The NFL Blog: 2012 Power Rankings (After Week 2)

Power Rankings After Week 2

1. Houston 2-0 (2^nd)

2. San Francisco 2-0 (3^rd)

3. Baltimore 1-1 (4^th)

4. Green Bay 1-1 (9^th)

5. New England 1-1 (1^st)

6. Philadelphia 2-0 (10^th)

7. Pittsburgh 1-1 (11^th)

8. New York Giants 1-1 (8^th)

9. Atlanta 2-0 (12^th)

10. San Diego 2-0 (17^th)

11. Denver 1-1 (7^th)

12. Detroit 1-1 (13^th)

13. Chicago 1-1 (5^th)

14. Dallas 1-1 (6^th)

15. Arizona 2-0 (22^nd)

16. Seattle 1-1 (19^th)

17. Carolina 1-1 (20^th)

18. Washington 1-1 (14^th)

19. New Orleans 0-2 (16^th)

20. New York Jets 1-1 (15^st)

21. Tampa Bay 1-1 (21^st)

22. Buffalo 1-1 (23^rd)

23. Cincinnati 1-1 (24^th)

24. Cleveland 0-2 (26^th)

25. St. Louis 1-1 (29^th)

26. Minnesota 1-1 (28^th)

27. Miami 1-1 (31^st)

28. Indianapolis 1-1 (32^nd)

29. Jacksonville 0-2 (30^th)

30. Kansas City 0-2 (18^th)

31. Oakland 0-2 (25^th)

32. Tennessee 0-2 (27^th)

Comments: Not surprisingly it was a chaotic week in my power rankings. 30 of 32 spots in my rankings changed this week with 20 teams moving up and 10 teams going down. Of the 20 teams moving up, 13 teams climbed more than 1 spot. All 10 of the teams that fell in my rankings moved down more than 1 spot.

The teams making the biggest climb in my rankings this week were the Chargers and the Cardinals, both moving up 7 spots. The Chargers climbed from #17 to #10, while the Cardinals moved from #22 to #15. A number of teams took major slides down my rankings this week, but the team taking by far the biggest drop was Kansas City. The Chiefs fell 12 places from #18 to #30. 

After two weeks at #1 the Patriots were upset at home by Arizona and fell 4 spots in my rankings to #5. The Texans took over the #1 position. At the other end of the rankings, the Colts climbed out of the #32 spot after just 1 week, moving up 4 places to #28. Meanwhile, Tennessee fell 5 spots from #27 to take over the bottom position at #32.  

Despite suffering their first loss of the season, the Ravens moved up 1 spot and are my highest ranked 1-1 team at #3. Indy is my lowest ranked 1-1 team at #28. Just 6 of 32 teams remain undefeated, with the Cardinals coming in as my lowest ranked 2-0 team at #15. Likewise, only 6 of 32 teams remain winless on the year. The Saints are my highest ranked 0-2 team at #19.