JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 3 2022 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …

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1. Buffalo Bills (2-0) | 1 | Looking like NFL's most complete team
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) | 2 | Tommy's getting scrappy
3. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) | 3 | Early favorites in NFL's most-hyped division
4. Los Angeles Rams (1-1) | 5 | Big-late game save keeps Rams at .500
5. Miami Dolphins (2-0) | 11 | All. The. Way. Back.
6. Los Angeles Chargers (1-1) | 4 | Let the Rib Watch begin
7. Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) | 12 | Looking like a season-long contender
8. Minnesota Vikings (1-1) | 7 | Offense suddenly quiet in prime time
9. Green Bay Packers (1-1) | 9 | Because he's still Aaron Rodgers
10. Baltimore Ravens (1-1) | 6 | Stunning
11. New York Giants (2-0) | 13 | Big Blue 2-0 for the first time since 2016
12. Arizona Cardinals (1-1) | 20 | A comeback on a historic level
13. New England Patriots (1-1) | 27 | Averted first 0-2 start since 2001
14. Detroit Lions (1-1) | 30 | A wire-to-wire victory for improved team
15. Washington Commanders (1-1) | 14 | Long, tough day in the Motor City
16. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) | 8 | Looks like a close-game, low-score season for Steel Town
17. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) | 31 | As good a day as Duval has had in a while
18. Chicago Bears (1-1) | 18 | Green Bay is not a Bears kind of town
19. San Francisco 49ers (1-1) | 25 | Jimmy G Time yet again
20. Dallas Cowboys (1-1) | 21 | Got a gutty game against the Bengals Sunday
21. New York Jets (1-1) | 32 | Historically improbable comeback versus Browns Sunday
22. Cleveland Browns (1-1) | 16 | They lost how?
23. New Orleans Saints (1-1) | 17 | Keeping it close not enough versus strong Bucs
24. Seattle Seahawks (1-1) | 19 | Oof
25. Denver Broncos (1-1) | 26 | Perilously close to 0-2
26. Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) | 10 | Two three-point losses for defending AFC Champions
27. Las Vegas Raiders (0-2) | 15 | Not the start they expected when loading up in offseason
28. Tennessee Titans (0-2) | 24 | MNF oof
29. Houston Texans (0-1-1) | 22 | A play or two from 2-0
30. Indianapolis Colts (0-1-1) | 23 | Dominated in Duval. Again
31. Atlanta Falcons (0-2) | 28 | So, so, so, so close
32. Carolina Panthers (0-2) | 29 | Nine consecutive losses