Super Bowl 54 brought the long-awaited end of the existing NFL season– and the first natural chance to take a look at the way-too-early power rankings for 2020.
Where we last ended in the routine season, the final No. 3 team, the Chiefs, winding up beating the No. 2 team, the 49 ers to make their first win in 50 years in Miami.
Now that Kansas City won it all, it’s time to work on who belongs above whom ahead of next season, prior to NFL complimentary firm and the draft do plenty to alter teams’ near-future fates.
From top to bottom, here’s how Sporting News ranks all 32 teams now, for the first time after the Super Bowl, as soon as again in advance of lots of more times to come.
2020 MOCK DRAFT:
Patriots, Raiders, Cowboys go D; Bucs take QB
NFL power rankings 2020
1. San Francisco 49 ers ( end of 2019 ranking: 2)
The 49 ers will stay an NFC power without any significant free-agent problems and the possibility to improve draft-wise in their couple of weak locations. The mix of quarterback play with Jimmy Garoppolo and a defense packed on every level will enable them to be in the Super Bowl mix once again.
2. Kansas City Chiefs (3 )
The Chiefs enter their final season of Patrick Mahomes’ novice agreement with his record- setting extension looming. They’re all set for a minimum of one more championship run with Andy Reid and some versatility to keep their protective pieces undamaged, beginning with pending complimentary representative Chris Jones.
3. New Orleans Saints (4 )
The Saints keep knocking on the door of another Super Bowl with Drew Brees, however from the Minneapolis Miracle to the pass disturbance non-call to the current overtime stumble, they can’t ratherfinish They still have the makeup to take the NFC South for a 4th successive season however are bound to get harder competition from the Buccaneers and Falcons.
4. Green Bay Packers (5 )
The Packers had a much-needed rebound season with Matt LaFleur raising Aaron Jones, Aaron Rodgers and the offense. The big distinction, nevertheless, was seeing their protective financial investments settle. They remain in position to additional pry open the Super Bowl window for Rodgers, not make it narrower.
5. Baltimore Ravens (1 )
The Ravens won’ t have the ability to roll through everybody offensively with Lamar Jackson like they provided for the majority of 2019, however they will stay a hazardous generalteam They are handling some free-agent problems on defense, which might utilize another level of supports.
6. Philadelphia Eagles (11)
The Eagles had the ability to in some way enter the playoffs once again as NFC East champions in spite of an offense around Carson Wentz being held together by duct tape and a defense that underachieved. They can utilize the offseason to reshuffle where required, most significantly pass receiver.
7. New England Patriots (6 )
The Patriots have that big decision with Tom Brady (either his or theirs) looming and a number of more choices with their defensive personnel, leaving the current huge offseason obstacle for Costs Belchick. Since it’s Belichick, provide him the advantage of the doubt to discover more responses.
8. Buffalo Costs (8 )
The Costs made significant strides with Josh Allen and the offense by buying lots of aid around him. He might utilize a little more, however the issue for Buffalo structure on its most current playoff spike with Sean McDermott lies with retooling the defense.
9. Minnesota Vikings (9 )
The Vikings will as soon as again have the structure of Dalvin Cook and zone-blocking running game under Gary Kubiak and the sound front 7 under Mike Zimmer to balance out losing both planners. While Kirk Cousins simply had a development season, the defense keeps trending towards a reconstruct.
10 Dallas Cowboys (15)
The Cowboys profiled as a better team than their record suggested however were sadly kept back by the big-game coaching battles of Jason Garrett and bad uniqueteams Mike McCarthy, Kellen Moore, Mike Nolan and John Fassel is a remarkable braintrust moving forward with Dak Prescott, the defense and the kicking game.
11 Seattle Seahawks (7 )
The Seahawks won’ t be altering their run- heavy identity that still depends much on Russell Wilson to conserve the day. The secret for another playoff return is finding out to how to plug more possible protective holes.
12 Pittsburgh Steelers (16)
The Steelers saw their season rapidly decipher when Ben Roethlisberger decreased; neither Mason Rudolph nor Devlin Hodges might raise the team when the defense wasn’t completely bring it. A returning Big Ben makes a big distinction as Mike Tomlin gets his normal team back after an excellent shorthanded coaching effort.
13 Los Angeles Rams (13)
The Rams lacked time to prevent a Super Bowl hangover as Sean McVay made the ideal offending changes late in the season. The frustrating defense bore more of the problem for not winning enough, so we’ll see what young Vic Fangio protege Brandon Staley can do with the 3-4 changing Wade Phillips.
14 Houston Texans (10)
The Texans were incredibly Deshaun Watson reliant at times in 2019, other times looking like more of a total team for Costs O’Brien. Submit them as another 3-4 defensive team searching for more consistency and dependability there– specifically on the back end– under promoted brand-new planner Anthony Weaver.
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (19)
The Bucs need to make their call on Jameis Winston and might utilize more line and secondary aid, however the offense and defense each revealed significant well-rounded enhancements under Bruce Arians, Byron Leftwich and Todd Bowles. This is a prime prospect for a minimum of an NFC wild card in Year 2 of Arians.
