One week is not a season, but it is enough to move a few teams. Buffalo takes the top spot after winning at Houston with Josh Allen accounting for four touchdowns, Kansas City jumps back into the top three with Patrick Mahomes healthy, and San Francisco climbs after routing the preseason Super Bowl favorite Rams in Australia. The Rams, Cowboys and Chargers all fall after losing games they were favored to win. Rankings are updated every Tuesday.
Week 2 Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Week 1 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bills | W 36-31 at HOU | Allen: 334 yards, four TDs, a late game winning drive |
| 2 | Chiefs | W 31-10 vs. DEN | Mahomes back from ACL surgery, looked like himself |
| 3 | Eagles | W 24-22 vs. WAS | Survived; Dickerson to IR hurts the line |
| 4 | Ravens | W 41-23 at IND | Most complete road performance of the week |
| 5 | 49ers | W 27-7 vs. LA (Melbourne) | Shut down the Super Bowl favorite |
| 6 | Lions | W 31-30 OT vs. NO | Gibbs 156 yards; defense gave up 410 passing |
| 7 | Seahawks | W 13-10 vs. NE | Champs won with Lock; Darnold out Week 2 |
| 8 | Bears | W 59-37 at CAR | 59 points is 59 points |
| 9 | Rams | L 7-27 vs. SF | Garrett to IR compounds a bad opener |
| 10 | Bengals | W 33-27 vs. TB | Burrow limited with a back issue but says he plays |
| 11 | Packers | L 22-39 at MIN | Defense had no answers in Minneapolis |
| 12 | Chargers | L 14-26 vs. ARI | Lost as a 9.5 point favorite; McConkey hurt |
| 13 | Vikings | W 39-22 vs. GB | Won mostly with Wentz; Murray in protocol |
| 14 | Jaguars | W 34-10 vs. CLE | Easy opener, real test in Denver |
| 15 | Commanders | L 22-24 at PHI | Two point loss in Philadelphia is no shame |
| 16 | Texans | L 31-36 vs. BUF | Offense fine, defense allowed 7.9 yards per play |
| 17 | Cowboys | L 20-28 at NYG | Lost to a rookie coach’s debut |
| 18 | Steelers | W 20-13 vs. ATL | Rodgers 221 yards; beat a backup QB |
| 19 | Broncos | L 10-31 at KC | Harvey and Mims out of practice |
| 20 | Buccaneers | L 27-33 at CIN | Favored by 8.5 over Cleveland this week |
| 21 | Cardinals | W 26-14 at LAC | Biggest upset of Week 1 |
| 22 | Patriots | L 10-13 at SEA | Lost the Super Bowl rematch; A.J. Brown to IR |
| 23 | Giants | W 28-20 vs. DAL | Harbaugh and Dart open with a win |
| 24 | Colts | L 23-41 vs. BAL | Richardson (groin) out of practice behind Jones |
| 25 | Jets | W 23-10 at TEN | Geno Smith’s return started with a road win |
| 26 | Raiders | W 27-13 vs. MIA | Cousins over Mendoza, for now |
| 27 | Falcons | L 13-20 at PIT | Tagovailoa out, Rush again, Penix practicing |
| 28 | Saints | L 30-31 OT at DET | Shough threw for 410 in a near comeback |
| 29 | Panthers | L 37-59 vs. CHI | Favored in Atlanta anyway |
| 30 | Dolphins | L 13-27 at LV | Willis era starts 0-1, 13.5 point dogs at SF |
| 31 | Titans | L 10-23 vs. NYJ | Ward needs help |
| 32 | Browns | L 10-34 at JAX | Watson at quarterback, bad start |
Biggest Movers
Up: the 49ers, who were a question mark in August and answered it against the Rams; the Bears, whose 59 points were the most by any team in a season opener in decades; the Cardinals, who went from expected bottom feeder to outright winners in Los Angeles. Down: the Rams, who lost the game and their best pass rusher in the same week; the Cowboys, who lost to a Giants team nobody expected much from; the Chargers, who could not protect a 9.5 point number at home.
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The Bottom Line
Bills, Chiefs, Eagles, Ravens, 49ers on top; Browns, Titans, Dolphins at the bottom. Thursday’s Lions at Bills game is a top six matchup and the first real data point of Week 2.