Lions climb to top three, Cowboys improving; Bengals and Browns slide

The Chiefs and 49ers took care of enterprise. The Panthers and Giants misplaced large. The Lions edged the Rams in a traditional at Ford Field.

Things in Week 1 had been simply as we left them, eh?! Not fairly.

There had been shocking outcomes, such because the Bengals — my future Super Bowl champs! — getting surprised by the upstart Patriots. Derek Carr and the Saints hung 47 on Carolina. The Broncos obtained two safeties … and misplaced.

Also, some large transactional information. Dak Prescott obtained PAID pregame, then the Cowboys dismantled the Browns. Justin Fields changed an injured Russell Wilson, serving to the Steelers earn a gritty a highway win. Christian McCaffrey was a late scratch, serving to flip Jordan Mason into an in a single day sensation.

And slightly outdated and new, too. Jim Harbaugh earned his first NFL victory in practically a decade, fueled by a throwback exhibiting from J.Ok. Dobbins. As far because the rookie-darling quarterbacks … properly, they weren't too darling of their first Sunday.

But the opening-week motion was fairly thrilling, with three groups incomes wins after executing comebacks of 14-plus factors. There's a good quantity of post-Week 1 motion on this file's pecking order, with three groups shifting up 4 spots and yet another shifting up three. And in excellent concord, three groups tumbled 4 locations and yet another fell three spots.

It's all short-term right here, anyway. Power Rankings are like roadside motels: No one stays in a single spot very lengthy.