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Power Rankings For Week 2
| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (↑2) | New York Jets | 2-0 | 4.1213 (LW × 1.256) | won by 7 vs Patriots |
| 2 (↑10) | Denver Broncos | 2-0 | 4.0881 (LW × 2.119) | won by 21 vs Browns |
| 3 (↑4) | New Orleans Saints | 2-0 | 3.5635 (LW × 1.146) | won by 26 at Eagles |
| 4 (↓2) | Minnesota Vikings | 2-0 | 3.4582 (LW × 1.041) | won by 14 at Lions |
| 5 (↑8) | San Francisco 49ers | 2-0 | 3.3705 (LW × 1.747) | won by 13 vs Seahawks |
| 6 (↑15) | Arizona Cardinals | 1-1 | 2.9237 (LW × 3.967) | won by 14 at Jaguars |
| 7 (↑13) | Cincinnati Bengals | 1-1 | 2.7600 (LW × 3.745) | won by 7 at Packers |
| 8 (↓3) | Baltimore Ravens | 2-0 | 2.7514 (LW × 0.871) | won by 5 at Chargers |
| 9 (↓5) | Atlanta Falcons | 2-0 | 2.2465 (LW × 0.705) | won by 8 vs Panthers |
| 10 (↓4) | Philadelphia Eagles | 1-1 | 2.0255 (LW × 0.646) | lost by 26 vs Saints |
| 11 (↓1) | New York Giants | 2-0 | 1.9602 (LW × 0.768) | won by 2 at Cowboys |
| 12 (↓3) | Green Bay Packers | 1-1 | 1.9437 (LW × 0.761) | lost by 7 vs Bengals |
| 13 (↓5) | Seattle Seahawks | 1-1 | 1.8686 (LW × 0.627) | lost by 13 at 49ers |
| 14 (↓13) | Dallas Cowboys | 1-1 | 1.8516 (LW × 0.555) | lost by 2 vs Giants |
| 15 (↑3) | Buffalo Bills | 1-1 | 1.6605 (LW × 1.915) | won by 13 vs Buccaneers |
| 16 (↓2) | New England Patriots | 1-1 | 1.5275 (LW × 0.832) | lost by 7 at Jets |
| 17 (↓1) | Indianapolis Colts | 2-0 | 1.5247 (LW × 0.831) | won by 4 at Dolphins |
| 18 (↑4) | Oakland Raiders | 1-1 | 1.3177 (LW × 1.788) | won by 3 at Chiefs |
| 19 (↓8) | San Diego Chargers | 1-1 | 1.3033 (LW × 0.675) | lost by 5 vs Ravens |
| 20 (↑4) | Washington Redskins | 1-1 | 1.2733 (LW × 2.043) | won by 2 vs Rams |
| 21 (↑10) | Houston Texans | 1-1 | 1.0924 (LW × 3.032) | won by 3 at Titans |
| 22 (↑1) | Chicago Bears | 1-1 | 1.0875 (LW × 1.745) | won by 3 vs Steelers |
| 23 (↑4) | Detroit Lions | 0-2 | 1.0734 (LW × 2.550) | lost by 14 vs Vikings |
| 24 (↓9) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1-1 | 0.9539 (LW × 0.520) | lost by 3 at Bears |
| 25 (↑5) | Cleveland Browns | 0-2 | 0.8258 (LW × 2.244) | lost by 21 at Broncos |
| 26 (↓7) | Tennessee Titans | 0-2 | 0.6849 (LW × 0.790) | lost by 3 vs Texans |
| 27 (↓1) | Kansas City Chiefs | 0-2 | 0.6221 (LW × 1.437) | lost by 3 vs Raiders |
| 28 (↓11) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-2 | 0.6055 (LW × 0.698) | lost by 14 vs Cardinals |
| 29 (↓1) | St. Louis Rams | 0-2 | 0.5788 (LW × 1.478) | lost by 2 at Redskins |
| 30 (↑2) | Carolina Panthers | 0-2 | 0.5169 (LW × 1.553) | lost by 8 at Falcons |
| 31 (↓6) | Miami Dolphins | 0-2 | 0.4982 (LW × 1.135) | lost by 4 vs Colts |
| 32 (↓3) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-2 | 0.3890 (LW × 1.050) | lost by 13 at Bills |
Comments
As expected, a lot of churn—9 teams move at least 8 spots.
A lot of new teams in the top 10. Note that the Broncos, Cardinals, and Bengals are among the biggest movers, and I suspect most likely to have a short stay near the top.
Hard to know what to make of the Saints—they had a strong preseason, but they've only beat the Lions and McNabb-less Eagles. They play the Jets in week 4, which could actually be a marquee matchup.
The Steelers are in the bottom 10 because they have one close home win against an 0-2 team. And the Titans are there because they are 0-2 against a couple of 1-1 teams. I expect this is the only week the Steelers will be ranked behind the Lions.
