2024 NFL Power Rankings: Week 1 Rankings
Updated: September 3, 2024
Throughout the 2024 NFL season, we will update our consensus NFL Power Rankings from a variety of national sites.
Below you will find a table of our NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season sorted by their average ranking. The table also lists their respective rankings at various sites (links at bottom of table).
Change is difference from last ranking: + number = improvement, - number = decline.
Previous iteration: Post-Draft 2024 NFL Power Rankings
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| Rank | Team | Avg. | Chg. | ESPN | NFL | ATH | CBS | USAT | FOX | YAH | PFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | 3.13 | 0.7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ers | 3.5 | -1.3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Baltimore Ravens | 4.38 | -0.6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Green Bay Packers | 6.13 | 0.7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Houston Texans | 7 | -0.7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7.13 | -0.6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 0.5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| 8 | Buffalo Bills | 8 | -0.3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | New York Jets | 11 | 3.8 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 14 |
| 11 | Dallas Cowboys | 11.38 | 0.4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 12 | Cleveland Browns | 12.63 | -1.5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Miami Dolphins | 12.88 | 0.8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Rams | 13.5 | -1 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| 15 | Chicago Bears | 16.13 | -0.8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
| 16 | Atlanta Falcons | 16.25 | 3.4 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 16.63 | 0.7 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
| 18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17.63 | -0.5 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 9 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 18.63 | -2.5 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
| 20 | Indianapolis Colts | 18.75 | -0.3 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
| 21 | Los Angeles Chargers | 19.13 | 0.5 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 18 |
| 22 | Seattle Seahawks | 21.5 | 0.8 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
| 23 | Minnesota Vikings | 24 | -1.8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 |
| 24 | Tennessee Titans | 25 | 1.2 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 26 |
| 25 | Arizona Cardinals | 25.25 | -0.1 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 |
| 26 | Washington Commanders | 25.75 | 1.4 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 27 |
| 27 | New Orleans Saints | 26.38 | -0.1 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
| 28 | Denver Broncos | 27.63 | 2 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 23 |
| 29 | Las Vegas Raiders | 27.88 | -3.1 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 28 |
| 30 | New York Giants | 29.75 | -1.1 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| 31 | New England Patriots | 30.75 | -1.8 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
| 32 | Carolina Panthers | 31.38 | 0.6 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Sources: ESPN, NFL.com, CBS Sports, USA Today, The Athletic, FOX, Yahoo!, PFT