NFL Power Rankings 2013: Teams Who Moved Most After Week 1 Clashes

September 10, 2013   ·   Jesse Reed   ·   Jump to comments

Life is good. NFL football is finally back—and Week 1 was unsurprisingly full of surprises.
Rookie quarterbacks Geno Smith and E.J. Manuel—players most NFL analysts believed would need time to develop before they would be ready to win in the NFL—both played well. Manuel threw two touchdowns in a losing cause, while Smith led his team to an improbable victory. 
The defending Super Bowl champs were humbled by Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos to get the season started on Thursday night. Baltimore was completely overrun from the second quarter until the end, losing 49-27.
Terrelle Pryor and the Oakland Raiders almost beat Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts. The Raiders might really have something with this young man, and it'll be fun watching him develop this year.
One thing that shouldn't have been a surprise was Robert Griffin III's rusty start. He was abysmal throughout most of the first half, but he looked better in the...

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