| 2012 power rankings: Week 2 |
| rank | team / record | trending | comments |
| 1 | patriots
1-0 | 1
last week: 2 | if the resurgent defense can play like this all season, the patriots will be nearly impossible to beat. (hensley) |
| 2 | 49ers
1-0 | 2
last week: 4 | they were dominant against packers at lambeau, and the 49ers got my vote as the nfl's best team. (sando) |
| 3 | ravens
1-0 | 3
last week: 6 | maybe joe flacco wasn't as far off as many thought when he said he was the best quarterback in the nfl. (hensley) |
| 4 | texans
1-0 | 1
last week: 5 | after a raise into the $15-million-per-year club with his contract extension, matt schaub now feels elite. (clayton) |
| 5 | packers
0-1 | 4
last week: 1 | beaten up at home by the 49ers, can they regain last year's 15-1 magic? (graziano) |
| 6 | falcons
1-0 | 4
last week: 10 | looks like the formerly run-oriented falcons are officially matt ryan's team. (sando) |
| 7 | giants
0-1 | 4
last week: 3 | a loss to dallas in the home opener raised the old, pre-super bowl questions. (graziano) |
| 8 | bears
1-0 | 1
last week: 9 | looks as though they might have an offense to go with their defense this year. (graziano) |
| 9 | broncos
1-0 | 4
last week: 13 | was peyton manning really wearing a broncos jersey? Looked like he could've been rocking the colts' horseshoe. Impressive. (fox) |
| 10 | cowboys
1-0 | 4
last week: 14 | opening win showed evidence they really may have fixed that defense. (graziano) |
| 11 | steelers
0-1 | 3
last week: 8 | since the start of 2011, they are 0-4 against ravens and broncos but 12-2 against rest of the league. (hensley) |
| 12 | eagles
1-0 | 5
last week: 7 | nothing's going to matter if michael vick can't stop the turnovers. (graziano) |
| 13 | lions
1-0 | 1
last week: 12 | another stafford comeback, but only after three stafford interceptions. (graziano) |
| 14 | chargers
1-0 | 1
last week: 15 | the chargers offense could be prolific, and if it is, norv turner will have a better chance of holding onto his job for another year. (fox) |
| 15 | redskins
1-0 | 9
last week: 24 | rg3's rookie debut, in the superdome, couldn't have gone better. (graziano) |
| 16 | saints
0-1 | 5
last week: 11 | new defensive coordinator steve spagnuolo must have felt like he was still with rams. (sando) |
| 17 | jets
1-0 | 4
last week: 21 | most unexpected stat of the summer: The jets scored the most points in a season opener since the 49ers in 2003. (hensley) |
| 18 | bengals
0-1 | 2
last week: 16 | cincinnati started the season looking like the hapless 2010 bengals, not the overachieving 2011 version. (hensley) |
| 19 | chiefs
0-1 | 2
last week: 17 | the chiefs' ballyhooed defense took a beating against atlanta, and will have to correct many mistakes against buffalo. |
| 20 | cardinals
1-0 | 3
last week: 23 | kevin kolb now has a good opportunity for to resurrect his arizona career after rough start. (sando) |
| 21 | buccaneers
1-0 | 4
last week: 25 | the bucs averaged 8.6 yards per catch and 3.6 per carry, and still won their opener. (sando) |
| 22 | titans
0-1 | 4
last week: 18 | people forget jake locker could have played safety in college, which is why shoulder separations won't sideline him. (clayton) |
| 23 | panthers
0-1 | 1
last week: 22 | fantasy owners everywhere are wondering what happened to panthers' ground game. (sando) |
| 24 | bills
0-1 | 5
last week: 19 | fred jackson's injury will make that dreadful loss to the jets linger for a little while longer. (hensley) |
| 25 | raiders
0-1 | 1
last week: 26 | the raiders of old are no more. This franchise has been completely revamped. (fox) |
| 26 | seahawks
0-1 | 6
last week: 20 | the offensive line was the biggest disappointment during opening-week defeat to cardinals. (sando) |
| 27 | rams
0-1 | 1
last week: 28 | the rams are instantly more competitive under jeff fisher, but offensive line depth is a serious concern. (sando) |
| 28 | vikings
1-0 | 2
last week: 30 | adrian peterson's stunning return from injury was one of a few bright spots. (graziano) |
| 29 | jaguars
0-1 | --
last week: 29 | sure the loss to the vikings was tough, but blaine gabbert looks better. (clayton) |
| 30 | dolphins
0-1 | 3
last week: 27 | the dolphins are in familiar territory: Winless after week 1 for the eighth time in the last 10 years. (hensley) |
| 31 | browns
0-1 | --
last week: 31 | cleveland is at cincinnati this week, looking for its first afc north win since oct. 3, 2010. (hensley) |
| 32 | colts
0-1 | --
last week: 32 | andrew luck is off to great start, but the defense and running game needs lots of work. (clayton) |
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Getty Images [Editor's note: Every Tuesday morning, we'll post a consensus ranking based on an average of the five rankings from the five PFT writers. So if you disagree with any of these, don't blame me. Who am I kidding? You'd blame me even if I didn't cast a ballot at all.]
