JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's Week 3 2019 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
Rank.Team (record) | Comment
1.New England Patriots (2-0) | 1 | These guys are still good
2.Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) | 2 | Unbeaten and haven't played at home yet
3.Los Angeles Rams (2-0) | 3 | No Super Bowl hangover yet
4.Dallas Cowboys (2-0) | 6 | Taking on the look of legitimacy
5.Seattle Seahawks (2-0) | 8 | Quietly legitimate contenders again
6.Baltimore Ravens (2-0) | 9 | Winners of eight of 10 overall
7.Green Bay Packers (2-0) | 11 | The 'Pack may be back
8.San Francisco 49ers (2-0) | 16 | Unbeaten and haven't played at home yet
9.New Orleans Saints (1-1) | 4 | Must tread water for six weeks without Brees
10.Buffalo Bills (2-0) | 15 | Unbeaten against the Big Apple
11.Los Angeles Chargers (1-1) | 5 | Lost one they should have won Sunday
12.Minnesota Vikings (1-1) | 10 | Cousins still must prove himself late in games
13.Chicago Bears (1-1) | 13 | Defending NFC North champs escaped an 0-2 start
14.Houston Texans (1-1) | 14 | Mere inches from 0-2
15.Atlanta Falcons (1-1) | 19 | Veteran team got veteran victory Sunday night
16.Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) | 7 | Gritty and gutty, but just short in the ATL Sunday
17.Tennessee Titans (1-1) | 12 | Let one get away versus Indy Sunday
18.Cleveland Browns (1-1) | 20 | Team of the Offseason Got Victory No. 1 Monday
19.Oakland Raiders (1-1) | 18 | Throttled by KC? Join the club
20.Indianapolis Colts (1-1) | 22 | Keeping the legendary kicker for now
21.Detroit Lions (1-0-1) | 23 | Scratching, clawing their way to a decent start
22.Pittsburgh Steelers (0-2) | 17 | Already in trouble; now no Big Ben
23.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) | 28 | Jameis took a step last week; now he must take more
24.Carolina Panthers (0-2) | 21 | Big trouble in Charlotte
25.Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) | 24 | Things get no easier at Buffalo Sunday
26.Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2) | 25 | Inches from 1-1 is still 0-2
27.New York Jets (0-2) | 26 | No Darnold, no chance against the Browns
28.Denver Broncos (0-2) | 27 | Losses like Sunday tend to linger
29.New York Giants (0-2) | 29 | Focus will be on QB until a change is made
30.Washington Redskins (0-2) | 30 | Trouble all around in DC
31.Arizona Cardinals (0-1-1) | 31 | Much better than expected early
32.Miami Dolphins (0-2) |32 | Oof
