NFL Week 2 Power Rankings 2025: How all 32 teams stack up - ESPN

The Minnesota Vikings concluded an exciting opening week to the 2025 NFL season with a comeback win over the Chicago Bears on «Monday Night Football.»

Week 1 began with the Philadelphia Eagles taking down the Dallas Cowboys before the Los Angeles Chargers upset the Kansas City Chiefs in São Paulo, Brazil. Sunday was filled with impressive wins by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills, who erased a 15-point deficit in the final four minutes. So, a lot has happened since our Preseason Power Rankings, and we need to restack all 32 teams ahead of Week 2.

In addition to our rankings, NFL Nation reporters named a non-QB newcomer — defined as a rookie or offseason acquisition — who put up the best performance for his team. From edge rusher Micah Parsons getting a sack with the Packers to first-round wide receiver Emeka Egbuka lighting it up for the Buccaneers, we picked 32 players and coaches who impressed in their debuts. (And again, no quarterbacks allowed.)

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.

See 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

Week 1 result: Beat the Ravens 41-40
Preseason ranking: 3

Best newcomer performance: K Matt Prater

Prater, 41, arrived in Buffalo on a red-eye flight Thursday. He kicked with the team on Friday, then proceeded to hit the 32-yard winner as time expired Sunday. The 19-year veteran is playing because Tyler Bass went on injured