JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 3 2023 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Comment
- Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) | 1 | Becoming a consistent power franchise
- San Francisco 49ers (2-0) | 2 | So talented, so impressive, so consistent
- Dallas Cowboys (2-0) | 3 | Wow
- Miami Dolphins (2-0) | 4 | Overlooked in the offseason, they might be really good
- Baltimore Ravens (2-0) | 11 | Emerging as early favorite in AFC North
- Kansas City Chiefs (1-1) | 7 | Avoided 0-2 start at Duuuuval
- Buffalo Bills (1-1) | 10 | Got it right in a big way in Week 2
- Detroit Lions (1-1) | 5 | A play or two from 2-0
- Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) | 6 | Execution hurt in a big way versus defending champs
- Atlanta Falcons (2-0) | 16 | 2-0 in two home games
- Washington Commanders (2-0) | 18 | 2-0 versus two 0-2s
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) | 19 | Maybe the NFL's biggest early surprise
- New Orleans Saints (2-0) | 21 | A quiet 2-0 is still 2-0
- Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) | 22 | Oh those defensive touchdowns
- Cleveland Browns (1-1) | 9 | This defense should make them a contender
- Green Bay Packers (1-1) | 14 | A play or two from 2-0
- Los Angeles Chargers (0-2) | 12 | Almost 2-0 is still 0-2
- Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) | 13 | Joey Ballgame injury taking a toll
- Los Angeles Rams (1-1) | 15 | Better early than many expected
- Seattle Seahawks (1-1) | 24 | Big road victory against a very hot team
- Tennessee Titans (1-1) | 26 | Better than many observers believe
- New York Giants (1-1) | 23 | All. The. Way. Back.
- New York Jets (1-1) | 8 | Because there's no Aaron Rodgers
- Minnesota Vikings (0-2) | 20 | 0-2 versus two 2-0s
- Indianapolis Colts (1-1) | 29 | This doesn't feel like a bottom-of-the-league team
- Las Vegas Raiders (1-1) | 17 | Oof
- New England Patriots (0-2) | 25 | First 0-2 start since 2001
- Denver Broncos (0-2) | 27 | Hail Mary not quite enough
- Carolina Panthers (0-2) | 28 | Slow start to Frank Reich Era
- Chicago Bears (0-2) | 30 | Far from the start they expected
- Houston Texans (0-2) | 31 | Up next: at Duuuval
- Arizona Cardinals (0-2) | 32 | Nine consecutive losses dating to last season
