2024 NFL Power Rankings – Week 2; Chiefs and 49ers on Top

Rank Teams Summary Change Record 1 Chiefs Xavier Worthy and Rice were killing it. The Chiefs look explosive again, so we’ll see if we get them in a third straight Super Bowl. — 1-0-0 2 49ers The 49ers won easily without CMC. They enter the 2024-25 NFL week 2 schedule making us wonder if anyone can keep them from a repeat trip to the Super Bowl. 1 1-0-0 3 Bills Josh Allen killed it in week 1. Now, a tough matchup against Miami on the road. Allen has historically performed well against the Dolphins 1 1-0-0 4 Lions The Lions almost blew this one. The ultimately pulled out the W in OT. The pass defense has to get better to make it past the 49ers in the postseason. 3 1-0-0 5 Texans Houston showed that by winning on the road against Indy, they are ready for another jump this season. 3 1-0-0 6 Cowboys Dallas killed it on “Dak Prescott got paid day.” The defense did an outstanding job. They made the Browns look “Not good.” 4 1-0-0 7 Ravens The Ravens pass rush will have to do better for Baltimore to challenge KC and company in the AFC this year. 1 0-1-0 8 Eagles The Eagles gave up some big plays on D, but the offense was able to score. Even with Jalen Hurts passing not being super awesome. 3 1-0-0 9 Buccaneers Baker Mayfield killed it and has Browns fans asking why they let him go. 4 1-0-0 10 Dolphins Miami was able to somehow come back and win after getting down by a ton against Jacksonville. 4 1-0-0 11 Chargers Jim Harbaugh won his first game back in the NFL. It was ugly, but a W. 7 1-0-0 12 Steelers So, no Russell Wilson, but the Steelers are in first place in the division. The Defense did a great job. 7 1-0-0 13 Jets I’m just glad Aaron Rodgers didn’t get hurt and looked pretty decent. Now, the Jets defense has to get going. 4 0-1-0 14 Bears Well, Caleb Williams didn’t do a ton, but he did enough. That and the Titans imploded a bit in the second half. Can’t argue with 1-0. 3 1-0-0 15 Packers Jordan Love is out. Now Malik Willis has to win at least two games. 13 0-1-0 16 Bengals Well, the Bengals laid an egg. Now we get to see them against the Chiefs this week. 11 0-1-0 17 Jaguars The Jags blew this one. Point blank. They can’t really afford to drop any more close ones. 5 0-1-0 18 Vikings Sam Darnold and the Vikings did better than expected last week. Definitely more upside that before week 1. 7 1-0-0 19 Rams Despite the O line being roughed up, the Rams were able to get the game to over time. 4 0-1-0 20 Seahawks The defense was really solid against Denver last week. We’ll see how they do against New England this coming week. 4 1-0-0 21 Browns The Browns just looked bad. If they underperform again, they’ll keep dropping down the power rankings. 5 0-1-0 22 Falcons Kirk Cousins threw two interceptions in his Falcons debut. The Steelers defense did not make things easy on him. 2 0-1-0 23 Colts Anthony Richardson hit some big plays to keep the Colts in the game against the Texans. The Colts D was just not very good last week. 1 0-1-0 24 Patriots New England just controlled the game against the Bengals from the start. Despite being one of the biggest underdogs of the day, they won. 6 1-0-0 25 Saints Derek Carr and the Saints killed it against the Panthers. Now, we’ll see how they do against someone besides Carolina. 2 1-0-0 26 Titans Tennessee gave the game away after being up a lot. Ball control is key or the Titans will not do well this season. 5 0-1-0 27 Cardinals The Cardinals had a huge lead and blewe it against Buffalo. 4 0-1-0 28 Commanders Jayden Daniels was OK in his debut. The O Line is going to test him this season. Defense has to improve. 2 0-1-0 29 Broncos Bo Nix looked a bit rough in his first start. We’ll see how he progresses in week 2. 1 0-1-0 30 Raiders The defense kept them in the game. The Raiders need the offense to click more to get some W’s 1 0-1-0 31 Giants On the bright side the Giants scored. On the negative side, the offense needs to do more this week. 2 0-1-0 32 Panthers Carolina just did not look good in week 1. — 0-1-0