NFL Power Rankings: Pittsburgh Steelers and 3 Week 1 Losers Who Will Bounce Back

Week 1 of the 2011 NFL season was tough on a number of quality teams, with some running into strong opponents, suffering from bad luck or succumbing to both in the very same game. These three teams, in particular, had a rough go of things to start the season but should be more than able to even their records at 1-1 by the close of play this weekend.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers got steamrolled by their archrival Ravens last weekend on account of too many turnovers—seven, to be exact—and a tired defense that struggled to keep Baltimore out of the end zone on a short field.

If luck isn't on Pittsburgh's side on Sunday, then at least everything else will be. Ben Roethlisberger and company will "welcome" the lowly Seattle Seahawks to Heinz Field. Pete Carroll may want to ready his troops for a brutal beating at the hands of the reigning AFC champs, as the Steelers will have plenty of pent-up frustration from last week's shellacking left to unleash.

Especially for a team that struggled as mightily last week as the 'Hawks did against the 49ers.

Cleveland Browns

Elsewhere in the AFC North, the Cleveland Browns are once again itching to show that they're ready to take the next step toward respectability. Their quest was deterred, but not derailed, by the Cincinnati Bengals in a fourth-quarter comeback in Week 1.

Colt McCoy and company will have their chance to start their season anew in Indianapolis this Sunday against a sorry Colts club that looked absolutely lifeless against the Houston Texans in their first game without Peyton Manning since 1997.

Dallas Cowboys

Tony Romo had a LeBron James-like performance against the New York Jets in his first start back from the broken collarbone he suffered last October. Romo was solid for the Cowboys through three quarters before succumbing to a comedy of errors in the fourth in a 27-24 defeat.

Don't expect Dallas to be quite so mistake-prone this week, not after the Week 1 debacle. The Cowboys will travel to San Francisco to face a 49ers team that can thank Ted Ginn Jr. and his two special teams touchdowns for expanding the margin of victory against Seattle from two to 16.

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