NFL Analysis
Week 2 NFL Power Rankings: Dolphins Enter the Top 10
The Kansas City Chiefs took the top spot in the Week 1 NFL Power Rankings. After defeating the Baltimore Ravens 27-20 in the 2024 NFL Kickoff Game, the defending Super Bowl champions will remain there for at least one more week. Unlike some seasons, there were not a lot of surprise upsets in Week 1. The only teams on last week’s power rankings that beat a higher-ranked team were the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots.
In addition to the Dolphins and Patriots, other teams making a move up the power rankings include the Vikings, Steelers, Buccaneers, Saints, and Seahawks. On the other end of the spectrum were the Benglas, Falcons, Jets, Colts, and Ravens. Losses had them heading in the wrong direction.
A look at Patriots Football Now‘s NFL Power Rankings entering Week 2:
1. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 1
Week 1 Result: Beat Baltimore 27-20
Game Ball: WR Rashee Rice (7 receptions for 103 yards)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 4:25 vs Cincinnati (CBS)
2. San Francisco 49ers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 2
Week 1 Result: Beat NY Jets 32-19
Game Ball: RB Jordan Mason (28 carries, 147 yards, TD)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 at Minnesota (CBS)
3. Dallas Cowboys (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 3
Week 1 Result: Beat Cleveland 33-17
Game Ball: RS KaVontaw Turpin (KR: 1-34; PR: 5-115, TD)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 vs New Orleans (FOX)
turpin tuddy 🫨
📺: #DALvsCLE on FOX
📲: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/LvklCbYJ1e pic.twitter.com/570aPcNTkj— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) September 8, 2024
4. Philadelphia Eagles (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 4
Week 1 Result: Beat Green Bay 34-29
Game Ball: RB Saquon Barkley (109 rushing yards, 3 total TD)
Week 2 Game: Monday 8:15 vs Atlanta (ESPN)
5. Detroit Lions (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 6
Week 1 Result: Beat LA Rams 26-20
Game Ball: WR Jameson Williams (134 total yards, TD)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 vs Tampa Bay (FOX)
6. Buffalo Bills (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 7
Week 1 Result: Beat Arizona 34-28
Game Ball: QB Josh Allen (232 yards and 2 TD passing, 32 yards and 2 TD rushing)
Week 2 Game: Monday 8:15 vs Miami (Prime Video)
7. Houston Texans (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 10
Week 1 Result: Beat Indianapolis 29-27
Game Ball: RB Joe Mixon (30 carries, 159 yards, TD)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 8:20 vs Chicago (NBC)
8. Miami Dolphins (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 13
Week 1 Result: Beat Jacksonville 20-17
Game Ball: QB Tua Tagovailoa (23-of-337, 338 yards, TD)
Week 2 Game: Thursday 8:15 vs Buffalo (Prime Video)
9. Baltimore Ravens (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 5
Week 1 Result: Lost to Kansas City 27-20
Game Ball: TE Isaiah Likely (9 receptions, 111 yards, TD)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 vs Las Vegas (CBS)
ISAIAH LIKELY'S FOOT WAS OUT OF BOUNDS 😱
THE CHIEFS WIN GAME 1.#Kickoff2024 pic.twitter.com/plMpYt9s5k
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 6, 2024
10. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 14
Week 1 Result: Beat Atlanta 18-10
Game Ball: PK Chris Boswell (6 of 6 FGA, 3 of 3 from 50+, 43-yard punt)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 4:25 at Denver (CBS)
11. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 9
Week 1 Result: Lost to Miami 20-17
Game Ball: LB Devin Lloyd (8 tackles, 7 solo, 3 stops, QB pressure)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 vs Cleveland (CBS)
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 16
Week 1 Result: Beat Washington 37-20
Game Ball: QB Baker Mayfield (18-of-24, 289 yards, 4 TD)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 at Detroit (FOX)
This is his city. @BakerMayfield@Buccaneers pic.twitter.com/vmw2qmg9Q6
— NFL (@NFL) September 8, 2024
13. Green Bay Packers (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 11
Week 1 Result: Lost to Philadelphia 34-29
Game Ball: WR Jayden Reed (171 total yards, 2 TD)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 vs Indianapolis (FOX)
14. Los Angeles Rams (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 11
Week 1 Result: Lost to Philadelphia 34-29
Game Ball: WR Cooper Kupp (14 receptions, 110 yards, TD)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 4:05 at Arizona (FOX)
15. Chicago Bears (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 17
Week 1 Result: Beat Tennessee 24-17
Game Ball: WR Jaylon Johnson (interception, allowed 1 reception for -2 yards)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 8:20 vs Houston (NBC)
Jaylon Johnson seals the deal. @ChicagoBears win! pic.twitter.com/fS7KNBq2X1
— NFL (@NFL) September 8, 2024
16. Los Angeles Chargers (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 18
Week 1 Result: Beat Las Vegas 22-10
Game Ball: RB J.K. Dobbins (10 carries, 135 yards, TD)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 at Carolina (CBS)
17. New Orleans Saints (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 21
Week 1 Result: Beat Carolina 47-10
Game Ball: QB Derek Carr (18 for 23, 200 yards, 3 TD)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 at Carolina (CBS)
18. Seattle Seahawks (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 22
Week 1 Result: Beat Denver 26-20
Game Ball: S Julian Love (10 solo tackles, forced fumble, interception)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 at New England (FOX)
Julian Love goal line INT!
