NFL Week 3 Power Rankings 2023: How all 32 teams stack up - ESPN

Week 2 of the NFL regular season was a rebound week for several teams, most notably the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs and New York Giants, while others are still struggling to find their footing (the Cincinnati Bengals).

Heading into Week 3, the Power Rankings are still trying to figure out who is real and who is not. The top 10 shuffled a bit while the middle of the order is… well, interesting. Time will tell if teams like the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Commanders will continue their hot streaks.

In addition to the updated power rankings, our 32 NFL Nation reporters identified a player with a current contract situation to monitor on every team. Some are playing this season on the last year of their deal, while others are expecting a contract extension in the near future. Let's check out the new 1-32 rankings below, starting with the San Francisco 49ers.

Our power panel comprises more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities who evaluate how NFL teams stack up against each other, then rank them from 1 to 32.

Previous rankings: Preseason | Week 2

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 2 ranking: 1

Player: WR Brandon Aiyuk
Current contract situation: Under contract through the 2024 season

The Niners picked up Aiyuk's fifth-year option in May. The only first-round pick the Niners have signed to a second contract in the Kyle Shanahan/John Lynch era (since 2017) is defensive end Nick Bosa, waiting until after his fourth season to do it. The Niners would like to make Aiyuk the second. The question is whether they can afford to keep both Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel long