PFT's Week 3 2026 NFL power rankings

1. Seahawks (last week No. 1; 2-0): No Darnold? No problem.

2. Bills (No. 2; 2-0): September wins are celebratory. January wins are mandatory.

3. Bengals (No. 7; 2-0): Joe Burrow can’t keep taking these kinds of beatings.

4. Chiefs (No. 8; 2-0): Kenneth Walker III could become one of the best free-agent signings ever.

5. 49ers (No. 10; 2-0): Brock Purdy is making a push for the list of top-10 quarterbacks. Maybe the top five.

6. Broncos (No. 12; 1-1): Jaylen Waddle arrives, a few days later than they’d hoped.

7. Jaguars (No. 5; 1-1): They should just make Travis Hunter a full-time CB and be done with it.

8. Eagles (No. 9; 2-0): In any game, the only stat that matters is points scored vs. points allowed.

9. Rams (No. 11; 1-1): Fortunately, they didn’t fly back from Australia the day before the Week 2 game.

10. Texans (No. 4; 0-2): The offense is letting down the defense.

11. Vikings (No. 15; 2-0): The defense has a flair for showing up in the biggest possible moments.

12. Bears (No. 3; 1-1): Don’t sleep on West Virginia native Tyson Bagent.

13. Ravens (No. 6; 1-1): The Ravens seem to have a random head-scratcher at home every year. They’ll need to make the loss to the Saints an aberration.

14. Patriots (No. 13; 1-1): At this rate, they won’t have to worry about a difficult negotiation with Drake Maye in 2027.

15. Saints (No. 21; 1-1): The Saints are the best team no one is paying attention to.

16. Lions (No. 14; 1-1): The fans got spoiled by 2023 and 2024.

17. Giants (No. 16; 1-1): At some point, they probably should have double-covered Davante Adams.

18. Steelers (No. 17; 1-1): Remember when the unofficial media talking point was Mike McCarthy’s high level of attention to detail?

19. Packers (No. 20; 1-1): Sometimes, a win feels like a loss.

20. Cowboys (No. 22; 1-1): The defense is still a work in progress.

21. Panthers (No. 23; 1-1): Bryce Young is finally becoming exactly what the Panthers hoped he’d be.

22. Raiders (No. 27; 2-0): Fernando Mendoza may be sitting for a while.

23. Browns (No. 32; 1-1): Sunday’s home opener could get very interesting.

24. Cardinals (No. 18; 1-1): They may find out the hard way that the Chargers are just really bad.

25. Chargers (No. 19; 0-2): At least they do really good schedule-release videos.

26. Buccaneers (No. 24; 0-2): Where have you gone, Mike Evans?

27. Colts (No. 25; 0-2): The Colts got a gift in overtime, and they refused to take it.

28. Jets (No. 26; 1-1): Aaron Glenn continues to do himself no favors.

29. Titans (No. 30; 0-2): “We’re tied for second place in the division!”

30. Commanders (No. 28; 0-2): Dan Quinn’s time may be running out.

31. Dolphins (No. 31; 0-2): Arch Manning will look good in aqua.

32. Falcons (No. 29; 0-2): The country’s not ready for three straight prime-time Falcons games.