{"id":342154,"date":"2025-09-04T23:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/342154\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:08:11","slug":"nfl-power-rankings-week-1-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/342154\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Power Rankings: Week 1 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The 2025 NFL season is HERE! That means it\u2019s time for an incredibly meaningful and serious exercise: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/nfl-power-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL Power Rankings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL Power Rankings<\/a>! What differentiates these rankings from all the others is that they\u2019re THE only truly accurate ones in the entire universe. Pretty impressive, I know. Let\u2019s take a look at how all 32 teams stack up.<\/p>\n<p>BLG\u2019S WEEK 1 NFL POWER RANKINGS<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">1 \u2013 Philadelphia Eagles \u2013 The Super Bowl LIX champions are on top until further notice. They\u2019ll likely need to be the first team to repeat as NFC East champions since 2004 to be able to repeat as Super Bowl champions. They should be talented enough to make history.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">2 \u2013 Kansas City Chiefs \u2013 Patrick Mahomes makes the AFC Championship Game every single year. It\u2019s going to happen again this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">3 \u2013 Buffalo Bills \u2013 Josh Allen\u2019s going to finally break through and make it to the Super Bowl at some point, right?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">4 \u2013 Baltimore Ravens \u2013 Lamar Jackson\u2019s going to finally break through and make it to the Super Bowl at some point, right? Eh, not totally convinced His playoff struggles have been a pretty big problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">5 \u2013 Green Bay Packers \u2013 The Packers have the youngest roster in the NFL. There\u2019s reason to believe they\u2019re getting better, especially after trading for Micah Parsons. Looking like the top threat to the Birds in the NFC.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">6 \u2013 Detroit Lions \u2013 Big fan of Dan Campbell but losing both coordinators is a big problem. Especially when Ben Johnson was so huge for that offense. Not to mention Frank Ragnow is gone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">7 \u2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers \u2013 Missing Tristan Wirfs early on could lead to a slow start but that offense could be cooking once he\u2019s back. Mike Evans, Emeka Egbuka, and Chris Godwin (when healthy) is a really strong trio for Baker Mayfield to work with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">8 \u2013 Los Angeles Rams \u2013 Is Matthew Stafford definitely healthy? If so, the Rams could be the No. 2 team in the NFC. If not, they\u2019re not going to make the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">9 \u2013 Cincinnati Bengals \u2013 That defense has to be better than it was last year, right? Then again, they got torched by the Eagles\u2019 backups in the preseason. We at least know that Joe Burrow and the offense will carry their weight.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">10 \u2013 Houston Texans \u2013 The Texans were a prime regression candidate last year. Now that C.J. Stroud\u2019s sophomore slump is over, I like DeMeco Ryans\u2019 squad to bounce back. Helps that they play in a very weak division (scroll down to see where I have the rest of the AFC South teams ranked).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">11 \u2013 San Francisco 49ers \u2013 The 49ers\u2019 schedule is a cakewalk. They\u2019re going to dominate the regular season before getting bounced in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">12 \u2013 Washington Commanders \u2013 The Commanders\u2019 decision to aggressively push their chips in on this season is bewildering. Taking advantage of Jayden Daniels\u2019 rookie contract window is important, yes, but not to the extent where they need to mortgage their future to create the oldest roster in the NFL by far. Daniels could mitigate some of the Commanders\u2019 regression but if he doesn\u2019t \u2026 this season could be very disappointing for them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">13 \u2013 Denver Broncos \u2013 Sean Payton deserves some benefit of the doubt. Bo Nix has not reached that point yet.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">14 \u2013 Chicago Bears \u2013 I\u2019m high on Ben Johnson as an offensive mind. Is he a good head coach? We\u2019ll see. Color me skeptical about Caleb Williams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">15 \u2013 Minnesota Vikings \u2013 The Vikings won so many one-score games last year. Their luck in that area will regress, as will their defense. I think J.J. McCarthy has a chance to be good but it\u2019s just a complete unknown right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">16 \u2013 Los Angeles Chargers \u2013 Jim Harbaugh offers one of the highest floors in the NFL. But the perpetually snake-bitten Bolts are missing their left tackle this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">17 \u2013 Pittsburgh Steelers \u2013 They\u2019ll apparently never have a losing record under Mike Tomlin. But it\u2019s hard to believe they\u2019ll actually be a threat to do anything in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">18 \u2013 New England Patriots \u2013 Drake Maye might be good. Mike Vrabel is worth believing in. The roster still needs some work but the Pats could be back on the upswing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">19 \u2013 Dallas Cowboys \u2013 Who on their defense really strikes fear in the wake of the Micah Parsons trade? Also, Dak Prescott was bad before getting hurt last year, and now he\u2019s playing behind a worse offensive line. Dallas might have the NFL\u2019s worst backfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">20 \u2013 Arizona Cardinals \u2013 Kyler Murray and Jonathan Gannon are not people you want to count on in big games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">21 \u2013 Miami Dolphins \u2013 The Dolphins do not have good vibes with Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill seemingly not on the same page.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">22 \u2013 Seattle Seahawks \u2013 Moving on from Geno Smith was a good call. Moving to Sam Darnold was not!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">23 \u2013 Carolina Panthers \u2013 Bryce Young showed some signs of promise this year. They might be frisky in the NFC South.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">24 \u2013 Atlanta Falcons \u2013 The Falcons made one of the dumbest trades of the offseason by sending a future first-round pick for James Pearce Jr. As a result, they might be sending a top 10 pick to the Rams in the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">25 \u2013 Las Vegas Raiders \u2013 This team probably has a higher floor than they\u2019ve had for a bit. Pete Carroll brings credibility to the table. For all his faults, Geno Smith is a legitimate starting caliber quarterback. There\u2019s some competency here but the ceiling is pretty limited.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">26 \u2013 New York Giants \u2013 Jaxson Dart might be good. We probably won\u2019t have to wait too long to see him play since the Giants\u2019 schedule is really tough early on (at WAS, at DAL, vs. KC, vs. LAC).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">27 \u2013 New York Jets \u2013 I have some beachfront property in Kansas to sell if you\u2019re of the belief that Justin Fields can be good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">28 \u2013 Jacksonville Jaguars \u2013 Travis Hunter could be pretty fun. But what else makes you believe they\u2019re going to be any good?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">29 \u2013 Cleveland Browns \u2013 Kevin Stefanski seems to be a good coach. This team came to Philly pretty motivated for joint training camp practices against the Eagles. They\u2019re going to lose a lot of games but they\u2019re not simply going to roll over. And that\u2019s more than you can say for the very worst of the worst.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">30 \u2013 Indianapolis Colts \u2013 I mean, they\u2019re starting Daniel Jones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">31 \u2013 Tennessee Titans \u2013 Interested to see if Cam Ward is any good. They could be a lot better a lot sooner than expected if he is, as we saw with Washington last year. (Not saying Ward is definitely Daniels.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">32 \u2013 New Orleans Saints \u2013 Rough outlook here for former Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. Just not much hope at quarterback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 NFL season is HERE! 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