NFL Rankings Week 2

Here are my week 2 rankings:

1. Denver Broncos

Just dominant. Far better than anyone else in the league.

2. New York Giants

Still. Still playing well, still having bad luck. And losing to the team above doesn't carry much shame.

3. Philadelphia Eagles

Holy shit. That offense is back. Better than ever. The defense might have its issues, but they still are one of the scariest teams to face in the league.

4. Green Bay Packers

They looked good Sunday. Really good. Aaron Rodgers just had an all time great game. As many yards and only two fewer touchdowns than Matt Flynn in his last start.

5. Houston Texans

Kinda surprised to see them this high, but the defense is good, and the offense came together when they needed it to.

6. New York Jets.

Yes, the Jets. After completely outplaying the Patriots on Monday night only to blow it with a bunch of late picks, that defense has me looking out. It's one of the best in the NFL so far.

7. Seattle Seahawks

They drop after a 29-3 drubbing of the previously 3rd ranked team. But their offense, and especially the passing game, looked like total shit, so it's not that much of a surprise.

8. Atlanta Falcons

Even with Roddy White's high ankle sprain, the passing game looks good. That's all this team really has going for it, but that might be all it needs.

9. San Francisco 49ers

They were outplayed, sure, but their defense actually did a spectacular job against Russell Wilson. Before the lightning, the 49ers had caught more passes from him than the Seahawks receivers. That's a point that gets missed a lot when the score is as lopsided as this one.

10. Oakland Raiders

Huh? I don't believe in this team. This is just my algorithm not being able to realize that everyone is going to look amazing against the Jags. But who knows? Maybe there's something there. It's gotta be Pryor, because there's not much else that's that good about them.

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

For all that they get shit on, they've played really well defensively in both games. Maybe their offense isn't the best, but I expect them to get at least somewhat back on track. I could even see them beating the Pats. Maybe.

12. Cincinnati Bengals

This looks like a pretty good football team. Not as good as last week, which is interesting to say when they lost, but Dalton played a lot worse against the Steelers, and given how the Titans dominated against Ben and company, I expected better from a legitimately good team like the Bengals.

13. New Orleans Saints

Classic case of a great offense and bad defense. But it looked a little better on Sunday. Or maybe that was just the Bucs.

14. Buffalo Bills

They won at the last minute, but they dominated all game. They deserved this one.

15. Kansas City

Again, it feels weird to say regression when they win in week 2, but they're going to look a lot worse against a non-Jags team.

16. San Diego Chargers

Just like the Eagles team they just beat. Revitalized and really good offense, awful D. But the offense isn't quite as good as the Eagles'. The defense probably isn't either. But hey, their in the AFC. Why can't they get a wild card?

17. Detroit Lions

Just another average team with an exciting offense. There seem to be a lot of those.

18. St. Louis Rams

They actually played pretty well against the Falcons. If not for the fluke play (Osi's pick 6), they could have won. But I still haven't seen anything to convince me this team isn't just average at everything.

19. Cleveland Browns

Their defense actually looks really good! The offense, not so much. It's probably the second worst in the league.

20. Chicago Bears

They keep winning, but not that impressively. They're not actually much different than the lions. Big-armed QB with 1 great receiver, bad but not horrifically bad defense.

21. New England Patriots

Maybe they're trying to go back to their superbowl winning ways of no receivers and great defense? I don't believe in it this year. They just aren't that good a football team. Without Brady, they could be a second coming of this year's Jags.

22. Miami Dolphins

They won, but the Colts are not good and they didn't win very convincingly. They're just like the team below them: not that good at anything.

23. Arizona Cardinals

They got the win, but this is just a team stewing in mediocrity. They'll get last in the division, but they'll compete in a lot of games.

24. Indianapolis Colts

Andrew Luck has taken the step. Maybe not to the elite level, but he doesn't suck anymore. Good for him. But his team's still bad.

25. Minnesota Vikings

They might just be really bad at defense. And passing. But they're actually worse at defense. Which might be saying something.

26. Pittsburg Steelers

They looked better against a good team, but not good enough. At least their D is pretty good.

27. Baltimore Ravens

More of the top of the AFC North from a few years ago. They shut down the Browns, but that's not saying much. They couldn't even score a point in the first half. Better than allowing 7 passing touchdowns though.

28. Tennessee Titans

I thought their D might have finally turned it around. And then they blew it. Badly. That game was all but wrapped up, and they just couldn't hold it together. But hey, at least it was a lot better than their offense!

29. Washington Redskins

They can't stop anyone. Maybe the Eagles and Packers are really good (I think they are), but they don't even look like they're trying (they clearly are, they're just bad at it). I'm going to need to see something more. Maybe Robert can make up for it once he gets healthier though.

30. Dallas Cowboys

Their D is bad, they don't throw much very far downfield to anyone other than Dez, and I just don't think they're a very good football team. Maybe not 30th bad, but pretty bad.

31. Carolina Panthers

Before the year, I thought they'd be pretty good. After week 1, I still thought they'd be pretty good. But in week 2, they looked really bad. They Bills crushed them. It seemed close, but it wasn't. I'm starting to doubt them.

32. Jacksonville Jaguars

This team could go 0-16. They're that bad. They have no offense, and their defense only looks good compared to their O. In their week 3 game, they are the biggest underdogs (based on opening lines), 19.5 points, in 20 years (to the Seahawks). You might get even odds on a shutout. Upset special. As in, it would be really special if they ever made an upset (which would only require them winning a game).