Buffalo's wild upset of New England on Sunday really shook up this week's NFL.com Power Poll. The Bills leapt from 13th into a tie for fifth with the Patriots, who surrendered the No. 2 perch to New Orleans. Green Bay, meanwhile, solidified its hold on the top spot with a 27-17 victory at Chicago, capturing all nine first-place votes for the third time in four weeks.
While the
Packers solidified their hold
on first place by claiming all nine top votes, there was less agreement in the middle and bottom of our poll. Find out who's dissing your favorite team here ...
» Fan Rankings: Prove the experts wrong
Other notable developments from Week 3:
» The roar of the Detroit Lions grows louder. Jim Schwartz's undefeated club checked in at No. 3, its highest ranking yet.
» This week's steepest fall belongs to the Philadelphia Eagles, who dropped from eighth to 17th after getting beat by the New York Giants.
» A 34-24 loss to the Oakland Raiders knocked the New York Jets from the elite ranks. The Jets peaked at No. 3 last week, but fell to 10th after Sunday's loss.
NFL.com Power Poll |
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| Teams ranked Nos. 1 through 32, as voted on by a panel of nine NFL.com and NFL Network experts. Total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote. | ||||||
|
Rank
|
Previous
|
Team |
W-L
|
First-place votes
|
Last-place votes
|
Points
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
1
|
Green Bay Packers |
3-0
|
9
|
-
|
288
|
|
2
|
4
|
New Orleans Saints |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
275
|
|
3
|
6t
|
Detroit Lions |
3-0
|
-
|
-
|
262
|
|
4
|
6t
|
Baltimore Ravens |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
259
|
|
5t
|
13
|
Buffalo Bills |
3-0
|
-
|
-
|
247
|
|
5t
|
2
|
New England Patriots |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
247
|
|
7
|
9
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
222
|
|
8
|
11
|
San Diego Chargers |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
215
|
|
9
|
5
|
Houston Texans |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
214
|
|
10
|
3
|
New York Jets |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
210
|
|
11
|
16
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
198
|
|
12
|
18
|
Oakland Raiders |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
191
|
|
13
|
15
|
Dallas Cowboys |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
181
|
|
14
|
17
|
New York Giants |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
178
|
|
15
|
14
|
Washington Redskins |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
168
|
|
16
|
10
|
Atlanta Falcons |
1-2
|
-
|
-
|
146
|
|
17
|
8
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
1-2
|
-
|
-
|
143
|
|
18
|
19
|
Tennessee Titans |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
142
|
|
19
|
12
|
Chicago Bears |
1-2
|
-
|
-
|
139
|
|
20t
|
23
|
Cleveland Browns |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
113
|
|
20t
|
22
|
San Francisco 49ers |
2-1
|
-
|
-
|
113
|
|
22
|
26t
|
Carolina Panthers |
1-2
|
-
|
-
|
89
|
|
23
|
20
|
Arizona Cardinals |
1-2
|
-
|
-
|
73
|
|
24
|
25
|
Denver Broncos |
1-2
|
-
|
-
|
72
|
|
25
|
26t
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
1-2
|
-
|
-
|
66
|
|
26
|
24
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
1-2
|
-
|
-
|
65
|
|
27
|
21
|
St. Louis Rams |
0-3
|
-
|
-
|
48
|
|
28t
|
30
|
Indianapolis Colts |
0-3
|
-
|
-
|
45
|
|
28t
|
32
|
Seattle Seahawks |
1-2
|
-
|
1
|
45
|
|
30
|
28
|
Minnesota Vikings |
0-3
|
-
|
1
|
44
|
|
31
|
29
|
Miami Dolphins |
0-3
|
-
|
1
|
38
|
|
32
|
31
|
Kansas City Chiefs |
0-3
|
-
|
6
|
16
|
