This Week’s NFL Betting Power Rankings

Posted by Alex Murphy on Thursday,September 10, 2015 6:00, EDT in

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It’s only a few hours until regular season action begins, as Pittsburgh and New England will play the opener later today. Let’s look at the NFL betting power rankings going into Week 1.

#32 Washington Redskins

There is turmoil once again at quarterback, and the defense doesn’t look good either. This will not be a good year in DC.

#31 Tennessee Titans

Marcus Mariota will give the Titans some spark. However, their defense won’t be able to keep other teams off the board.

#30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jameis Winston should get off to a strong start. It remains to be seen how the defense will hold up. There is almost no depth, so injuries will pose a major problem.

#29 Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jags lost their #3 overall pick, Dante Fowler, to injury, and the defense will suffer as a result. Blake Bortles should be pretty good, though.

#28 New York Jets

This team would have been higher until their starting quarterback got his jaw broken in a locker room fracas. The secondary should be pretty good, though.

#27 Cleveland Browns

The talent on offensive is second-rate. Both lines should be strong, though.

#26 Oakland Raiders

This team could jump if Derek Carr and start hooking up with wide receiver Amari Cooper in the early going. Jack Del Rio will have this team motivated.

#25 Chicago Bears

John Fox is a terrific head coach, but he’s moving the team to a 3-4 defense, which could be difficult. Losing first-round pick Kevin White will hamper the offense.

#24 San Francisco 49ers

Their head coach left, three players retired, two players left in free agency, and Aldon Smith just fell apart. What will the 49ers bring to the field?

#23 Atlanta Falcons

The Falcons have terrific talent on offense with Julio Jones and Chris Ryan. Defensive mastermind Dan Quinn has a challenge with the other side of the ball.

#22 New York Giants

Victor Cruz will be back, but what will the defense be like now that Jason Pierre-Paul has a lengthy rehab ahead of him?

#21 New Orleans Saints

The offense will be strong with Drew Brees motivated for redemption. However, the defense needs to step up.

#20 Carolina Panthers

Kelvin Benjamin is already out for the season, so Cam Newton will have a huge hill to climb.

#19 St. Louis Rams

Todd Gurley has recovered from his injury. Let’s hope he has that same explosiveness he had at Georgia before he got hurt.

#18 Houston Texans

Brian Hoyer will be a better quarterback than Ryan Fitzpatrick was. And J.J. Watt will still be a beast on defense. Can they challenge the Colts, though?

#17 Buffalo Bills

The Bills might have two great quarterbacks, and their defense will be more stout with Rex Ryan at the helm.

#16 Minnesota Vikings

Teddy Bridgewater has looked outstanding in the preseason, and we still haven’t seen what Adrian Peterson can do. This team could contend in the NFC playoff race.

#15 San Diego Chargers

Running back Melvin Gordon brings some punch to the backfield. This should give Philip Rivers some more options on offense.

#14 Kansas City Chiefs

Bringing in wide receiver Jeremy Maclin makes life easier for quarterback Alex Smith. Can they hang with Denver?

#13 Miami Dolphins

The defense will be improved, and quarterback Ryan Tannehill has not yet reached his ceiling. Get ready for Jarvis Landry to be his favorite target.

#12 Pittsburgh Steelers

Without those suspensions to Martavis Bryant and Le’Veon Bell, this team’s ranking would be even higher.

#11 Detroit Lions

The offense will be even better this year, but the defense will really miss Ndamukong Suh on the front.

#10 Baltimore Ravens

This could be a sleeper contender with all of their Super Bowl-experienced talent mixed with skilled young players.

#9 Cincinnati Bengals

Jeremy Hill, A.J. Green, and Gio Bernard are all top offensive producers. Can they get over the hump when it comes to big-time games?

#8 Philadelphia Eagles

All I can say about this team is that it will either be feast or famine. There won’t be a 9-7 outcome for this crew.

#7 Denver Broncos

Julius Thomas and Wes Welker have left. But Peyton Manning isn’t quite done yet.

#6 Green Bay Packers

Losing Jordy Nelson will be a major setback for this offense. The defense wlll be strong as usual.

#5 Arizona Cardinals

The return of Carson Palmer should see a return to the dominant ways of this team.

#4 Indianapolis Colts

Do Andre Johnson and Frank Gore still have gas in the tank? We’ll see.

#3 Dallas Cowboys

The league’s best offensive line now has a committee of running backs. Will it work?

#2 New England Patriots

Brady is back. The Pats are in the driver’s seat until someone knocks them off in the AFC.

#1 Seattle Seahawks

Now that the Seahawks have tight end Jimmy Graham, they can call that pass play to win the Super Bowl. But will they?