Testaverde Touchdown: NFL Power Poll

Rank (Last)	Team	Record	Notes
1 (2)		1-0	Legs? Colin Kaepernick doesn't need legs. At least not against Green Bay. Last postseason, Kaepernick set the quarterback rushing record in a game against the Packers. This year the Packers geared up to take away the running game…so Kaepernick threw for 400+ yards and 3 TDs.
2 (3)		1-0	Maybe Baltimore's defense will end up better than last year's when all is said and done. But Peyton Manning absolutely carved them up last Thursday. That being said, Peyton answered our regular season questions last year. This year we have to wait until the postseason for answers on Peyton Manning.
3 (1)		1-0	Not the most aesthetic of wins, so they drop a couple of spots. But their defense (and their pass defense in particular) picked right up where they left off last year: 7 points, and 125 pass yards.
4 (6)		1-0	The Patriots also received no style points for the their win last weekend. The injuries to Vereen and Amendola mean Brady is going to have little choice but to trust his rookie receivers who are clearly still learning on the job.
5 (10)		1-0	Beating the Falcons is big because it's a divisional win and the Falcons are likely the team New Orleans is competing with for the division crown. Beating the Falcons AND holding them to just 17 points is huge because the Saints defense was a complete joke last season.
6 (4)		0-1	They clearly are no closer to solving their San Francisco problem than they were last year.
7 (7)		1-0	Good news: Matt Schaub looked decidely frisky on Monday night as the Texans scored 24 points in the second half. If Schaub can do that with any sort of consistency, Houston will contend for the AFC crown. Bad news: The Texans were down 28-7 to the Chargers at one point Monday night. If that sort of behavior repeats itself Houston might not win its division.
8 (5)		0-1	17 points agasnst the Sains defense is a concern, but its mitigated some by the fact that Roddy White was hobbled. This assumes he gets healthy quickly though.
9 (11)		1-0	Beating Cincinnati is a good sign. Cutler throwing fewer interceptions than his counterpart in the game is a good sign. Cutler taking care of the ball all season-long would be a tremendous sign, but that's where Chicago has gotten tripped up in the past.
10 (8)		0-1	Losing a road game against a good team isn't a problem. Continuing to display little in the way of offense other than "chuck it to AJ Green" is a problem.
11 (9)		0-1	That was the worst opening week defense of a championship I've seen in a long time. The worst sign from that massacre? This team is going to seriously miss Jacoby Jones while he's out 4-6 weeks.
12 (16)		1-0	Beating the Giants is good. Tony Romo out-not-turnovering Eli Manning is great. Beating the Giants by only 5 points despite being gifted 6 turnovers isn't so great.
13 (15)		1-0	Indy's defense allowing Oakland and Terrelle Pryor to accomplish enough to take their game to the final minutes is a grave concern. The Colts turned over much of their roster in the hopes that the supporting cast around Andrew Luck would be improved. After 1 week, it doesn't look like that's happened.
14 (12)		0-1	Two silver linings in the vortex of manure that was their game against the Cowboys: 1) Eli Manning shredded the Cowboys defense when he wasn't handing them the ball. 2) They stayed in the game despite getting nothing from their running game (besides multiple fumbles).
15 (13)		0-1	This team hinges on RG3 and how quickly he can get physically and mentally back to last year's rookie of the year. He wasn't at all himself for most of Monday's game. If that lasts half a season or more, Washington is in seriosu trouble. If he shakes it off in a week or two? They'll be okay.
16 (17)		1-0	They're improved, as last year's team wouldn't have throttled Jacksonville like that. We'll have to wait until they play a real NFL team before drawing any further conclusions.
17 (18)		1-0	The season-long trial of Sam Bradford continues with Bradford passing his first test.
18 (21)		1-0	If Miami is to challenge New England it will be on the back of their defense, with Tannehill doing just enough - much like how they beat Cleveland in week 1.
19 (24)		1-0	Run the ball, control the clock, don't over-expose your quarterback, and defend well. This is how Tennessee beat Pittsburgh and it's their blueprint for this season. I remain skeptical that their defense is good enough to not force their hadn regarding Locker though.
20 (23)		0-1	Carolina's defensive front impressed me. Unfortunately for them, their secondary is going to be a problem throughout the season. Cam Newton didn't have a very good day, but Seattle's pass defense was in mid-season form, even if the rest of the team wasn't, so we'll give him a mulligan.
21 (14)		0-1	The way they lost to Tennessee was concerning. While I'm not a big Mike Wallace fan, he filled a key role for the Steelers. With Roethlisberger extending plays, Wallace was the guy he could then use to get big chunks of yardage for his trouble, which would open things up for the other receivers undeneath. With Wallace gone, the windows for the other guys will be that much tighter.
22 (25)		1-0	That offense was fun to watch, but it's going to get Michael Vick killed and I'm not sure LeSean McCoy will hold up for a full season either.
23 (27)		1-0	The good: Detroit put up over 30 points despite a down game from Calvin Johnson, and Reggie Bush gave them something apporaching balance. The bad: Detroit left maybe another 20 points on the board due to sloppiness, continuing a theme from the entire Jim Schwartz era.
24 (20)		0-1	You can't expect Brandon Weeden to take this team on his back and lead them to a repsectable season, but you can expect him to not throw 3 picks and actively drag the team down.
25 (26)		0-1	While Carson Palmer remains healthy, this team will be competitive.
26 (28)		0-1	That was the quintesential Buffalo Bills game. More offense than you expected, taking a lead into the fourth quarter only to watch the defense eventually give it away.
27 (31)		1-0	I admit I underestimated their defense, it's still very good. The offense will struggle, but if the defense can keep games low scoring, the Jets could surprise some more teams and steal a few more wins.
28 (19)		0-1	Suddenly the Tampa Bay front office's decision to draft a quarterback and remain silent when it comes to extending Josh Freeman (who's in the last year of his contract) looks very wise in addition to very telling.
29 (22)		0-1	Christian Ponder: Not the answer.
30 (29)		0-1	Bushels of yards, bundles of points, and very few wins.
31 (32)		0-1	Pryor opened some eyes in week 1, but it says here that's more about the Colts defense than the Raiders offense.
32 (30)		0-1	They should look more repsectable this week with not Blaine Gabbert at quarterback.