melvin Gordon who?” – Austin Ekeler
14. Tennessee Titans 1-0 (LW: 24)
The biggest riser this week made a statement in their opening victory against the Cleveland Browns.
15. Pittsburgh Steelers 0-1 (LW: 14)
Usually losing by 30 is a reason to take a nose dive down Rankings like these but when the team you lost to is the juggernaut that is the New England Patriots there isn’t much movement required.
16. Carolina Panthers 0-1 (LW: 19)
This is Christian McCaffrey’s team now and we all need to accept that.
17. Indianapolis Colts 0-1 (LW: 20)
Jacoby Brissett looked pretty, pretty, pretty good—just saying.
18. Seattle Seahawks 1-0 (LW: 17)
An unimpressive, close home win over the Cincinnati Bengals isn’t much to cheer about.
19. New York Jets 0-1 (LW: 15)
Allowing the Buffalo Bills to score 17 unanswered points isn’t great but losing the franchise quarterback to mononucleosis is worse.
20. Atlanta Falcons 0-1 (LW: 16)
Maybe that was the lowest moment for the Falcons and things will only get better from here.
21. Jacksonville Jaguars 0-1 (LW: 18)
Nick Foles is done for most of the season but Gardner Minshew still is an upgrade over Blake Bortles.
22. Oakland Raiders 1-0 (LW: 21)
The team came out energized after Antonio Brown put their collective backs to the wall but this still isn’t a good team.
23. San Francisco 49ers 1-0 (LW: 22)
15 MORE GAMES JIMMY GAROPPOLO, YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!
24. Buffalo Bills 1-0 (LW: 23)
Their comeback victory showed fortitude but besides the final score, there weren’t many positives for the Buffalo Bills in Week 1.
25. Cincinnati Bengals 0-1 (LW: 27)
John Ross III playing like a top 10 pick would be HUGE for his group.
t26. Arizona Cardinals 0-0-1 (LW: 26)
Kyler Murray and Kliff Kingsbury looked like failures for three quarters but when the lights were the brightest they both found a rhythm to pull out a tie.
t26. Detroit Lions 0-0-1 (LW: 29)
Matt Patricia ditched the ATV and the Detroit Lions ditched an easy win in the desert.
28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0-1 (LW: 28)
Time is running out quickly on the Jameis Winston experience.
29. Washington Redskins 0-1 (LW: 32)
My initial assessment of this team was wrong they are readily better than the Miami Dolphins.
30. Denver Broncos 0-1 (LW: 25)
Not a great start for Vic Fangio and the Denver Broncos.
31. New York Giants 0-1 (LW: 30)
Just let Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley do whatever they want for the rest of the year.
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