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NFL Week 3 Power Rankings: Bills and 49ers Pull Away as Bengals, Vikings Surge

Buffalo and San Francisco separate from the pack while Cincinnati, Minnesota and Las Vegas climb fast — and Aaron Rodgers' Steelers stay stuck near the bottom.

newest coverage 1d agosummary written 1d ago30 pieces9 likes & upvotes RedditGoogle NewsNewswiresMastodon

What to know

  • The Bills and 49ers have separated themselves as the consensus top two teams heading into Week 3.
  • The Bengals, Vikings, Seahawks and Raiders are the fastest risers after strong 2-0 or 2-1 starts.
  • The Ravens and Bears are among the biggest fallers this week due to injuries and lopsided losses.
  • Aaron Rodgers' Steelers remain stuck near the bottom of a stacked AFC in what outlets describe as his final NFL season.

“The AFC's elite looks familiar, with the Bengals, Chiefs, and Bills riding high. Aaron Rodgers' Steelers do not feel the same way.”

Yahoo Sports, NFL rankings staff · Yahoo Sports ↗ · Sep 21

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NFL Week 3 Power Rankings: Bills and 49ers Pull Away as Bengals, Vikings Surge
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  1. 7

    ESPN's full 32-team poll adds QB1 breakdowns for Week 3

    ESPN's NFL Nation released its complete Week 3 ranking of all 32 teams alongside an assessment of what is known about every starting quarterback.

    1. 2 outlets NFL Power Rankings: Our post-Week 2 poll of all 32 teams, plus what we know about every QB1

      first by ESPN NFL, 1d ago · also ESPN

    • Kinda fair though. We have years worth of data showing up these teams are competitive, and it's far more likely that a bad stretch by any of them is an anomaly than it is for other teams. Likewise, other teams that have been bad have to prove it's not just a fluke they've been good for 2 games. Like the 2024 saints who won their first 2 games by…

      HookedOnBoNixr/nfl1d agoview on r/nfl ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 8 posts in this stretch

    • You can always count on the Jets being last in power rankings at their record! But truly we looked better than the Packers all game - they needed a 60 yard punt return to score their 2nd TD. I’m just saying ranking the Packers 17 and us 27 is crazy. The Packers literally can’t protect their QB - that matters! They got killed by Carson Wentz and…

      ConfidentAd6789r/nfl1d agoview on r/nfl ↗

    • Broncos game was well executed, but going to OT with the colts is a little concerning... I'm putting the Rams above them. I mostly discount the week 1 performance due to travel, and yeah they played an injured giants, but missing Puka and Garrett they still looked incredible. I'd also take Cinci. Their defense looks a lot better.

      sicsemperyanksr/nfl1d agoview on r/nfl ↗
    all of them →
  2. 6

    NY Post and Yahoo say Bills, 49ers separate from the field

    Ryan Dunleavy's NY Post rankings placed the Bills and 49ers clearly ahead of the rest of the league, while Yahoo's Week 3 piece noted Aaron Rodgers' Steelers remain stuck near the bottom of a stacked AFC in his final season.

    “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
    — Ryan Dunleavy
    1. 1 outlet NFL Power Rankings Week 3: Aaron Rodgers’ final NFL season looks as pointless as expected

      first by Yahoo Sports, 1d ago

    2. 1 outlet NFL power rankings for Week 3: Two teams separate themselves from the rest

      first by NY Post, 1d ago

  3. 5

    Week 3 rankings show Vikings, Bengals, Browns climbing

    Sporting News and Yahoo's Week 3 rankings had the Seahawks, Eagles, Bengals, Vikings, Raiders and Browns rising while the Ravens and Bears fell after injuries and blowout losses.

    1. 2 outlets first by Mastodon, 2d ago · also The New York Times · read ↗

    2. 2 outlets NFL power rankings: Seahawks, Eagles & Bengals claw up; Bears, Ravens drop for Week 3

      first by Yahoo Sports, 2d ago · also Sporting News

      1 more headline
  4. 4

    Raiders and Bengals surge in Yahoo's AFC power rankings

    After Week 2 wins, the Raiders reached 2-0 under Klint Kubiak and the Bengals climbed behind their defense, while the Bills remained the AFC's clear top team and the Dolphins and Chargers sank toward the bottom.

    “We didn't have a Browns win (or a multi-hour weather delay) on our Week 2 bingo card, but here we are.”
    — Yahoo Sports

    1. 3 outlets first by The Big Lead, 3d ago · also ESPN, Yahoo Sports · read ↗

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    Yahoo ranks Super Bowl contenders entering Week 2

    Yahoo's championship-focused rankings dropped the Rams from No. 1 after San Francisco's 27-7 rout and elevated the Bengals, Texans, Bears and Jaguars into contention discussion.

    “Not. Just. Yet.”
    — Yahoo Sports

    1. 1 outlet first by Yahoo Sports, 6d ago · read ↗

  7. 2

    ESPN publishes its Week 2 power rankings for all 32 teams

    ESPN's NFL Nation released its post-Week 1 ranking of all 32 teams.

    1. 1 outlet first by ESPN, 8d ago · read ↗

    • You wanted people to skip that part. That was your whole original point. If that wasn't your point, idk what you were on about tbh. You sure seemed to be upset at the fact that it wasn't getting glossed over.

      better-bitter-butterr/nfl8d agoview on r/nfl ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 5 posts in this stretch

    • I watched their whole game on Sunday and they didn't play like dumbasses. Like, at all. Quite disconcerting honestly, not sure I like that.

      Grymninjar/nfl8d agoview on r/nfl ↗

    • I respect that. I definitely watched Sherman’s reaction a bunch before he played for us. I felt bad after though.

      trainwreck42r/nfl8d agoview on r/nfl ↗
    all of them →
  8. 1

    Community aggregates 12 outlets into Week 1 combined rankings

    A Reddit-run project combined rankings from 12 outlets, including r/NFL, into one averaged Week 1 power ranking ahead of Week 2 games.

What people are saying 7 voices from 1 site · best of 13 · verbatim