Scout.com NFL Power Rankings

The experts at Scout.com rank the teams from first to worst, with the defending champs at the top of the mountain.

The Super Bowl-champion Green Bay Packers land atop our first Power Rankings since the draft. The team they beat in the Super Bowl, Pittsburgh, checks in second. Green Bay's season-opening opponent, New Orleans, is No. 4.

Rank	Team	2010 Record	Win %	Worst	Best
1	Green Bay Packers	10-6	.625	5	1
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	12-4	.750	7	2
3	New England Patriots	14-2	.875	10	1
4	New Orleans Saints	11-5	.688	9	1
5	Baltimore Ravens	12-4	.750	11	3
6	Atlanta Falcons	13-3	.813	10	2
7	Indianapolis Colts	10-6	.625	11	2
8	New York Jets	11-5	.688	10	2
9	San Diego Chargers	9-7	.563	16	5
10	Philadelphia Eagles	10-6	.625	16	5
11	Kansas City Chiefs	10-6	.625	16	9
12	Chicago Bears	11-5	.688	17	5
13	New York Giants	10-6	.625	16	6
14	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10-6	.625	20	9
15	Houston Texans	6-10	.375	28	9
16	Dallas Cowboys	6-10	.375	23	12
17	Detroit Lions	6-10	.375	25	14
18	St. Louis Rams	7-9	.438	30	13
19	Miami Dolphins	7-9	.438	25	17
20	Oakland Raiders	8-8	.500	27	16
21	Seattle Seahawks	7-9	.438	30	15
22	Minnesota Vikings	6-10	.375	31	11
23	San Francisco 49ers	6-10	.375	31	15
24	Jacksonville Jaguars	8-8	.50	32	18
25	Cleveland Browns	5-11	.313	31	18
26	Cincinnati Bengals	4-12	.250	30	13
27	Tennessee Titans	6-10	.375	31	17
28	Buffalo Bills	4-12	.250	31	21
29	Washington Redskins	6-10	.375	32	22
30	Denver Broncos	4-12	.250	32	21
31	Arizona Cardinals	5-11	.313	32	18
32	Carolina Panthers	2-14	.125	32	27

Legend:
Worst = lowest (worst) ranking vote received
Best = highest (best) ranking vote received