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.

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#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.