The following is Vic Ketchman's power rankings of NFL teams for week one of the 2004 regular season.
- New England—The unchallenged masters of the game.
- Philadelphia—Terrell Owens could put the Eagles over the top.
- Minnesota—Defense will tell the tale.
- Carolina—Panthers are underrated.
- Seattle—Holmgren finally has Seahawks in flight.
- Denver—Broncos have formula for success.
- Atlanta—Michael Vick is back.
- New Orleans—Saints ready to march in.
- Kansas City—Have Chiefs fixed defense?
- Baltimore—Overrated?
- Green Bay—Still something left in the tank.
- St. Louis—Rams on downside but still formidable.
- Buffalo—Bills could be surprise team.
- Jacksonville—Hopes rest with Byron Leftwich.
- Tennessee—Age, salary cap major obstacles.
- Indianapolis—Cap collapses Colts.
- Cincinnati—Carson Palmer era begins.
- Dallas—Back down to earth.
- Pittsburgh—When do they make the move at QB?
- Washington—Hype, hype, hooray!
- NY Jets—What's to like?
- Tampa Bay—Gruden's scowl scarier than Bucs offense.
- Houston—Time for Texans to make move up.
- Detroit—Awaiting signs of life.
- Chicago—New QB, expensive pass-rusher.
- Cleveland—Is Garcia really the answer?
- San Francisco—Not your father's 49ers.
- Arizona—Denny Green tries his luck at Cards.
- NY Giants—Tom Coughlin will make them respectable.
- Miami—Poor Dave Wannstedt.
- Oakland—Bad cap, bad team.
- San Diego—Another year at the top of the draft?
