Predominantly Orange Week Three NFL Power Rankings

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Sep 18, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters (22) is restrained by Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Ron Parker (38) during the second quarter against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports /

13. Kansas City Chiefs (8)

The Chiefs were bound to lose one of these games in Houston right? Truth be told, the Chiefs offense has looked abysmal for seven of the eight quarters they’ve played this year. The Chiefs started slow last year, but that was after beating down Houston in week one. They’d better hope for a turnaround again this season because right now, this is not a playoff team.

Sep 18, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) runs with the ball after making a catch against the Oakland Raiders in the fourth quarter at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Falcons defeated the Raiders 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /

14. Oakland Raiders (10)

Khalil Mack, Bruce Irvin, Sean Smith, Karl Joseph—How in the world has this defense given up over 1,000 yards of offense in two games, good for worst EVER. Winning the offseason is one thing, doing it on the field is quite another. It appears this team is going to have to win shootouts, which is not a good recipe for success in this league. The offense has done a nice job thus far; now it’s time for this defense to pitch in.

Sep 18, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants strong safety Landon Collins (21) sacks New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) during the first quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /

15. New York Giants (19)

The Giants are 2-0. They are winning the games they lost a year ago, which is very good considering the fact that Washington isn’t playing well and Dallas and Philadelphia both have rookie QB’s starting for them. The defense that gave up 52 points to the Saints just a year ago limited them to 13 this time around. That’s a pretty good turnaround in a year’s time, and a sign that $106 million spent on defense was well worth it.

Sep 18, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson (31) breaks the tackle of Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Vernon Hargreaves (28) during the second half at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers(13)

The Bucs were feeling really good about themselves—until they got shellacked in the desert. The Bucs are young and will bounce back, but still have some steps to take before they can talk about themselves with the elite teams in the league.

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