NFL Power Rankings: Teams Sure to Rebound from Tough Preseason in Week 1

Despite struggling to score points and win games this past preseason, the New England Patriots will rebound in Week 1 by putting together an impressive regular season performance against the Tennessee Titans on the road.

Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and company beat Tennessee 59-0 the last time the two teams met in 2009, and although Sunday's matchup won't be quite as one-sided, the Pats will still prevail in a yawner.

Boasting one of the league's top passing attacks, New England will recover from a pitiful preseason and find themselves moving up the NFL power rankings by Week 2.

Let's take a look at some other teams destined to rebound from a tough preseason this weekend.

New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints struggled mightily this past preseason, scoring only 87 points in five games and going 0-2 on the road. 

Luckily for Drew Brees and company, the games don't count until this weekend. The Saints open up on Sunday against the Washington Redskins, who won only five games a season ago, and will start a rookie quarterback in Week 1. 

New Orleans went 8-0 at home last season and return most of the key pieces to their NFL-best passing attack in 2012.

The Redskins will be in way over their heads this weekend, and that bodes well for the Saints in their effort to rebound from a poor exhibition season.

New York Jets

Rex Ryan's New York Jets averaged less than eight points per game this August, and finished the preseason 0-4 with a minus-57 scoring differential.

However, the Jets will host the Buffalo Bills in Week 1, who also went 0-4 this preseason. New York swept Buffalo last season and will have an added advantage playing at home at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

The Jets offense has looked shaky to say the least, but Ryan's defense is still as dominant as ever. New York ranked fifth against the pass last season, and boasted an above average run-stopping unit. 

No NFL team that played only four games allowed more points than the Bills this preseason. Buffalo gave up 119 and sported a minus-60 scoring differential. 

The Jets should easily move to 1-0 this weekend and erase all memories from a brutal August.

Atlanta Falcons

Like the Saints and Jets this preseason, the Atlanta Falcons have struggled to score the ball in their first outings of 2012.

The Falcons averaged just over 18 points per game this preseason. Atlanta's poor performances at home brought about concern as well. 

After going 1-3 during the exhibition season, the Falcons will have a golden opportunity to earn a season-opening win against the Kansas City Chiefs on the road on Sunday. 

The Chiefs also went 1-3 in the preseason, and will struggle to contain Atlanta's ground attack led by the powerful Michael Turner.

Turner rushed for over 1,300 yards in 2011, and Kansas City ranked 26th in the NFL in rush defense. Look for the Falcons to rebound from a tough preseason with a win over the Chiefs at Arrowhead in Week 1.

My 2012 NFL Power Rankings Entering Week 1

Rank	Team	Preseason Record
No. 1	Philadelphia Eagles	4-0
No. 2	Seattle Seahawks	4-0
No. 3	San Francisco 49ers	3-1
No. 4	Pittsburgh Steelers	3-1
No. 5	Dallas Cowboys	3-1
No. 6	Houston Texans	3-1
No. 7	Tennessee Titans	3-1
No. 8	Washington Redskins	3-1
No. 9	San Diego Chargers	3-1
No. 10	Chicago Bears	3-1
No. 11	Baltimore Ravens	2-2
No. 12	New York Giants	2-2
No. 13	Green Bay Packers	2-2
No. 14	Cincinnati Bengals	2-2
No. 15	Indianapolis Colts	2-2
No. 16	Detroit Lions	2-2
No. 17	New Orleans Saints	2-3
No. 18	Denver Broncos	2-2
No. 19	Carolina Panthers	2-2
No. 20	New England Patriots	1-3
No. 21	Cleveland Browns	2-2
No. 22	Atlanta Falcons	1-3
No. 23	St. Louis Rams	2-2
No. 24	Minnesota Vikings	1-3
No. 25	Oakland Raiders	1-3
No. 26	Jacksonville Jaguars	3-1
No. 27	Kansas City Chiefs	1-3
No. 28	New York Jets	0-4
No. 29	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1-3
No. 30	Buffalo Bills	0-4
No. 31	Miami Dolphins	0-4
No. 32	Arizona Cardinals	1-4

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