NFL Power Rankings Roundup: Packers Soar After Usual Beating of Bears

Here is where the Green Bay Packers stand in this review of 10 national power rankings following their Week 1 win at the Chicago Bears.

Author:
Bill Huber
Publish date:
Sep 12, 2023 11:10 AM EDT

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GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers entered the 2023 NFL season as a team shrouded in mystery. Some of those questions were answered in resounding fashion with Sunday’s romp at the Chicago Bears.

The Packers’ powerful performance shows up in fresh NFL power rankings. In a view of 10 national sets of rankings, Green Bay’s average moved from 18.9 to 12.9.

Here they are, from best to worst.

CBS Sports: 9th

Nobody likes the Packers more following Week 1 than Pete Prisco. “So much for the idea that this team would fall way off with Jordan Love. He played well in beating the Bears, but the defense also shined.” The Packers moved up five spots.

Sports Illustrated: 11th

Not only did Love look good – confident, accurate and mature were the words used by Conor Orr – but Romeo Doubs “is going to score a lot of touchdowns” or set the table for someone else to get in the end zone.

Pro Football Network: 11th

Dalton Miller broke the 32 teams into two groups: the teams that won and the teams that lost. Of the 16 winners, Green Bay is No. 11; it was No. 23 last week.

“Crow doesn’t taste very good. But it certainly appears as though the Green Bay Packers have assembled a talented enough roster not to be a complete disaster in 2023.” Miller pointed to Aaron Rodgers and Geno Smith as examples of what patience can do for a quarterback.

Yahoo.com: 12th

Frank Schwab thought the Packers could continue their quick rise up the rankings; they were 20th during training camp. “Jordan Love will get a lot of the attention, and rightfully so (the possibility that he could be an above-average quarterback right away was criminally ignored for most of the offseason), but the strong play of the defense shouldn't be overlooked.”

Pro Football Talk: 13th

It must have been hard for noted Vikings fan Mike Florio to notice the Packers aren’t “done.”

ESPN.com: 14th

The Packers are up six slots, thanks in part to kicker Anders Carlson.

Jordan Love (Photo by Dan Powers/USA Today Sports Images)

FoxSports.com: 14th

David Helman is onboard with one of our overreactions: If the Bears couldn’t beat the Packers on Sunday, when will the Bears win in the rivalry?

NFL.com: 15th

Eric Edholm moved the Packers up six spots. Love’s slow start was concerning but he delivered several key throws in the second half. The performance was a “celebration” of some of the team’s young defenders, 2022 first-round picks Devonte Wyatt and Quay Walker among them.

33rd Team: 15th

The key for the Packers not only will be the performance of Love but the play of the defense. Against a lousy Bears offense, the Packers’ defense “impressed” Ryan Reynolds.

USA Today: 15th

Nate Davis liked the balance displayed on offense and the play of the young receivers.

Next Opponent: Packers at Falcons

The Packers will visit the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Their rankings range from 12th to 26th, with an average of 18.8.

At SI, the Falcons were 19th. Wrote Orr: “I know everything is relative, but this team looked fast, it looked physical and it played a complementary style of football that didn’t let the pressure off on the opposing offense. The Falcons never looked like they belonged on the same field with the Panthers.”