NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Latest Outlook and 2016-17 Super Bowl Odds

With the Carolina Panthers taking a loss and Jimmy Garoppolo surprisingly leading the New England Patriots to a 23-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals, shake-ups at the top of Week 2 power rankings are only natural.

It was a competitive opening week even without the unexpected developments, with several games finishing as one-point affairs and not doing much to shuffle the power rankings elsewhere.

The league will sort itself out over the next few weeks, but for now it looks like power rankings and Super Bowl odds out of Las Vegas will remain in something of a holding pattern with a few notable notes here and there.

Week 2 NFL Power Rankings

Rank	Team
1	New England Patriots
2	Arizona Cardinals
3	Carolina Panthers
4	Cincinnati Bengals
5	Seattle Seahawks
6	Green Bay Packers
7	Pittsburgh Steelers
8	Kansas City Chiefs
9	Minnesota Vikings
10	New York Giants
11	Denver Broncos
12	Oakland Raiders
13	Houston Texans
14	Indianapolis Colts
15	Jacksonville Jaguars
16	New York Jets
17	Detroit Lions
18	Dallas Cowboys
19	Washington
20	Philadelphia Eagles
21	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
22	Miami Dolphins
23	Baltimore Ravens
24	Buffalo Bills
25	New Orleans Saints
26	Atlanta Falcons
27	Chicago Bears
28	San Diego Chargers
29	Tennessee Titans
30	Los Angeles Rams
31	San Francisco 49ers
32	Cleveland Browns

2016-17 Super Bowl Odds

Team
Arizona	12-1
Atlanta	50-1
Baltimore	33-1
Buffalo	66-1
Carolina	12-1
Chicago	50-1
Cincinnati	18-1
Cleveland	100-1
Dallas	18-1
Denver	18-1
Detroit	66-1
Green Bay	17-2
Houston	33-1
Indianapolis	25-1
Jacksonville	40-1
Kansas City	28-1
Los Angeles	66-1
Miami	66-1
Minnesota	16-1
New England	6-1
New Orleans	66-1
NY Giants	25-1
NY Jets	50-1
Oakland	25-1
Philadelphia	66-1
Pittsburgh	12-1
San Diego	66-1
San Francisco	100-1
Seattle	10-1
Tampa Bay	100-1
Tennessee	66-1
Washington	50-1

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.

Toughest Pill to Swallow: Seattle Seahawks (10-1)

Bettors who are still throwing down cash on futures have to hate the idea of the Seattle Seahawks right now. 

Seriously, one Google or Twitter search shows the Seahawks getting praised for squeaking past the lowly Miami Dolphins, 12-10.

Seattle, an expected Super Bowl contender, struggled with the Dolphins, who won six games last year. Even worse, Russell Wilson suffered an injury in the process, as NFL Network's Ian Rapoport explained:

Wilson still threw for 258 yards with a score and a pick. The offense still rushed for 112 yards, albeit on a 3.5-per-carry average. The defense held Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill without a touchdown pass and limited Miami backs to 3.2 yards per carry.

But there remains a bit of a sinking feeling around the Seahawks. If this was a Week 1 defensive-minded affair where the Seahawks needed to brush off the cobwebs, fine. Yet the team had the misfortune of seeing its most important player suffer an injury.

This might all seem premature in hindsight. Remember last year when the Seahawks started the season 2-4? Good times. Still, bettors who are willing to slap down cash on the team after Week 1 are brave souls or have more money than they know what to do with.

Maybe Worth a Second Look: Philadelphia Eagles (66-1)

Rookie quarterback or not, maybe the Philadelphia Eagles aren't the worst iffy play for a big payout. 

It was easy for bettors to expect tough sledding for the Eagles this year once the team decided to trot out Carson Wentz under center. Las Vegas felt the same, at least before Wentz led the Eagles to a 29-10 victory against the Cleveland Browns while throwing a pair of scores.

Wentz looked more veteran than rookie in the process, and as Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com pointed out, a young core all around is doing the heavy lifting for the Eagles this season:

Maybe a young core isn't such a bad thing. The NFC East has a way of gobbling up teams in a hurry, with the Dallas Cowboys already missing Tony Romo. Youth might keep the Eagles on the field longer than their divisional foes.

Of course, this was merely a win against a rebuilding Browns team. But the Eagles get what looks like another obvious outcome in Week 2 against the Chicago Bears, which offers another chance to bring Wentz along.

At the very least, Philadelphia looks like a solid long shot to make more noise than expected.

Don't Give Up Yet: Jacksonville Jaguars (40-1)

As far as solid payouts go, the Jacksonville Jaguars have looked great all summer.

How could they not? The front office has stuck to its guns with a rebuild and now has a potent offense and a defense with plenty of potential.

A loss to the Green Bay Packers is one of the last things that should force bettors to shy away.

Jacksonville stood tall in the 27-23 loss, getting 320 yards from Blake Bortles and a score from running back T.J. Yeldon. Limiting Aaron Rodgers to 199 passing yards and two scores, in a way, seems like a big win.

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Unfortunately for the Jaguars, the team found out the hard way the Packers have a strong secondary this year, with Allen Robinson catching just six of his 15 targets. The offense mustered only 1.8 yards per carry on the ground with starter Chris Ivory sitting out.

"It's not about the calls," Robinson said, according to ESPN.com. "Blake gave me a ton of opportunities to make a play. I've got to make more plays. Seeing that that's how the game is being called, I've got to adjust my physicality to the game."

From a futures standpoint, anything can happen in the AFC South. The Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans aren't great teams (both are already 0-1), and the Houston Texans just struggled to get past Chicago. If Jacksonville can get Ivory back, balance the offense and shore up the defense while playing against lesser offenses, this still looks like a quality payout option for now.

Stats courtesy of NFL.com and are accurate as of September 12. All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus.