preseason Power Report

It's been a lot of baseball baseball baseball for the last 5 months. This starts the string of a whole lot of football posts. With some baseball sprinkled in.

As the preseason is winding down and it's almost time for Opening Kickoff, what better time to measure how each team stacks up. This Power Report is my straight-up ranking of all 32 NFL teams. It is independent of schedule and is not a direct prognostication of how they will end up.

The Top
1. Patriots
2. Packers
3. Giants
4. 49ers

Solid
5. Texans
6. Saints
7. Eagles
8. Falcons
9. Broncos
10. Bears
11. Lions

AFC North
12. Ravens
13. Steelers
14. Bengals

Middle of the Pack
15. Cowboys
16. Bills
17. Titans

AFC West
18. Chiefs
19. Raiders
20. Chargers

Hoping to Catch a Break
21. Buccaneers
22. Jets
23. Redskins
24. Seahawks

Wins at a Premium
25. Panthers
26. Cardinals
27. Colts
28. Rams
29. Vikings
30. Jaguars
31. Dolphins
32. Browns