DTTWSB Week 3 NFL Power Rankings

Week 2 in the NFL is officially in the books. Some teams backed up their Week 1 performances with stronger ones this week, while other teams were brought back down to earth. The first month of the season is the hardest to gauge because there tend to be some "contenders" that are actually pretenders. I'm going to try and do my best to figure out who is who. Here are my power rankings for Week 3 of the NFL season.

1. Green Bay Packers (2-0): If Green Bay can stay healthy throughout the season they should be able to win 13 to 14 games and secure homefield advantage in the playoffs. A tough matchup with Chicago awaits them on Sunday though.

2. New England Patriots (2-0): As long as Tom Brady is playing lights out football it's going to be tough to beat the Patriots, especially at Gillette Stadium.

3. New York Jets (2-0): The ground and pound style of play has the Jets looking poised to challenge the Patriots for the AFC East crown. If Sanchez can continue to progress they'll go deep in the playoffs once again.

4. New Orleans Saints (1-1): New Orleans bounced back nicely this past Sunday when they destroyed the Bears. Drew Brees has been on fire the first two weeks of the season. They have an intriguing matchup with Houston this week that should reveal a lot about both teams.

5. Baltimore Ravens (1-1): After seeing the Ravens performance on Sunday it looked like the Week 1 matchup with the Steelers was their Super Bowl. After being humbled, we'll see how they respond when they take on the Rams.

6. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1): I don't anyone expected the Steelers to lose to a lowly Seahawks team this past Sunday. The important thing is for them to build on this win and regain focus.

7. Philadelphia Eagles (1-1): My concern with the Eagles in the offseason came true on Sunday night. With Vick's concussion looming over the City of Brotherly Love, can the Eagles rally around Vince Young or Mike Kafka?

8. San Diego Chargers (1-1): If you're a Chargers fan you shouldn't be too disappointed after losing to New England. They must take advantage of a crumbling Kansas City team this Sunday if they want to stay par to the course.

9. Dallas Cowboys (1-1): After the gutsy performance by Tony Romo this past Sunday, injuries are on the mind of the entire organization. With Miles Austin likely out for the next two games, they need Dez Bryant and Felix Jones to get back to full strength and pick up the slack.

10. Atlanta Falcons (1-1): Atlanta saved their season this past Sunday night with a win against the Eagles. My biggest question with this team is can they get enough stops on defense to be a serious contender? Only time will tell.