Week 2 is always prove-it week in the world of NFL power rankings, where the teams that flashed in Week 1 either back it up or take a step back. We do not have a new team on top of the Pickswise Power Rankings heading into Week 3, but it was close!
Among the teams moving up the board this week are the Titans, Buccaneers and Steelers, while the Browns, Giants and Patriots find themselves heading in the wrong direction.
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Pickswise NFL Power Rankings for Week 3
We have the same top 4 teams as last week, just in a slightly different order. There’s no change at the top, though, with the Eagles getting the win over the Vikings way back in the first game of the week last Thursday. It was not a fully convincing performance, however, and with New England letting down the form of the Eagles’ opening win, Nick Sirianni’s team are under pressure in top spot.
The Cowboys have risen 8 places in the first 2 weeks thanks to a pair of dominant defensive performances that have given them a points differential of +60 after just 2 games. Micah Parsons has feasted against both New York teams, but we’ll have to wait a little longer to find out how they fare against elite opposition as they have the Cardinals this week.
The Chiefs fall 1 place despite getting their first win on the board as they still don’t look quite back to their best despite the returns of Travis Kelce and Chris Jones and a decent road win against the Jaguars. The Chiefs are only #3 here, but FanDuel has them as +600 odds Super Bowl favorites.
Please don’t get too upset about moving back 1 place following a second road win of the season, 49ers fans, because there’s very little between the top 4 now and top spot is within your grasp. No further falls are expected any time soon with the Giants and Cardinals on deck. DraftKings has certainly been impressed and has the 49ers as its +650 Super Bowl favorite, with all our top 4 teams at +750 or lower odds.