JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 2 2021 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …

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1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) | 1 | Championship teams find ways to win
2. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) | 2 | Championship teams find ways to win
3. Seattle Seahawks (1-0) | 5 | A lot looked really good in Week 1
4. Los Angeles Rams (1-0) | 7 | Impressive – as expected – in season opener
5. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) | 10 | On the road? At Buffalo? Week 1? Impressive start
6. New Orleans Saints (1-0) | 12 | There is life after Brees after all
7. Buffalo Bills (0-1) | 3 | Just Week 1, but Sunday could loom large in December
8. Cleveland Browns (0-1) | 8 | So close to a huge Week 1 victory over KC
9. Miami Dolphins (1-0) | 11 | Feeling more and more real under Flores
10. Arizona Cardinals (1-0) | 15 | One of league's more impressive Week 1 road victories
11. Los Angeles Chargers (1-0) | 16 | Strong fourth quarter good sign for Herbert, Chargers
12. San Francisco 49ers (1-0) | 20 | Held on big-time for a 1-0 start
13. Las Vegas Raiders (1-0) | 17 | Major drama in prime-time Monday
14. Green Bay Packers (0-1) | 4 | Oof
15. New England Patriots (0-1) | 14 | Lost one they could – and maybe should – have won Sunday
16. Tennessee Titans (0-1) | 9 | Not the biggest Week 1 stunner, but not far off
17. Baltimore Ravens (0-1) | 6 |Lost in a way they usually win in Vegas Monday
18. Indianapolis Colts (0-1) | 13 | Eighth consecutive season-opening loss
19. Carolina Panthers (1-0) | 25 | Winning Panthers debut for Darnold
20. Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) | 27 | As impressive a performance as possible for Hurts
21. Denver Broncos (1-0) | 26 | Up next: Jaguars in Duval
22. Cincinnati Bengals (1-0) | 28 | Clutch OT victory as Burrow returns
23. Dallas Cowboys (0-1) | 21 | As impressive as a loss can be
24. Washington Football Team (0-1) | 18 | QB problems continue … already
25. Minnesota Vikings (0-1) | 19 | O-Line difficulties contributed to frustrating OT loss in Cincy
26. Chicago Bears (0-1) | 22 | The calls for Fields are getting louder
27. Houston Texans (1-0) | 32 | Looked much better than expected Sunday
28. Atlanta Falcons (0-1) | 23 | Brutal start to the season for the Dirty Birds
29. New York Giants (0-1) | 24 | Fifth consecutive season-opening loss
30. Detroit Lions (0-1) | 29 | Late rally Sunday has Lions fans excited about future
31. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1) | 30 | Disappointing debut for Meyer, Lawrence
32. New York Jets (0-1) | 31 | O-Line struggles meant a long debut for Wilson