NFL Power Rankings 2011: Chicago Bears and 3 Teams That Tumbled in Week 2

Remember all those NFL teams that looked like world-beaters in Week 1? Those squads that nobody expected that much from, but that came out looking like prize fighters anyway?

Well, some of them, including these three, came crashing back down to Earth in Week 2.

Chicago Bears

Yes, Denny Green, the Bears are what we thought they were—not very good, and the Saints certainly didn't let them off the hook this time.

Drew Brees and company helped Olin Kreutz exact revenge against his long-time team with a 30-13 throttling at the Louisiana Superdome. Jay Cutler looked like, well, Jay Cutler, completing less than half of his passes and fumbling the ball away in the fourth quarter.

And just in case you're not sure which performance was more of a fluke, Chicago's 30-12 trampling of the Falcons or this week's defeat—be sure to tune in next week when the Bears welcome the Green Bay Packers to Soldier Field. Chances are, Aaron Rodgers will have an answer for you.  

Cincinnati Bengals

Like the Bears, nobody really expected the Bengals to be any good, and they didn't wait too long after a surprising Week 1 win over the Browns to show why.

To be fair, Cincinnati probably should've beaten Denver on Sunday. The Bengals out-gained the Broncos by 54 yards, they didn't turn the ball over while the Broncos did twice and, for good measure, the Broncos' receiving corps was so thinned out by injuries that they had to use Tim Tebow out wide!

All of which points to the fact that Cincy just isn't that good. It's more than reasonable to expect that a quality team would be able to beat the Broncos, a team that lost to the Raiders in the most unwatchable football game in recent memory, given all of those aforementioned advantages.

But, then again, the Bengals are hardly a quality team, something that not even the easiest early-season schedule in the NFL can hide.

Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens were supposed to be good, not necessarily great, but they looked absolutely dominant in a 35-7 slaughtering of the Steelers in Week 1.

Granted, it helped Baltimore's cause quite a bit to come up with seven Pittsburgh turnovers and surrender none of their own. That pace proved to be unsustainable against the Titans, took the ball away from the Ravens three times in a 26-13 win.

Tennessee limited Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice to just 43 yards rushing on 13 carries while hounding and harassing Joe Flacco into three sacks, two picks and 46.9 percent on his completions.

Of greater concern, though is the way in which the Titans tore up the Ravens' vaunted defense for 432 total yards. Baltimore will have to channel that spirit that led to so much success in the season opener if there's to be any hope of pulling out a victory in St. Louis next weekend.

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