NFL 2025: Post-Week 2 Power Rankings

NFL 2025 Week 2 is in the books (and well in the books by the time this is being writing and published). What did we learn in Week 2?

The Philadelphia Eagles are still the best team in the NFL, warding off Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs once again in a Super Bowl 59 rematch, and sending the perineal AFC powerhouse team to 0-2.

The Buffalo Bills are right up in the conversation with Philadelphia, as are Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, who bounced back well from Week 1’s stunning loss to Buffalo.

Rising near the top are Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers, who followed up a stomping of the Detroit Lions in Week 1 with a deceive win over the Washington Commanders in Week 2 (both NFC semi-finalists in last year’s playoffs) and the Los Angeles Chargers, who moved to 2-0 to take control of the AFC West in the season’s early-going.

The middle of the pack is really what gets interesting and difficult to get a good pulse on after just two weeks, but the Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, and Dallas Cowboys all bounced back from Week 1 losses. The Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Jets, however, took a step backwards from their Week 1 performances, whether that performance was a win or loss.

Read on for my 2025-26 NFL Post-Week 2 Power Rankings, and if you’d like to debate or discuss any rankings, join the conversation with @SakSports on Twitter/X, on Facebook, or by commenting directly on this post!

Post-Week 2 Power Rankings

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers creep in to the Top 10 with a gutsy 20-19 win over the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football (ESPN).

Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) [Last Week: 1]
Buffalo Bills (2-0) [Last Week: 2]
Green Bay Packers (2-0) [Last Week: 4]
Baltimore Ravens (1-1) [Last Week: 3]
Los Angeles Chargers (2-0) [Last Week: 6]
Los Angeles Rams (2-0) [Last Week: 8]
Washington Commanders (1-1) [Last Week: 5]
Detroit Lions (1-1) [Last Week: 9]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) [Last Week: 12]
Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) [Last Week: 7]
Cincinatti Bengals (2-0) [Last Week: 10] * Would be higher if not for Joe Burrow’s long-term injury *
Indianapolis Colts (2-0) [Last Week: 13]
Denver Broncos (1-1) [Last Week: 11]
San Francisco 49ers (2-0) [Last Week: 14]
Seattle Seahawks (1-1) [Last Week: 20]
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) [Last Week: 15]
Houston Texans (0-2) [Last Week: 16]
Dallas Cowboys (1-1) [Last Week: 17]
Atlanta Falcons (1-1) [Last Week: 24]
Arizona Cardinals (2-0) [Last Week: 25]
Minnesota Vikings (1-1) [Last Week: 18]
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) [Last Week: 21]
Las Vegas Raiders (0-2) [Last Week: 19]
New England Patriots (1-1) [Last Week: 26]
New York Jets (0-2) [Last Week: 23]
Miami Dolphins (0-2) [Last Week: 29]
Chicago Bears (0-2) [Last Week: 22]
Tennessee Titans (0-2) [Last Week: 27]
Cleveland Browns (0-2) [Last Week: 28]
New York Giants (0-2) [Last Week: 32]
New Orleans Saints (0-2) [Last Week: 31]
Carolina Panthers (0-2) [Last Week: 30]

PREVIOUS RANKINGS: Post-Week 1 Power Rankings

Biggest Winners of Week 2

The Los Angeles Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, and Green Bay Packers each gained just one spot in this week’s Power Rankings, but movement is harder to come by near the top. Otherwise, the Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, and Arizona Cardinals all moved up five spots as the biggest movers of the week.

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Biggest Losers of Week 2

I only docked the 2-0 Cincinnati Bengals one spot for losing Joe Burrow, but on paper, the Bengals ceiling is significantly lower until Burrow’s return. Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears lost a lot of respect after being blown out by the Detroit Lions to fall to 0-2, tumbling five spots in my Power Rankings.