NFL power rankings: Where all 32 teams stand at start of 2024 season
NY Post
Is it possible that the NFL Draft and free agency don’t make that much of a difference after all?
The top of the NFL landscape entering Week 1 of the 2024 season sure looks similar to the way it shaped up at the end of the 2023 season, including top-four spots for all four teams that played on conference championship Sunday.
And five of the six teams that finished with the worst records occupy bottom-five spots before the action begins.
Just like one year ago, the proliferation of highly regarded quarterbacks across the AFC — including those returning from season-ending injuries like the Jets’ Aaron Rodgers, Bengals’ Joe Burrow, Chargers’ Justin Herbert, Colts’ Anthony Richardson and Browns’ Deshaun Watson — makes it look like a much deeper and more difficult conference than the NFC.
Without further adieu, here are The Post’s power rankings for Week 1:
The two-time defending champions sit atop the throne until on-field results prove otherwise.
Elden Campbell, a 15-year NBA veteran who spent the majority of his career playing with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 57.
Shedeur Sanders has another potential challenger with the Browns.
The offseason signing of Vladislav Gavrikov became exponentially more important for the Rangers when Adam Fox was ruled out for the foreseeable future.
Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.
After leaving practice early on Monday to be evaluated for a lower-body injury, Adam Edstrom did not suit up Tuesday night against the Stars.
It’s not you, it’s me.
Not everyone wants to wake up in the city that never sleeps.
BOSTON — Despite no traction on a contract extension, Karl-Anthony Towns said his relationship with the Knicks front office remains strong and he hopes to continue his career with the team.
The Jets won a game on Sunday, an entertaining 27-24 victory over the Falcons on a 56-yard walk-off field goal by 41-year-old kicker Nick Folk.
Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss said he was just doing his job after a hard hit on Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart sparked tension in Monday’s game at Gillette Stadium.
Dillon Brooks found himself in a familiar place Monday night — right underneath LeBron James’ skin.
Alexey Toropchenko is the latest hockey player to miss time because of a bizarre off-ice injury, after the St. Louis Blues said he is considered week to week after sustaining burns to his legs as part of a home accident. No other details were provided.
For a rebuilding Nets team, this season isn’t just about tanking for tomorrow’s lottery pick, but also developing the young players they have today.