NFL Power Rankings, 9/24

Last week’s rankings.

The tough thing early in the season with trying to rank the NFL’s teams in order is how much to weigh your gut takes on each team against their records. Do I think that there are 2-1 teams better than 3-0 teams, or even 1-2 teams better than 3-0 teams? Yeah, I do. Do I think beating the Giants 22-9 is a sign your team might not be good? Yes. Sorry, but some things just have to be quantified by your gut instinct. On the other hand, your record is who you are. Sure, there are still some frauds going into week four, but a few weeks down the road, those things will take care of themselves. For now, record is the #1 criteria. Then it’s opinion. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s personnel decisions that dictate order, like the Giants putting Jaxson Dart in to start the rest of the season. That feels to me like a team who is done already for the year.

  1. Philadelphia Eagles
  2. Buffalo Bills
  3. Los Angeles Chargers
  4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  5. Indianapolis Colts
  6. San Francisco 49’ers
  7. Los Angeles Rams
  8. Green Bay Packers
  9. Detroit Lions
  10. Washington Commanders
  11. Seattle Seahawks
  12. Minnesota Vikings
  13. Jacksonville Jaguars
  14. Arizona Cardinals
  15. Cincinnati Bengals
  16. Pittsburgh Steelers
  17. Kansas City Chiefs
  18. Atlanta Falcons
  19. Denver Broncos
  20. Baltimore Ravens
  21. Las Vegas Raiders
  22. Chicago Bears
  23. New England Patriots
  24. Dallas Cowboys
  25. Carolina Panthers
  26. Cleveland Browns
  27. Houston Texans
  28. Tennessee Titans
  29. New Orleans Saints
  30. New York Jets
  31. Miami Dolphins
  32. New York Giants