| Rank | Team | Power Index | W-L | This Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengals | 1.1448 | 1-0 | Won by 10 @ Browns |
| 2 | Lions | 1.1447 | 1-0 | Won by 7 @ Buccaneers |
| 3 | Packers | 1.1386 | 1-0 | Won by 8 vs Saints |
| T 4 | Cardinals | 1.1386 | 1-0 | Won by 7 vs Panthers |
| T 4 | Chargers | 1.1386 | 1-0 | Won by 7 vs Vikings |
| 6 | Patriots | 1.0898 | 1-0 | Won by 14 @ Dolphins |
| 7 | Eagles | 1.0855 | 1-0 | Won by 18 @ Rams |
| 8 | Redskins | 1.0839 | 1-0 | Won by 14 vs Giants |
| 9 | Raiders | 1.0828 | 1-0 | Won by 3 @ Broncos |
| 10 | 49ers | 1.0818 | 1-0 | Won by 16 vs Seahawks |
| 11 | Bears | 1.0796 | 1-0 | Won by 18 vs Falcons |
| T12 | Jaguars | 1.0770 | 1-0 | Won by 2 vs Titans |
| T12 | Jets | 1.0770 | 1-0 | Won by 3 vs Cowboys |
| 14 | Texans | 1.0694 | 1-0 | Won by 27 vs Colts |
| 15 | Ravens | 1.0682 | 1-0 | Won by 28 vs Steelers |
| 16 | Bills | 1.0667 | 1-0 | Won by 34 @ Chiefs |
| T17 | Titans | 0.9693 | 0-1 | Lost by 2 @ Jaguars |
| T17 | Cowboys | 0.9693 | 0-1 | Lost by 3 @ Jets |
| T19 | Vikings | 0.8266 | 0-1 | Lost by 7 @ Chargers |
| T19 | Panthers | 0.8266 | 0-1 | Lost by 7 @ Cardinals |
| 21 | Saints | 0.8250 | 0-1 | Lost by 8 @ Packers |
| 22 | Broncos | 0.7875 | 0-1 | Lost by 3 vs Raiders |
| 23 | Buccaneers | 0.6716 | 0-1 | Lost by 7 vs Lions |
| 24 | Browns | 0.6676 | 0-1 | Lost by 10 vs Bengals |
| 25 | Giants | 0.6316 | 0-1 | Lost by 14 @ Redskins |
| 26 | Seahawks | 0.6277 | 0-1 | Lost by 16 @ 49ers |
| 27 | Falcons | 0.6238 | 0-1 | Lost by 18 @ Bears |
| 28 | Colts | 0.6064 | 0-1 | Lost by 27 @ Texans |
| 29 | Steelers | 0.6044 | 0-1 | Lost by 28 @ Ravens |
| 30 | Dolphins | 0.5132 | 0-1 | Lost by 14 vs Patriots |
| 31 | Rams | 0.5069 | 0-1 | Lost by 18 vs Eagles |
| 32 | Chiefs | 0.4816 | 0-1 | Lost by 34 vs Bills |
Comments:
As usual, don't read too much into these rankings. Things will be a lot more settled in a couple more weeks.
The good news for the Packers is they score 42 points on the Saints. The bad news is they pretty much needed all of them to win. I know Drew Brees is a very good quarterback, but the Packers defense missed a lot of tackles they really should have made.
That was a really bad loss for the Steelers. This is only the second loss by 28+ points in more than 20 years.
McNabb and the Vikings offense were pretty bad: 39 total yards passing. And yet, somehow they had the lead going into the 4th quarter. The Vikings will have to do a lot better to avoid a last-place finish in the NFC North.
Cam Newton looked good (especially for a rookie), and seemed to pick up Cardinals' blitz well. We'll see how it goes once teams start to get more game footage of Newton to study, but it sure looks like the Panthers picked the right quarterback this time.
Tarvaris Jackson actually had an OK game for the Seahawks, but a slow start let the 49ers build a lead, and a couple of special-teams breakdowns put the game out of reach before the Seahawks could catch up.
The Cowboys' O-line doesn't look much better than it did last year: Romo was sacked 4 times. He'll have a tough time finishing the year (again) at that rate.