16 Tennessee Titans (11)
The Titans have a complimentary firm to-do list that begins with Derrick Henry and Ryan Tannehill. Their run to first an AFC wild-card berth and after that the championship game was excellent, as Mike Vrabel and Arthur Smith optimized their skill. Losing Dean Pees and perhaps a little more from the defense is adequate to trigger a little slide.
17 Cleveland Browns (23)
The Browns must likewise be on the radar for a rebound that really puts them in the wild-card mix, as it’s hard to see them being almost as inefficient with Kevin Stefanski, who has the ideal makeup for both their offense and team at big. The coup would be landing the 49 ers’ Joe Woods to get more out of the gifted defense, too.
18 Denver Broncos (21)
The Broncos got some appealing quarterback play from Drew Lock late in the season, as the offending discovering some punch was timed with the defense jelling much better for Fangio. Their finish to the season makes us believe John Elway can field a playoff competitor once again.
19 Atlanta Falcons (17)
The Falcons will maintain their passing expertise and run-defense stability, however it’s the running game and pass- rush/coverage mix that stays worrying as they continue with Dan Quinn. They’ll need a knockout draft to go from an average team to a playoff team
20 Chicago Bears (14)
The Bears are a hard team to determine for2020 The far-off 3rd finest team in the NFC North is uncertain what it’ll receive from Mitchell Trubisky, and there more possible turnover coming for thedefense Something is for sure: There will be a great deal of pressure on Matt Nagy.
21 Las Vegas Raiders (18)
The Raiders have actually reduced outside expectations post-Hard Knocks as they make the transfer to Vegas in the second Jon Gruden age. They can establish as a surprise team after unbelievably lasting as a playoff competitor into Week17 They need more consistency and big playmaking from both sides of the ball, needing a couple of more wise personnel relocations.
22 Indianapolis Colts (20)
The Colts are another fallen playoff team from 2019 that’s hard to check out for2020 They need to consider their sufficient salary-cap space (more than $90 million) to update a number of positions that aren’t their offending line or linebacker corps. Although they extended Jacoby Brissett, another post- Andrew Luck alter at quarterback can’t be dismissed.
23 Miami Dolphins (27)
The Dolphins are like the Raiders from 2019, sitting on 3 first-round draft selects with a possibility to stock core young skill. They likewise match the Colts in cap space to pursue the right veteran upgrades. Thinking about 5-11 felt like overachieving with what they had for Brian Flores, Year 2 with him can develop into a big leap.
24 New York City Giants (29)
Submit the Giants under sleepers for a big turn-around, too. The offense can strike another equipment with Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley as the focal points for Jason Garrett, the defense must fill a lot more holes for Patrick Graham, and you understand unique teams will be sound with Joe Judge. Eli Manning’s retirement formally turns the page to Jones’ team.
25 Los Angeles Chargers (26)
The Chargers must be more powerful defensively with Derwin James completely healthy, however they likewise have that big concern at quarterback provided pending complimentary representative Philip Rivers’ decision to transfer, and Melvin Gordon likewise is anonymous. Anthony Lynn’s team feels boom or bust, much like the past 2 seasons have actually gone.
26 Arizona Cardinals (25)
The Cardinals do not have the very best location for a fast playoff push with the 49 ers, Seahawks and Rams continuing to make the NFC West the league’s most top-heavy division There must be an enhancement from 5-10 -1, nevertheless, in the next phase of their overhaul.
27 New York City Jets (22)
Adam Gase made it through the injury-riddled first season on the task that saw the Costs, not his team, sign up with the Patriots in theplayoffs The Jets at 7-9 were much closer to his old team, the Dolphins, in the standings. There must be some much better offending vibes with Sam Darnold and Le’Veon Bell, however the defense feels like it can leave even more to be preferred.
28 Detroit Lions (30)
Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn have their demand that they should have a strong year that in some way gets them past the Bears and catches them as much as the Packers and Vikings. A totally healthy Matthew Stafford is the first big action to that; the second is investing more into (and getting much more from) the defense.
29 Carolina Panthers (28)
The Panthers need a significant post- Luke Kuechly protective restore under Matt Rhule and Phil Snow, and there’s unpredictability on whether Camera Newton will be the QB connected to Joe Brady. As a rather unidentified amount, let’s keep Carolina closer to its end-of-2019 worth.
30 Jacksonville Jaguars (24)
The Jaguars kept Doug Marrone now have Jay Gruden supervising the offense with a somewhat uncertain quarterback scenario. Todd Wash’s defense likewise requires to be strengthened in a number of locations.
31 Washington Redskins (31)
The Redskins present Ron Rivera and Scott Turner with lots of protective and offending obstacles, from considerable personnel reconstructing to big schematic changes. The secret to whatever is assisting Dwayne Haskins make the leap.
32 Cincinnati Bengals (32)
Joe Burrow can be unique earlier instead of later on for Cincinnati, however there’s a lot the team requires in other places to be a competitive one prior to delving into contention in what will be a harder AFC North.
