Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season is formally within the books and my goodness was it fascinating. Quarterbacks across the league struggled to make an impression as protection reigned supreme, and we have already got some fanbases hitting the panic button after brutal begins to the 12 months.
That is nonetheless very a lot the sensation out stage of the season, so quite a lot of staff rankings are primarily based off vibes. There are definitely some glorious indicators from some organizations, troubling ones from others — but it surely’s assured that these Week 1 energy rankings can be very totally different to how the season ends in January.
We ranked each staff by their Tremendous Bowl probabilities coming into the season. With Week 1 within the books, our NFL workers voted on energy rankings once more, and there have been some massive movers each up and down the rankings. Within the desk beneath you may see how our totally different staff ranks resulted in a median among the many voters, which was then mapped into order of 1-to-32.
Right here’s our newest NFL energy rankings going into Week 2, with some evaluation on the largest risers and fallers after the soar.
NFL Week 1 Energy Rankings
| Rank | Crew | Common | Change since final week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Crew | Common | Change since final week |
| 1 | Chiefs | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 49ers | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Payments | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Cowboys | 4.33 | 5 |
| 5 | Texans | 4.66 | 0 |
| 6 | Lions | 6.3 | -3 |
| 7 | Dolphins | 6.66 | 5 |
| 8 | Eagles | 7.66 | 0 |
| 9 | Ravens | 9 | -5 |
| 10 | Buccaneers | 9.33 | 9 |
| 11 | Seahawks | 13.33 | 10 |
| 12 | Chargers | 14.33 | 8 |
| 13 | Steelers | 14.66 | 11 |
| 14 | Jaguars | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | Bengals | 16 | -4 |
| 16 | Saints | 16 | 10 |
| 17 | Packers | 16.66 | -10 |
| 18 | Rams | 17 | 5 |
| 19 | Bears | 18 | -1 |
| 20 | Jets | 19.33 | -5 |
| 21 | Colts | 21 | -4 |
| 22 | Falcons | 21.66 | -6 |
| 23 | Patriots | 23 | 8 |
| 24 | Browns | 23 | -14 |
| 25 | Vikings | 24.33 | -2 |
| 26 | Cardinals | 25 | -1 |
| 27 | Titans | 26.66 | -5 |
| 28 | Commanders | 26.66 | -1 |
| 29 | Raiders | 28.66 | 0 |
| 30 | Broncos | 29.66 | -2 |
| 31 | Panthers | 31 | -1 |
| 32 | Giants | 32 | 0 |
* Tiebreakers had been settle by highest majority vote between groups.
Notes on this week’s rankings:
The Steelers are the largest winners of Week 1
Mike Tomlin has a present for getting ready his groups to play, irrespective of the circumstances. There’s a giant probability the Falcons had been merely overrated within the offseason, however we nonetheless noticed Justin Fields wrestle beneath middle with Pittsburgh nonetheless delivering the dub. A part of their rise can also be an element of the Bengals and Browns falling to this point within the rankings
Talking of the Browns …
Our greatest losers of the week, falling 14 locations from their preseason energy rankings. There’s no disgrace shedding to the Cowboys, however Deshaun Watson is so cooked it’s troublesome to have any hope on this group proper now. In the event that they make a change at QB there’s a superb probability this staff can begin rolling, however they appear to be hurtling in the direction of mutually-assured destruction.
What’s up with the NFC North?
We all know that Bears and Vikings followers are getting out the pitchforks proper now after falling barely in rank regardless of getting a win. It’s not an element of both staff being unhealthy, and extra that each beating two of the sorriest groups within the NFL.
This made Chicago and Minnesota victims of the massive risers just like the Saints and Patriots, who each confirmed some actually promising traits of their wins. It’s one week, it’ll be okay. Hold successful and y’all will soar up the ranks.