2025 NFL Power Rankings: Week 3

2025 NFL Power Rankings: Week 3
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If last week was about the primetime games, this week was about the early Sunday window. We had four games down to the wire as the late window was kicking off, including Cowboys/Giants that was won on a game winning field goal as time expired…in overtime.

This time last year, we were all talking about how awesome the Saints looked. Appearances can be deceiving, even two weeks in. However, two weeks of data is enough to start to drop preseason expectations for on-field results, at least a little bit. This week brings one of my more dramatic rankings reshufflings, as even though I avoid overreacting to individual week-to-week variances, this is one of the times to shake things up based on what we’ve seen.

Also, is it just me, or has the on-field product been even better than usual this year? Through two weeks, we’ve had so many intense, down-to-the-wire finishes in exciting games. Let’s hope it continues.

Anyway, let’s get to the rankings:

Tier 1: Super Bowl Contenders

This tier is for the locked-in title contenders. Teams won’t move into (or out of) this tier very easily.

1 — Buffalo Bills (2-0, —)

Last week: W 30-10 vs. New York Jets

A brief injury scare with Bills QB Josh Allen had fans holding their breath, but it was the Buffalo defense that won them this game. A week after the Jets posted 32 points on the Steelers, the Bills held them in check, allowing virtually nothing before a garbage-time touchdown. The gap between Buffalo and the rest of this division is wider than ever.

2 — Baltimore Ravens (1-1, —)

Last week: W 41-17 vs. Cleveland Browns

After a heartbreaker against the Bills last week, Baltimore rebounded to secure the easy win over the Browns. The offense started slow but cranked things up in the second and third quarters, pulling away from Cleveland for a feel-good win. Sometimes that’s just what you need after a tough loss. Ravens WR DeAndre Hopkins turned back the clock with some big plays, offering an element this offense didn’t possess a year ago.

3 — Green Bay Packers (2-0, —)

Last week: W 27-18 vs. Washington Commanders

Let there be no doubt: the Packers are here to stay. After a dominating performance to open the season against the Lions, Green Bay followed it up with another assertive Thursday night victory over the Commanders. Packers QB Jordan Love is spreading the ball around to his bevy of playmakers, and Green Bay’s unrelenting pass rush helps cover up the question marks at cornerback. In back to back weeks now, the Packers have shut down two of the top offenses in the league.

4 — Los Angeles Rams (2-0, UP 1)

Last week: W 33-19 vs. Tennessee Titans

Another team that got off to a slow start, the Rams eventually kicked things into a high gear and pulled away comfortably from the outmatched Titans. There was a clear emphasis to get...