Sayre’s Week Three NFL Power Rankings
1. Green Bay Packers (2-0)
They survived the Cam on the road, and are still the best team in football. Wouldn’t you love to see them play the Patriots right now?
2. New England Patriots (2-0)
I should almost put the Pats as 1a here. They are definitely on the same level as Green Bay, maybe better offensivley.
3. New Orleans Saints (1-1)
The Saints improved off their week one performance against the Packers and punched the Bears’ lights out.
4. New York Jets (2-0)
Not exactly sold on the Jets because of their offense, but this team always seems to find a way to win.
5. San Diego Chargers (1-1)
The Chargers lost to arguably the best team in the league, so I can’t fault them too much for that.
6. Atlanta Falcons (1-1)
Atlanta showed a lot more guts and offensive firepower against the Philadelphia Eagles.
7. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1)
I knew the Steelers would bounce back from that embarrassing week one loss to Baltimore.
8. Philadelphia Eagles (1-1)
If Mike Vick can play, this team can definitely beat the Giants this week. They are scary offensively and fast defensively.
9. Chicago Bears (1-1)
The Bears are better than they played on Sunday, and a lot of teams struggle when playing in New Orleans.
10. Baltimore Ravens (1-1)
The Ravens were really surprising against the Titans. Not in a good way.
11. Detroit Lions (2-0)
Detroit handled their business against Kansas City and is primed to make an appearance in the top ten if they continue that type of dominance.
12. Houston Texans (2-0)
Houston pulled out a win against the Dolphins, and they could really use the 2010 version of Arian Foster to balance the offense.
13. Buffalo Bills (2-0)
Woah. This team is a lot better than I thought they would be. Watch out for Buffalo.
14. Dallas Cowboys (1-1)
Is Tony Romo tough, stupid, or a combination? Either way, the Cowboys won and he is going to live.
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1)
A nice comeback victory for the Bucs gives them some confidence heading into a big week three matchup.
16. Washington Redskins (2-0)
Was Rex really on to something? Do we ask that too often? The Redskins can play ball, but for a whole season?
17. New York Giants (1-1)
The Rams had to scratch and claw for every yard and point on Monday night. The Giants get healthy, they can make a serious run.
18. San Francisco 49ers (1-1)
The Niners appear to be the best team in the NFC West…can they hold on to games?
19. Tennessee Titans (1-1)
Very impressive performance by the Titans in week two, and they host the Broncos in week three. When will Chris Johnson start earning his cash?
20. Arizona Cardinals (1-1)
Tough loss for the Cardinals, but they are playing better than I expected them to.
21. St. Louis Rams (1-1)
The Rams’ offense seriously lacks for talent outside of Sam Bradford. That is a problem.
22. Oakland Raiders (1-1)
Oakland really blew it against Buffalo, but this team showed it can put points on the board if it needs to.
23. Denver Broncos (1-1)
The Broncos showed some guts beating the Bengals with about half their starting lineup on the sideline or in the locker room due to injury.
24. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1)
The Jaguars showed against the Jets why I believe they are in for a long season.
25. Cleveland Browns (1-1)
The Browns got their first win of the season and Peyton Hillis showed some signs of what he was last season.
26. Minnesota Vikings (0-2)
The Vikings should be a better team with Adrian Peterson on the roster. They are underachieving big time.
27. Carolina Panthers (0-2)
Cam Newton has really impressed me with his poise and playmaking ability, and people can’t forget that this is still a very young team.
28. Cincinnati Bengals (1-1)
Cincy has a nice QB/WR duo in Andy Dalton and A.J. Green. Those guys hooked up 10 times against the Broncos, once for a score.
29. Miami Dolphins (0-2)
Miami needs to figure things out quickly, because their division counterparts are all undefeated thus far.
30. Indianapolis Colts (0-2)
The Colts are just terrible without Peyton Manning. I don’t see any end in sight to the losing.
31. Kansas City Chiefs (0-2)
The Chiefs lose arguably their two best players on the team for the season in Jamaal Charles and Eric Berry. That’s recipe for doom. Ask Broncos fans.
32. Seattle Seahawks (0-2)
The Seahawks are so devoid of talent it’s not even funny. Pete Carrol may be a great player’s coach, but he’s not a good GM.