2011 NFL Power Rankings: Week 1
Here we are with the NFL power rankings for week 1.
- New England Patriots Many peoples' Super Bowl pick.
- Green Bay Packers Still young and looking sharp.
- Pittsburgh Steelers Never seem to show their age.
- New Orleans Saints My favorite in one of the league's toughest divisions.
- New York Jets Unbelievable depth in the secondary.
- Philadelphia Eagles Dream team? Not if everyone else has anything to say about it.
- Chicago Bears Cutler needs a big year.
- San Diego Chargers Will go as far as their special teams allow them.
- Atlanta Falcons Looked mediocre in the pre-season.
- Detroit Lions I'm waiting for their yearly letdown, but I'm not really expecting it this season.
- Indianapolis Colts Looking as vulnerable as ever.
- New York Giants Hard to read.
- Baltimore Ravens Losing ground on the Steelers.
- Houston Texans Have a golden opportunity to put the Colts in an 0-1 hole.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers Up and coming.
- Kansas City Chiefs Not a step back. The Chargers are simply better.
- Jacksonville Jaguars Much improved defense combined with a diminishing offense.
- Dallas Cowboys Playoffs may be wishful thinking.
- Miami Dolphins Just waiting for Tom Brady to retire. They'll be waiting awhile.
- Cleveland Browns Getting better.
- St. Louis Rams Mediocre team in a bad division may get them into the playoffs.
- Denver Broncos They'll fight the Raiders for 4th in their division.
- Buffalo Bills Little progress being made.
- Arizona Cardinals It's all on Kolb this year.
- Seattle Seahawks Re-building or re-tooling? Probably the former.
- Washington Redskins In my opinion, the worst owner in football.*
- Tennessee Titans Is Locker going to get thrown in the fire too early?
- Minnesota Vikings Ruins left over from the Favre debacle.
- San Francisco 49ers In Alex we trust?
- Oakland Raiders Longest running joke in football.
- Carolina Panthers Newton looks like a running back trying to throw. This won't work.
- Cincinnati Bengals Will Palmer really come back? Too late for that.
* - This is my opinion only. This statement is not intended to be factual in any way, shape, or form, and is therefore protected by first amendment of the United States Constitution, as a non-libelous message. Please don't sue me Dan Snyder.
