NFL Week 2 Power Rankings 2024: How all 32 teams stack up - ESPN

The San Francisco 49ers capped off an exciting opening weekend for the 2024 NFL season with a win over the New York Jets on «Monday Night Football.»

The Baltimore Ravens came up a toe short against the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys earned big wins. A lot has happened since our Preseason Power Rankings, so we need to restack all 32 teams ahead of Week 2.

In addition to our rankings, NFL Nation reporters named a newcomer — defined as a rookie, new coach or offseason acquisition — who put up the best performance. From the New England Patriots' Jerod Mayo and Seattle Seahawks' Mike Macdonald grabbing their first career wins as head coaches to rookie playmakers lighting it up, we picked 32 players and coaches who impressed in their debuts.

Let's get right into it with our No. 1-ranked team.

Our power panel of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities evaluates how NFL teams stack up against one another, ranking them from 1 to 32.

Previous rankings: Preseason

Jump to a team:
ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH

Preseason ranking: 1

Best newcomer performance: WR Xavier Worthy

Worthy had the impact the Chiefs were hoping for when they drafted him in the first round. He delivered two plays of more than 20 yards, the first one a touchdown on an end-around the first time he got the ball and the other a touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. The Chiefs had three pass plays of more than 30 yards and three others of more than 20. Worthy's mere presence on the field might have contributed even when it wasn't him getting the ball. — Adam