📺: #DENvsSEA on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/k5imhiD2SX— NFL (@NFL) September 8, 2024
19. New England Patriots (1-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 23
Week 1 Result: Beat Cincinnati 16-10
Game Ball: DE Keion White (2.5 sacks, 3 stops, forced fumble)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 vs Seattle (FOX)
20. Minnesota Vikings
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 28
Week 1 Result: Beat NY Giants 28-6
Game Ball: LB Andrew Van Ginkel (1.0 sack, 3 QB pressures, pick-six)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 vs San Francisco (CBS)
21. Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 8
Week 1 Result: Lost to New England 16-10
Star of the Game: LB Logan Wilson (9 tackles, 6 solo, 3 stops, forced fumble)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 4:05 at Kansas City (CBS)
Logan Wilson pic.twitter.com/pYt2P5HOpH
— Matt (@CoachMinich) September 10, 2024
22. Atlanta Falcons
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 15
Week 1 Result: Lost to Pittsburgh 18-10
Star of the Game: RB Bijan Robinson (23 touches, 111 all-purpose yards)
Week 2 Game: Monday 8:15 at Philadelphia (ESPN)
23. Indianapolis Colts (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 19
Week 1 Result: Lost to Houston 29-27
Star of the Game: LG Quenton Nelson (45 snaps, no pressures allowed, 90,7 PFF grade)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 at Green Bay (FOX)
24. New York Jets (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 20
Week 1 Result: Lost to San Francisco 32-19
Star of the Game: WR Allen Lazard (6 receptions for 89 yards, 2 TDs)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 at Tennessee (CBS)
RODGERS THROWS HIS FIRST TD AS A JET 🎯 #NYJvsSF
It's not over yet! pic.twitter.com/PJJRdtpIPi
— ESPN (@espn) September 10, 2024
25. Cleveland Browns (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 24
Week 1 Result: Lost to Dallas 33-17
Star of the Game: DE Myles Garrett (3 pressures, 1.0 sack)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 at Jacksonville (CBS)
26. Washington Commanders (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 25
Week 1 Result: Lost to Atlanta 37-20
Star of the Game: LB Bobby Wagner. (9 tackles, 6 solo, 3 stops, QB pressure)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 vs NY Giants
27. Arizona Cardinals (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 26
Week 1 Result: Lost to Buffalo 34-28
Star of the Game: LB Mack Wilson, Sr. (8 tackles, 7 solo, 4 stops, batted ball)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 4:05 vs LA Rams (FOX)
The highest-graded Cardinals in Week 1 vs the Bills (min. 25 snaps):
🥇 Mack Wilson Sr. – 87.9
🥈 Zaven Collins – 85.8
🥉 Paris Johnson Jr. – 83.9
🏅 Will Hernandez – 78.9
🏅 Kyler Murray – 75.6(📸 @MackWilSr) pic.twitter.com/uIASyKwf7b
— PFF ARZ Cardinals (@PFF_Cardinals) September 9, 2024
28. Las Vegas Raiders (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 27
Week 1 Result: Lost to LA Chargers 22-10
Star of the Game: LB Robert Spillane. (10 tackles, 7 solo, 4 stops)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 at Baltimore (CBS)
29. Tennessee Titans (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 29
Week 1 Result: Lost to Chicago 24-17
Star of the Game: S Amani Hooker (6 tackles, forced fumble, QB pressure)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 vs NY Jets (CBS)
30. Denver Broncos (0-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 30
Week 1 Result: Lost to Seattle 26-20
Game Ball: LB Jonathan Cooper (7 QB pressures, 2.0 sacks)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 4:25 vs Pittsburgh (CBS)
COOOOOOOP‼️@JonathonCooper7 with the strip sack!
📺: #DENvsSEA on My20 pic.twitter.com/urlF04pidf
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) August 22, 2021
31. New York Giants
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 31
Week 1 Result: Lost to Minnesota 28-6
Star of the Game: P Jamie Gillan (6 punts, 4 inside the 20, 1 return yard)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 vs Washington (FOX)
32. Carolina Panthers
Last Week’s Ranking: No. 32
Week 1 Result: Lost to New Orleans 47-10
Star of the Game: LG Damien Lewis (59 snaps, no pressures allowed)
Week 2 Game: Sunday 1:00 vs LA Chargers (CBS)
