2026 NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Which Teams Suffered The Worst Opening Losses?

Chaos.

That’s the only way to describe Week 1 across the NFL, and not just because the superteam Rams went down, down under. Some of the best teams in the league struggled to find their early footing. Meanwhile, the Jets, the Raiders and the Cardinals all won their openers!

It has made an absolute mess out of my Power Rankings. Here’s what the carnage looks like heading into Week 2.

*Super Bowl odds courtesy of DraftKings

#32 Miami Dolphins

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Super Bowl odds: +50000

The expectations for this team couldn’t have been much lower, and they still couldn’t meet them. It’s going to be a long season in South Florida. Hope the weather is nice, at least.

#31 Cleveland Browns

Previously ranked: 30

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Super Bowl odds: +30000

How long will Todd Monken stick with Deshaun Watson at QB? Maybe longer than you think. Better question: Does it even matter?

#30 Tennessee Titans

Previously ranked: 27

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Super Bowl odds: +20000

Brian Daboll’s offense managed just 195 yards against the Jets — and 65 of those came on the final garbage-time drive of the game. Robert Saleh’s Tennessee debut was a total disaster. 

#29 Las Vegas Raiders

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Super Bowl odds: +15000

RB Ashton Jeanty was healthy, which is good, but QB Kirk Cousins still turns the ball over too much. Winning is nice, but good thing Las Vegas was only playing Miami.

#28 Atlanta Falcons

Previously ranked: 24

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Super Bowl odds: +13000

Their fall isn’t just about their ugly loss in Pittsburgh. It’s about their broken QB room that left them with Cooper Rush having to start despite back spasms. Ouch.
 

#27 New York Jets

Previously ranked: 28

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Super Bowl odds: +25000

Efficient on offense, stingy on defense. Could the Jets actually be … good? Probably not. The Titans are just that bad.

#26 Washington Commanders

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Super Bowl odds: +6500

Jayden Daniels didn’t look like his old, dynamic self, but the Commanders still nearly upset the Eagles. Not sure whether that says more about Washington or Philadelphia.

The Commanders were a two-point conversion short of taking the Eagles to overtime. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

#25 Arizona Cardinals

Previously ranked: 31

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Super Bowl odds: +30000

Where did that come from? The Cardinals shut down QB Justin Herbert and thoroughly beat a Chargers team some think is a sleeper Super Bowl contender. So much for predictions of an 0-13 start.

#24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Previously ranked: 22

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Super Bowl odds: +5500

For $165 million over three years, the Bucs expect a lot better than this from QB Baker Mayfield. He has too many weapons for the offense to be as bad as it looked.

#23 Carolina Panthers

Previously ranked: 21

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Super Bowl odds: +9000

What does $170 million get you these days? That’s about what the Panthers spent this offseason to rebuild their defense … which gave up 59 points and 552 yards in Week 1. No refunds, by the way.

#22 Dallas Cowboys

Previously ranked: 17

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Super Bowl odds: +2500

It’s bad enough that all that work they did to fix their defense didn’t work. But if their vaunted offense is really as mediocre as it looked on Sunday night, this could be a painfully long season in Dallas.

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#21 Indianapolis Colts

Previously ranked: 19

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Super Bowl odds: +6500

They ran into a Baltimore buzz saw, but there were encouraging signs. QB Daniel Jones looked healthier than I thought he’d be, which could bode well when they start playing lesser teams.

#20 Los Angeles Chargers

Previously ranked: 14

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Super Bowl odds: +2000

Well, at least one Harbaugh brother had a good day, because Jim’s opener was a stinker. His defense got run over by a Cardinals team that figured to be one of the worst in football. And where was Mike McDaniel's brilliant, energy-induced offense? What a dud!

#19 New Orleans Saints

Previously ranked: 25

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Super Bowl odds: +9000

QB Tyler Shough was terrible. Then he was brilliant. In the end, the Saints were one two-point conversion in overtime away from pulling off an upset that would’ve defined their season and proven to everyone they might be the surprise of the NFL this year.

#18 Green Bay Packers

Previously ranked: 16

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Super Bowl odds: +2000

Jordan Love threw for a lot of yards, and it looks like he has some good WRs. But an offense without Josh Jacobs and a defense without Micah Parsons feels like too much for the Pack to overcome.

