Of the teams currently stuck in the middle at 1-1, who is the best? Who is the worst? We power ranked those teams here. In the coming weeks, teams will begin to sort themselves out in the NFL hierarchy.
Two weeks into the season is definitely too early to tell one way or another which team is going to stand alone when the Super Bowl is over. However, there are some unsurprising teams that have started out 0-2 or 2-0.
But what about all of the 1-1 teams? There are 12 teams that have a 1-1 record approaching Week 3. Let's power rank them here.
Power ranking every single 1-1 team approaching Week 3
12. New England Patriots
I am still higher on the New England Patriots this year, but this team is absolutely a work in progress. The defense has surrendered way too many points and yards thus far, and the offense is obviously something that will take some time to develop.
I do truly believe we're having a very different conversation about this team when Week 18 rolls around. The arrow is pointing up, as they have the right pieces in place.
11. Jacksonville Jaguars
A near-win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2 was notable, but the Jacksonville Jaguars could not close it out and are obviously 1-1 on the season. The Jags do have some nice players here and there, but the team won't truly become that much of a threat until 2026 at the earliest. Liam Coen will have to get the most out of Trevor Lawrence, and GM James Gladstone will have to keep adding the right talent around him on either side of the ball.
10. Las Vegas Raiders
An embarrassing loss in primetime gave us more of the truth with the Las Vegas Raiders. This team simply isn't anything worthwhile - the roster is below-average and quite hollow outside of a few great players. Geno Smith is an average QB who puts the ball in harm's way too much, and the entire operation just isn't anything that can make substantive progress in the AFC. The Raiders are a bad 1-1 football team.
9. Minnesota Vikings
JJ McCarthy is set to miss a few weeks, so all of a sudden, Carson Wentz is set to be the team's starting QB. McCarthy, predictably, had a tough Week 2 outing after getting a ton of unwarranted hype following one good quarter in their Week 1 win over the Bears.
Do the Minnesota Vikings, all of a sudden, have QB issues?
8. Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys will be able to put up a ton of points, but it's the defense that most seem to be worried about, and for good reason. No matter how Jerry Jones slices it, the Micah Parsons trade did make the team weaker, even if his argument is based around cap savings and acquiring draft capital. After watching Dallas beat the New York Giants in overtime, I do wonder just how far Dak Prescott and co. can take this thing in 2025.
7. Atlanta Falcons
Michael Penix Jr and the Atlanta Falcons might be making some noise in the NFC South this year, and what sticks out the most thus far is how improved their defense appears to be...
6. Seattle Seahawks
An impressive win in Pittsburgh in Week 2, the Seattle Seahawks can turn their attention to the New Orleans Saints in Week 3 and likely improve to 2-1. Seattle is no. 6 in our power rankings.
5. Pittsburgh Steelers
A bad loss at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks has the Pittsburgh Steelers perhaps needing to figure some thing out on offense. This team is solid, but they won't be able to make any noise in the AFC when the playoffs roll around.
4. Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos have gone 0-2 in the first two years of the Sean Payton era, so a 1-1 start is actually an improvement. Denver has played two sloppy games but still nearly beat the Indianapolis Colts. This team is too talented to not win double-digit games.
3. Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders are third in our power rankings. This is an old roster, and I do wonder if they have enough talent to make a deep run. If nothing else, Washington's coaching staff is good enough to lead this team down the stretch.
2. Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions got back on track with a blowout win over the Chicago Bears. I still expect a regression from this team given the departures of Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn, but if the Lions' team we saw in Week 2 is what we see for most of the season, things could get interesting...
1. Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens got back in track with a solid win in Week 2 over the Cleveland Browns, and this team is among the most talented in the NFL. It's going to take a massive catastrophe for this team to not win a ton of games. They're first in our power rankings.