Coming off an impressive Super Bowl victory, the Green Bay Packers led NFL.com's Power Poll wire-to-wire last season while cruising to a 15-1 record.
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The New York Giants, meanwhile, finished a respectable No. 7 in last season's final poll, which means our experts were as surprised as the rest of the country when Big Blue went on a big postseason run, knocking off the Packers on their way to winning the Super Bowl title.
As we unveil the first Power Poll of the 2012 season, the Giants have earned our experts' respect with a No. 2 ranking, but they still can't seem to leapfrog the Packers, who once again sit atop the pile.
The Houston Texans, who have a lot of buzz this year, come in tied with the defending AFC champion New England Patriots for the No. 3 spot.
Check back each Tuesday during the regular season to see who's up and who's down in the NFL.com Power Poll. In the meantime, here's this week's full poll:
NFL.com Power Poll |
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| Teams ranked Nos. 1 through 32, as voted on by a panel of 13 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
|
-
|
Green Bay Packers |
0-0
|
4
|
-
|
396
|
|
2
|
-
|
New York Giants |
0-0
|
6
|
-
|
381
|
|
3t
|
-
|
New England Patriots |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
376
|
|
3t
|
-
|
Houston Texans |
0-0
|
2
|
-
|
376
|
|
5
|
-
|
San Francisco 49ers |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
362
|
|
6
|
-
|
Baltimore Ravens |
0-0
|
1
|
-
|
353
|
|
7
|
-
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
324
|
|
8
|
-
|
New Orleans Saints |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
322
|
|
9
|
-
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
303
|
|
10
|
-
|
Chicago Bears |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
301
|
|
11
|
-
|
Atlanta Falcons |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
298
|
|
12
|
-
|
Detroit Lions |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
266
|
|
13
|
-
|
Denver Broncos |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
256
|
|
14
|
-
|
Dallas Cowboys |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
244
|
|
15
|
-
|
Kansas City Chiefs |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
232
|
|
16
|
-
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
218
|
|
17
|
-
|
Carolina Panthers |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
210
|
|
18
|
-
|
Seattle Seahawks |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
196
|
|
19
|
-
|
San Diego Chargers |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
192
|
|
20
|
-
|
Tennessee Titans |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
169
|
|
21
|
-
|
Buffalo Bills |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
167
|
|
22
|
-
|
New York Jets |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
144
|
|
23
|
-
|
Washington Redskins |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
138
|
|
24
|
-
|
Oakland Raiders |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
122
|
|
25
|
-
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
108
|
|
26
|
-
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
0-0
|
-
|
1
|
81
|
|
27
|
-
|
Arizona Cardinals |
0-0
|
-
|
1
|
75
|
|
28
|
-
|
Indianapolis Colts |
0-0
|
-
|
1
|
72
|
|
29
|
-
|
St. Louis Rams |
0-0
|
-
|
-
|
64
|
|
30
|
-
|
Minnesota Vikings |
0-0
|
-
|
1
|
54
|
|
31
|
-
|
Miami Dolphins |
0-0
|
-
|
4
|
34
|
|
32
|
-
|
Cleveland Browns |
0-0
|
-
|
5
|
30
|
Voters in the NFL.com Power Poll: Gil Brandt, Bucky Brooks, Charley Casserly, Heath Evans, Daniel Jeremiah, Michael Lombardi, Willie McGinest, Shaun O'Hara, Gregg Rosenthal, Darren Sharper, Kurt Warner, Brian Webber, Steve Wyche.
