JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 3 2020 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
1.Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) | 1 | No. 1 until someone shows otherwise
2.Baltimore Ravens (2-0) | 2 | Very close to No. 1 until someone shows otherwise
3.Green Bay Packers (2-0) | 4 | Because he's still Aaron Rodgers
4.Seattle Seahawks (2-0) | 5 | Because he's still Russell Wilson
5.Buffalo Bills (2-0) | 6 | Because he's Josh Allen?
6.Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) | 7 | Looking more and more like a strong Steelers team
7.New England Patriots (1-1) | 8 | Losing to Wilson, Hawks on final play in Seattle doesn't merit a drop
8.Tennessee Titans (2-0) | 9 | Looking like the AFC South favorites
9.Los Angeles Rams (2-0) | 10 | Doesn't look like they're going to help Jaguars with that draft pick
10.Las Vegas Raiders (2-0) | 12 | Very, very impressive victory over Saints Monday
11.Chicago Bears (2-0) | 11 | Sneakiest 2-0 in the league
12.Arizona Cardinals (2-0) | 13 | Looking more and more for real
13.New Orleans Saints (1-1) | 3 | That didn't look at all like Drew Brees
14.Los Angeles Chargers (1-1) | 16 | So, so, so, so, so close to 2-0
15.San Francisco 49ers (1-1) | 14 | These injuries will be very tough to overcome
16.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) | 20 | So much for TB's demise
17.Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) | 17 | Gritty, gutty – and better than people thought
18.Dallas Cowboys (1-1) | 22 | They won how?
19.Indianapolis Colts (1-1) | 23 | Won what felt like a must-win game Sunday
20.Cleveland Browns (1-1) | 30 | Boy, did they need that
21.Washington Football Team (1-1) | 19 | Could contend for a while in struggling division
22.Houston Texans (0-2) | 18 | Facing a very important – and tough – game at Pittsburgh Sunday
23.Minnesota Vikings (0-2) | 15 | Most surprising 0-2 in the league
24.Philadelphia Eagles (0-2) | 21 | Second-most surprising 2-0 in the league
25.Atlanta Falcons (0-2) | 24 | They lost how?
26.Denver Broncos (0-2) | 25 | Injuries taking a serious toll here
27.New York Jets (0-2) | 26 | Turbulent times for Gang Green
28.Miami Dolphins (0-2) | 27 | Heading to the 'Bank on Thursday
29.New York Giants (0-2) | 28 | Oh, no … not Saquon Barkley
30.Carolina Panthers (0-2) | 29 | And now McCaffrey's hurt, too
31.Detroit Lions (0-2) | 31 | Times getting tougher and tougher in the Motor City
32.Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) | 32 | The building may take a while longer in the Jungle