{"id":90493,"date":"2025-09-09T14:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:25:15","slug":"nfl-power-rankings-round-up-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493","title":{"rendered":"NFL Power Rankings Week 2 Biggest Risers, Fallers, and Shocking Surprises From Around the League"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

It\u2019s that time of the week. It\u2019s time to find out who is disrespecting the Green Bay Packers. After a strong win over the Detroit Lions, who went 15-2 last year, you\u2019d think that most would have moved the Packers up their power rankings this week\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026but some didn\u2019t move them up high enough, based on what most Green Bay fans think this team is capable of. Let\u2019s take a look at where analysts place the Packers after one week of play.<\/p>\n

\n

Parsons had barely been with the Packers a week and already made a massive impact as the defense flummoxed the Lions. Once Parsons is comfortable, look out. As Rashan Gary told our Mike Silver, \u201cOnce he and I figure some stuff out about how each of us likes to rush, watch out. It\u2019s gonna get spooky for sure.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\n

And they\u2019ve already matched their 2024 win total in NFC North games. But with the Pack\u2019s five remaining divisional matchups occurring over the final seven weeks of the schedule, this team would be wise to make a lot of hay over its next nine contests.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The defense showed up in a big way against the Lions. And it wasn\u2019t just Micah Parsons, either. They looked the part of a Super Bowl contender.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\n

No team looked more complete against a quality opponent in Week 1. The Packers\u2019 defense made the Lions look bad, and that\u2019s with Micah Parsons playing limited snaps. The Packers\u2019 offense was an efficient machine. Is this the best team in the NFL?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Who else could it be? From the Lambeau Field crowd going wild during his pregame introduction to the reaction after his fourth-quarter sack, it was all about Parsons on Sunday. And he delivered. In just 29 snaps, he had three pressures, including a sack and another that forced an interception by safety Evan Williams. What\u2019s more is that Parsons opened things up for everyone else. Three other defensive linemen recorded sacks as well. \u201cThat\u2019s why he\u2019s here, right?\u201d Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. — Rob Demovsky<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Since head coach Matt LaFleur arrived in 2019, the Packers haven\u2019t had many big wins that didn\u2019t include an explosive offensive performance. Sunday\u2019s wire-to-wire victory over Detroit was almost exclusively the result of Green Bay\u2019s front seven controlling the line of scrimmage on defense. That kept the Lions offense from operating on schedule and forced quarterback Jared Goff into obvious (and uncomfortable) passing situations.<\/p>\n

We only saw Green Bay\u2019s newly acquired edge rusher Micah Parsons for a handful of snaps, but he already registered his first Packers sack and won his matchup against All-Pro tackle Penei Sewell pretty handily. If this is the version of Green Bay\u2019s defense we get in 2025, the NFC is in trouble.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The excitement surrounding this year\u2019s Packers squad was turned up to 11 after acquiring Micah Parsons 10 days before the regular season began.<\/p>\n

Parsons is a legitimate difference-maker, but the Packers coaching staff must be thrilled with the team\u2019s defensive performance against the rival Lions, who managed only 246 yards.<\/p>\n

Parsons did register his first sack wearing green and yellow, but the rest of the defensive front came to play like the Packers haven\u2019t seen in recent years.<\/p>\n

Lukas Van Ness was a constant presence, which is a great indication for his development. Devonte Wyatt generated a sack and three quarterback hits. Rashan Gary registered 1.5 sacks and three quarterbacks as well.<\/p>\n

Once Parsons finds his footing as part of his new team and hits full stride at some point this season, the Green Bay defensive front will be frightening for opponents.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\n

That wasn\u2019t even the Packers at their best, yet they made a statement that they intend to be the new kings of the NFL\u2019s best division. Jordan Love and Micah Parsons are really just getting started.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Jeff Hafley was one of the league\u2019s standout coordinators a year ago, earning himself an interview for the Jets\u2019 head coaching job. His treatment of Micah Parsons in a short window against a very good Lions team bodes well for more of those in the future. For more on Hafley, check out my blurb on last year\u2019s rising head coaches list. For more on Parsons, watch him make life potentially difficult for Jayden Daniels in just a matter of days.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The Philadelphia Eagles are still the NFC favorite in all nine of these power rankings, and the Buffalo Bills topped the Packers in all but The Athletic\u2019s list of NFL teams, too. After that, though, analysts seem to believe that Green Bay and the Baltimore Ravens are neck and neck, with the Ravens getting the nod over the Packers on just six power rankings.<\/p>\n

The only team, outside of those squads, to beat the Packers on any list was the Washington Commanders, who ranked fourth on Connor Orr\u2019s power rankings for Sports Illustrated<\/em>. These two teams are going to face each other this weekend, so we should be able to solve this one quickly, one way or another.<\/p>\n

0 Comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Green Bay Packers are a consensus top-5 team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":90494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\nNFL Power Rankings Week 2 Biggest Risers, Fallers, and Shocking Surprises From Around the League - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NFL Power Rankings Week 2 Biggest Risers, Fallers, and Shocking Surprises From Around the League - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Green Bay Packers are a consensus top-5 team.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-09T14:22:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-09T14:25:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avtvip-96-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493\",\"name\":\"NFL Power Rankings Week 2 Biggest Risers, Fallers, and Shocking Surprises From Around the League - NEWS USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avtvip-96-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-09T14:22:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-09T14:25:15+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avtvip-96-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avtvip-96-1.jpg\",\"width\":900,\"height\":900},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NFL Power Rankings Week 2 Biggest Risers, Fallers, and Shocking Surprises From Around the League\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS USA\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec\",\"name\":\"MrThanh\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MrThanh\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=6\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NFL Power Rankings Week 2 Biggest Risers, Fallers, and Shocking Surprises From Around the League - NEWS USA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NFL Power Rankings Week 2 Biggest Risers, Fallers, and Shocking Surprises From Around the League - NEWS USA","og_description":"The Green Bay Packers are a consensus top-5 team.","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493","og_site_name":"NEWS USA","article_published_time":"2025-09-09T14:22:51+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-09T14:25:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avtvip-96-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"MrThanh","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MrThanh","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493","name":"NFL Power Rankings Week 2 Biggest Risers, Fallers, and Shocking Surprises From Around the League - NEWS USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avtvip-96-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-09T14:22:51+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-09T14:25:15+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avtvip-96-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avtvip-96-1.jpg","width":900,"height":900},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90493#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NFL Power Rankings Week 2 Biggest Risers, Fallers, and Shocking Surprises From Around the League"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/","name":"NEWS USA","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec","name":"MrThanh","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MrThanh"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=6"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=90493"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90497,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90493\/revisions\/90497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/90494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}