NFL Power Rankings: Week 1 has the Denver Broncos with plenty of questions to answer

The NFL regular season is about to get underway and this marks the last time any of us will be guessing what kind of power each team has. Which means I will never be more wrong about the teams on this list than I am right now. That makes me happy.

Many will say the Denver Broncos deserve to be number one being the defending Super Bowl champions, but doing so ignores some very stark realities. The 2016 Broncos are not the 2015 Broncos and this team has just as many questions as last years’ did. It’s time to start answering them.

The Broncos are not alone. Every team has questions to answer, but weighing all of that and where each team is to start the season, these are my Week 1 NFL Power Rankings.

NFL Power Rankings - Week 1

1. Seattle Seahawks
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Arizona Cardinals
4. Kansas City Chiefs
5. Denver Broncos
6. Green Bay Packers
7. Carolina Panthers
8. Cincinnati Bengals
9. New England Patriots
10. Minnesota Vikings
11. Houston Texans
12. Washington Redskins
13. Indianapolis Colts
14. New York Giants
15. Oakland Raiders
16. Dallas Cowboys
17. Baltimore Ravens
18. Buffalo Bills
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20. Los Angeles Rams
21. Jacksonville Jaguars
22. Atlanta Falcons
23. New Orleans Saints
24. New York Jets
25. Tennessee Titans
26. Miami Dolphins
27. San Diego Chargers
28. Detroit Lions
29. Chicago Bears
30. San Francisco 49ers
31. Cleveland Browns
32. Philadelphia Eagles