NFL power rankings: Where all 32 teams stand at start of 2024 season
NY Post
Is it possible that the NFL Draft and free agency don’t make that much of a difference after all?
The top of the NFL landscape entering Week 1 of the 2024 season sure looks similar to the way it shaped up at the end of the 2023 season, including top-four spots for all four teams that played on conference championship Sunday.
And five of the six teams that finished with the worst records occupy bottom-five spots before the action begins.
Just like one year ago, the proliferation of highly regarded quarterbacks across the AFC — including those returning from season-ending injuries like the Jets’ Aaron Rodgers, Bengals’ Joe Burrow, Chargers’ Justin Herbert, Colts’ Anthony Richardson and Browns’ Deshaun Watson — makes it look like a much deeper and more difficult conference than the NFC.
Without further adieu, here are The Post’s power rankings for Week 1:
The two-time defending champions sit atop the throne until on-field results prove otherwise.