NFL Power Rankings: In a New York State of Mind

by Josh AlperFiled under: NFL Power RankingsIf ranking the 32 teams of the NFL is tough after only one week of games, doing it after two is tougher than Robert Gallery playing on a broken leg. Teams improve to 2-0 but drop in the rankings because their two wins came against the 31st- and 32nd-ranked teams. Elsewhere, teams find themselves ranked behind teams they've beaten, because a team that beat them in Week 1 looked terrible in Week 2. You don't like having that happen, but until there's more evidence to the contrary, the Steelers are above the Bears. One thing that was clear, though, is that this was New York's week. The Giants pulled out a big win in Dallas to grab the top spot in the rankings, while the Jets jumped 10 spots on the back of their dominant defensive performance against the Patriots. The biggest fall belongs to the Eagles, because regardless of quarterback issues, you can't be that dismal on defense and remain in the top 10.NFL Power Rankings: In a New York Sta...