1. Chiefs (No. 1 last week; 2-0): They need a solid replacement to keep Isiah Pacheco here.
2. Bills (No. 7; 2-0): Josh Allen is the early season MVP.
3. Buccaneers (No. 6; 2-0): It’s getting harder and harder for people not to think of them as an elite team.
4. Lions (No. 2; 1-1): You have to prevent these games from becoming games of chance.
5. Texans (No. 8; 2-0): Next, Stefon Diggs returns to the place where he helped create a miracle.
6. 49ers (No. 3; 1-1): Brock Purdy looks to dominate this year. The 49ers were one forced fumble at the goal line away from dominance on Sunday.
7. Steelers (No. 11; 2-0): Game balls might be the only footballs Russell Wilson touches for a while.
8. Eagles (No. 5; 1-1): The collapse could start much sooner than last year.
9. Packers (No. 10; 1-1): Any win they can get without Jordan Love on the field is money.
10. Saints (No. 23; 2-0): It’s been easy so far. We’ll learn a lot more about the Saints when adversity is inevitable.
11. Vikings (No. 24; 2-0): The worst team in the division on paper is alone in first place.
12. Jets (No. 16; 1-1): They desperately needed a win in Tennessee. But it was closer than it should have been.
13. Falcons (No. 19; 1-1): Was Monday night’s improbable win a springboard for a Sunday night win over the Chiefs?
14. Ravens (No. 4; 0-2): To get the most out of this year, they need to forget last year.
15. Chargers (No. 18; 2-0): Jim Harbaugh can turn a team around in a flash? That shouldn’t surprise anyone.
16. Bengals (No. 14; 0-2): The Chiefs don’t want to see them again in the playoffs.
17. Browns (No. 17; 1-1): They needed that. Now they need more.
18. Cowboys (No. 12; 1-1): If anyone knew what Alvin Kamara could do, it was Mike Zimmer.
19. Dolphins (No. 9; 1-1): With or without Tua, things are not looking good for the Dolphins.
20. Bears (No. 13; 1-1): OK, maybe they won’t make the Super Bowl this year.
21. Seahawks (No. 21; 2-0): They’re 3-0 against the Patriots since Super Bowl XLIX. They’d trade them all and more for Super Bowl XLIX.
22. Cardinals (No. 26; 1-1): Kyler Murray is way back and then some.
23. Raiders (No. 30; 1-1): Can they string together some points?
24. Rams (No. 15; 0-2): Aaron Donald made the right decision.
25. Patriots (No. 25; 1-1): They’re still much better than expected, mostly because everyone expected them to be terrible.
26. Commanders (No. 29; 1-1): There’s no need to apologize for beating a team without a kicker.
27. Jaguars (No. 20; 0-2): Maybe Bill Belichick wants to coach the Jaguars next year.
28. Colts (No. 22; 0-2): Anthony Richardson is playing like a carousel. Jim Irsay is probably not amused.
29. Broncos (No. 27; 0-2): It’s an ongoing process. When does progress begin?
30. Titans (No. 28; 0-2): Skip the mayo.
31. Giants (No. 31; 0-2): At least John Mara has a very good reason to always seem irritable.
32. Panthers (No. 32; 0-2): David Tepper is just another former Steelers minority owner who has no idea how to be a competent majority owner.