JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's post-Week 1, pre-Week 2 2017 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
Rank.Team (2016 record) | Comment
1.Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) | 8 | Beat the champs in the champs' house
2.Atlanta Falcons (1-0) | 2 | Why the Falcons here over a bunch of other 1-0s? Why not?
3.Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) | 3 | You take Week 1 road division victories however you get them
4.Green Bay Packers (1-0) | 5 | Workmanlike victory over good Seattle team in Week 1
5.New England Patriots (0-1) | 1 |They belong in the Top 5 until proven otherwise
6.Dallas Cowboys (1-0) | 6 | Muscle-flexer over Big Blue in Week 1
7.Oakland Raiders (1-0) | 7 | Comfortable victory in tricky circumstances in Nashville in Week 1
8.Detroit Lions (1-0) | 10 | Don't overlook the Lions; they're better than people think
9.Denver Broncos (1-0) | 14 | Defense still looks like it's championship-quality
10.Seattle Seahawks (0-1) | 4 | Lost on the road to one of the NFL's better teams
11.Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) | 17 | Quietly, the Eagles have the look of an improving team
12.Carolina Panthers (1-0) | 16 | Too early to know if they're recapturing '15 form
13.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-0) | 13 | Will open season in Irma's aftermath
14.Tennessee Titans (0-1) |12 | Forget the loss to Oakland; this looks like a playoff-contending team
15.Baltimore Ravens (1-0) | 22 | As impressive as any team in Week 1
16.Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) | 25 | Well, whaddya know? Jaguars are on the rise
17.Minnesota Vikings (1-0) | 23 | No AP? No problem versus Saints on Monday
- Miami Dolphins (0-0) | 18 | Also will open season in Irma's aftermath
19.Los Angeles Rams (1-0) | 26 | Impressive debut for McVay and Co.
20.Arizona Cardinals (0-1) | 15 | Need to turn it on in a hurry to avoid '16 repeat
21.New York Giants (0-1) | 9 | Big Blue needs OBJ back in a big way
22.Washington Redskins (0-1) | 20 | Feels like an 0-1 team that can get above .500 in a hurry
23.Buffalo Bills (1-0) | 27 | Beating the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets doesn't move you up far
24.New Orleans Saints (0-1) | 21 | Troubling Week 1 performance for Saints offense
25.Houston Texans (0-1) | 11 | Short week means a tough turnaround after Week 1 punch
27.Los Angeles Chargers (0-1) | 24 | This still feels like a team that could rise early this season
26.Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) | 19 | Troubling Week 1 performance for Andy Dalton and Co.
28.Chicago Bears (0-1) | 29| Better in Week 1 than many expected
29.Cleveland Browns (0-1) | 31 | Had the look of an improved team in Week 1
30.San Francisco 49ers (0-1) | 30 | Twenty-point home loss shows signs of loooong rebuild
31.New York Jets (0-1) | 32 | Few signs of life
32.Indianapolis Colts (0-1) | 28 | Looks like a struggle until Andrew Luck returns