The Packers blew another double-digit lead to a division foe in the second half. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

#17 New York Giants

Previously ranked: 23

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Super Bowl odds: +5000

It's a well-deserved leap in the rankings after John Harbaugh’s debut showed he has a tough, well-rounded and healthy team. When WR Malik Nabers is off his pitch count, this versatile offense is going to cause problems for everyone.

#16 Pittsburgh Steelers

Previously ranked: 20

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Super Bowl odds: +5000

Aaron Rodgers was OK, not great, but he didn’t need to do a lot thanks to a defense that was stifling against a battered Falcons team playing its third-string QB.

#15 Minnesota Vikings

Previously ranked: 18

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Super Bowl odds: +4000

It was, and still is, easy to underestimate the Vikings because of their QB issues. But Kevin O’Connell is a terrific coach, and that defense was outstanding in the fourth quarter against the Packers when it mattered most.

#14 Houston Texans

Previously ranked: 11

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Super Bowl odds: +1900

I know they were playing the Bills, but giving up 36 points and 409 yards? What happened to the best defense in the NFL?

#13 Detroit Lions

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Super Bowl odds: +1800

Coming within a failed, two-point conversion pass in overtime of losing to the Saints at home isn’t great. Then again, the Saints are better than a lot of people think.

#12 Kansas City Chiefs

Previously ranked: 15

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Super Bowl odds: +1400

They’re baaaaack. Patrick Mahomes didn’t even look like his old self Monday night and the Chiefs still dominated the Broncos. When Mahomes rounds into form, KC might be ready to reclaim its throne.

#11 Jacksonville Jaguars

Previously ranked: 12

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Super Bowl odds: +2500

Yeah, yeah, Liam Coen’s team looked great. Trevor Lawrence looked unstoppable. I’ll be way more impressed if the Jags do this against anyone other than the Browns.

#10 New England Patriots

Previously ranked: 5

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Super Bowl odds: +2100

Three interceptions by Drake Maye, an injury that will cost WR A.J. Brown a month, and they couldn’t beat a Seahawks team led by Drew Lock. Unfortunately, their schedule won’t get any easier.

#9 Philadelphia Eagles

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Super Bowl odds: +1700

Jalen Hurts did what he had to do to win, but I’ve got the same feeling about the Eagles that I had last year: That offense really should be better. Why is it always such a struggle for them?

#8 Denver Broncos

Previously ranked: 2

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Super Bowl odds: +2000

Denver was one game – and Bo Nix injury – away from the Super Bowl last season after winning 14 games and earning the No. 1 seed in the AFC. The Broncos looked really far from that level after one week, though, following a blowout loss to the Chiefs. You can scratch Nix off any lists of early contenders for MVP after his disastrous showing.

#7 San Francisco 49ers

Previously ranked: 10

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Super Bowl odds: +1400

They heard all the talk about the dream team Rams and became L.A.’s worst nightmare. If the Niners stay healthy, they actually could end up the best team in the dangerous NFC West.

#6 Cincinnati Bengals

Previously ranked: 8

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Super Bowl odds: +1900

They got relentless pressure and forced four turnovers to prove they might have a defense this year. If they do, Cincinnati will be hard to stop.

#5 Los Angeles Rams

Previously ranked: 1

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Super Bowl odds: +650

The big debate is how far they should plummet because of their opening flop? It could turn out to be a travel-induced anomaly. But if the Rams lose to the Giants on Sunday, you’ll find them in the high teens next week.

#4 Buffalo Bills

Previously ranked: 7

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Super Bowl odds: +950

They put up 36 points and 409 yards on a Houston defense that gave up an average of 17 points and 277 yards per game last year. Apparently, Joe Brady can coach and call plays at the same time.

#3 Seattle Seahawks

Previously ranked: 4

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Super Bowl odds: +1100

They still have a championship-caliber defense. But with QB Sam Darnold out with a hip injury, that offense didn’t look primed for another Super Bowl run.

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#2 Chicago Bears

Previously ranked: 6

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Super Bowl odds: +2100

Ben Johnson doesn’t want to just beat other teams. He wants to destroy them. And with that offense, his team is going to break some bodies and records along the way.

#1 Baltimore Ravens

Previously ranked: 3

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Super Bowl odds: +900

Vindication, after all the criticism I took for ranking them too high. The 1-2 punch of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry looked as potent as ever, and Jesse Minter’s defense is strong, too. Injuries to WRs Zay Flowers and Ja’Kobi Lane could be a looming problem, though.