2021 NFL Power Rankings: Week 1

As I did last year, I put the Super Bowl champions at the top to kick off the next season. It seems only fair that the reigning champion start there and must defend their status from there. The AFC is the top-heavy conference in the NFL right now and I really only see two real contenders in the NFL for now. Although, others may emerge as the season progresses.

Six of the top nine teams are in the AFC, but I have my eye on the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills as the teams to beat there. In the NFC it should continue to be Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.

The Denver Broncos will have a lot of work to do to keep pace in a stacked conference. Somehow I think even a 10-win season won’t be enough this year. I think this is the strongest Broncos team since the Super Bowl, so my expectations are high. I put them somewhere in the middle of the pack to start, because even I need some early season wins to prove my expectations are where they should be for this squad.

Where do you think the Broncos should be ranked here?