NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Ravens climb after shutout victory

After the Ravens dominant shutout victory against the Cincinnati Bengals, many power rankings have begun lifting Baltimore higher among the charts. Though it will take more offensive scoring and continued defense to climb higher, I’m still happy to see the Ravens are no longer bottom of the barrel.

AFC North Rankings:

Yahoo!:

1. Pittsburgh Steelers

16. Baltimore Ravens

24. Cincinnati Bengals

29. Cleveland Browns

Okay, Yahoo!, a little high on the Steelers, aren’t you? They crept through a victory against the Browns. Win is a win, but until Le’Veon Bell is back in the driver’s seat powering to victories, it’s okay to have them lower than the Green Bay Packers. Good to see Baltimore stacked up with the top half of the league.

NFL

8. Pittsburgh Steelers

17. Baltimore Ravens

28. Cleveland Browns

29. Cincinnati Bengals

The Ravens beat the Bengals so badly that the NFL power rankings pushed them below the Browns. This may be better than the victory itself.

ESPN

1. Pittsburgh Steelers

14. Baltimore Ravens

25. Cincinnati Bengals

30. Cleveland Browns

They barely beat the Browns, how can two rankings have them first? But they also have the Ravens in the top half of the league.

CBS

3. Pittsburgh Steelers

16. Baltimore Ravens

24. Cincinnati Bengals

28. Cleveland Browns

Even third, I’ll accept the Steelers being ranked. But the best team in football shouldn’t be a group scraping by a team averaging bottom five.

B/R

2. Pittsburgh Steelers

13. Baltimore Ravens

20. Cincinnati Bengals

31. Cleveland Browns

Highest rankings yet for the Ravens and Bengals. The win must have catapulted the Ravens, while bleacher/report may think the Bengals are a better team and kept them in the running.