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Eagles are #1; Who is #2?


The Philadelphia Eagles are dealing with a couple of injuries (primarily one to Carson Wentz), but they are the defending Super Bowl champs and deserve the #1 spot in this season's first power rankings. The NFC looks more loaded this year compared to the AFC, and there will be a lot of great matchups week in and week out in that conference. The rookie quarterbacks have looked great so far in the preseason; I do not really have anything bad to say about Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, or Josh Allen. Here are my first power rankings heading into the last week of the preseason:
  1. Philadelphia Eagles
  2. Los Angeles Rams
  3. Jacksonville Jaguars
  4. Minnesota Vikings
  5. New England Patriots
  6. Atlanta Falcons
  7. New Orleans Saints
  8. Pittsburgh Steelers
  9. Los Angeles Chargers
  10. Green Bay Packers
  11. Carolina Panthers
  12. Houston Texans
  13. San Francisco 49ers
  14. Oakland Raiders
  15. Washington Redskins
  16. Denver Broncos
  17. Tennessee Titans
  18. New York Giants
  19. Baltimore Ravens
  20. Detroit Lions
  21. Kansas City Chiefs
  22. Dallas Cowboys
  23. Seattle Seahawks
  24. Arizona Cardinals
  25. Indianapolis Colts
  26. New York Jets
  27. Chicago Bears
  28. Buffalo Bills
  29. Cleveland Browns
  30. Cincinnati Bengals
  31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  32. Miami Dolphins

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