JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 2 2023 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …

Rank.Team (record) | Comment

1. Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) | 2 | As solid in Week 1 as they were all last season
2. San Francisco 49ers (1-0) | 4 | So talented, so impressive, so consistent
3. Dallas Cowboys (1-0) | 6 | As impressive as possible in Week 1
4. Miami Dolphins (1-0) | 9 | Impressive shootout victory at Chargers
5. Detroit Lions (1-0) | 12 | Huge road victory in Week 1 over defending Super Bowl champs
6. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) | 7 | Won a Week 1 Weird One
7. Kansas City Chiefs (0-1) | 1 | No Kelce, no Jones = no fun
8. New York Jets (1-0) | 8 | Who got hurt? And who won?
9. Cleveland Browns (1-0) | 19 | Wow
10. Buffalo Bills (0-1) | 5 | Bills, Allen will wonder about Monday for a while
11. Baltimore Ravens (1-0) | 10 | Routine Week 1 victory over building Texans
12. Los Angeles Chargers (0-1) | 11 | Lost a Week 1 Epic to Miami
13. Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) | 3 | Stunning loss to Cleveland in Week 1
14. Green Bay Packers (1-0) | 24 | Looked as good as anyone in Week 1
15. Los Angeles Rams (1-0) |28 | As impressive as anyone in Week 1
16. Atlanta Falcons (1-0) | 23 | Offensive talent makes them very intriguing
17. Las Vegas Raiders (1-0) | 27 | Seven consecutive victories over Denver
18. Washington Commanders (1-0) | 26 | Good enough D to win a lot of weeks
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) | The Baker Mayfield Era begins
20. Minnesota Vikings (0-1) | 13 | Worrisome L in Week 1
21. New Orleans Saints (1-0) | 20 | Defense could make them interesting
22. Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1) | 14 | Oof
23. New York Giants (0-1) |15 | Nationally televised oof
24. Seattle Seahawks (0-1) | 16 | Stunning second-half ruined Week 1
25. New England Patriots (0-1) | 17 | So close, but not quite
26. Tennessee Titans (0-1) | 18 | Eight consecutive losses dating to last season
27. Denver Broncos (0-1) | 21 | Frustrating start to Sean Payton Era
28. Carolina Panthers (0-1) | 25 | Rookie QBs are rookie QBs
29. Indianapolis Colts (0-1) | 29 | Better than expected not quite enough
30. Chicago Bears (0-1) | 22 | Nine consecutive losses to Packers
31. Houston Texans (0-1) | 31 | At Baltimore too tough a Week 1 task for rookie QB
32. Arizona Cardinals (0-1) | 32 | Eight consecutive losses dating to last season