NFL power rankings Week 3: Where do Rams slot after trouncing Giants?

NFL power rankings entering Week 3 of the 2026 season (previous rank in parentheses):

1. Seattle Seahawks (1): Their 12 wins in a row − for the 12s − mark a new franchise record, overtaking the 2005 squad that was the first to represent Seattle in the Super Bowl. The current Seahawks are set to get QB Sam Darnold back, maybe this week, against a wounded Washington outfit. Baker's dozen?

2. Buffalo Bills (3): They've got the league's best player (Josh Allen) and, apparently, have paired him with the right coach at the right time. Also feels like an upgraded home-field advantage is already in (lake) effect.

3. San Francisco 49ers (2): Only three NFL players in history have scored 50 touchdowns with two different franchises. Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk and Randy Moss and − now − Christian McCaffrey. End of list. Impressive.

4. Los Angeles Rams (5): Throwback uniforms, throwback DPOY. A forthcoming coach. All seems well after their Week 1 mulligan.

5. Kansas City Chiefs (6): It's early yet − way early, obviously − but the Super Bowl MVP backfield of QB Patrick Mahomes and RB Kenneth Walker III is on pace to pass for nearly 5,000…

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/