NFL Power Rankings Week 3: Which Elite Teams Are Bound to Fall Soon?

If they have yet to do so, there will be teams that fall from grace in the 2011 NFL season.

It happens every year to someone, without exception.

However, to that end there will be those who hang on as well, because what it all comes down to is who overcomes the pressure and who succumbs to it.

So with that in mind, here are two elite NFL teams that will fall soon, if they haven't fallen already.

Chicago Bears

Right now it's a solid debate as to whether the Chicago Bears are an elite NFL team, or if they're simply just an above average/good team.

They dominated the defending NFC South champion Atlanta Falcons in Week 1, but fell hard to the quickly-rising New Orleans Saints in Week 2.

In addition, fellow NFC North foes Green Bay and Detroit are both 2-0 and the Bears will fall behind fast if they don't pick things back up.

Their next three games will be very telling, as they play host to the Packers in Week 3 and the better-than-advertised Carolina Panthers in Week 4.

Week 5 could be a real determining factor however, as they travel to Detroit and play the Lions at Ford Field.

The Bears are very capable of winning each of these three games, but based on their inconsistency, they could very well lose all three as well.

It'll be interesting to see if they can get back on track, but don't be surprised if, come Week 6, The Windy City is a disappointing 2-3, or even worse, 1-4.

Baltimore Ravens

After smashing hated rival Pittsburgh in Week 1, the Baltimore Ravens fell back to earth, and were humbled 26-13 by the 0-1 Tennessee Titans.

For the Ravens, a Week 2 loss couldn't have come at a worse time, as their next three games (at Rams, vs Jets, vs Texans) are going to be very difficult.

Not to mention they still have to play Arizona, San Diego and Pittsburgh later on in the season.

That being said, Baltimore needs to put up these next three weeks, otherwise it will be one extremely disappointing season after such a great start.

The loss to Tennessee puts Ray Lewis and company in a bind, and it will be interesting to see if they can quickly rebound, because if they don't, Pittsburgh will once again take the division.

In turn, Baltimore could very well be 2-3 or 1-4 heading into their Monday night game at Jacksonville, and we all know the Jaguars give AFC North teams trouble.

Week 3 Power Rankings

1. Green Bay Packers (2-0) (LW 1)	17. Washington Redskins (2-0) (LW 22)
2. New England Patriots (2-0) (LW 2)	18. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) (LW 14)
3. New York Jets (2-0) (LW 5)	19. *St. Louis Rams (0-1) (LW 19)
4. New Orleans Saints (1-1) (LW 6)	20. Tennessee Titans (1-1) (LW 28)
5. Houston Texans (2-0) (LW 7)	21. Arizona Cardinals (1-1) (LW 18)
6. Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) (LW 3)	22. Oakland Raiders (1-1) (LW 23)
7. Baltimore Ravens (1-1) (LW 4)	23. Carolina Panthers (0-2) (LW 26)
8. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) (LW 10)	24. Miami Dolphins (0-2) (LW 25)
9. Atlanta Falcons (1-1) (LW 11)	25. Minnesota Vikings (0-2) (LW 29)
10. Detroit Lions (2-0) (LW 12)	26. San Francisco 49ers (1-1) (LW 24)
11. San Diego Chargers (1-1) (LW 8)	27. Denver Broncos (1-1) (LW 30)
12. Chicago Bears (1-1) (LW 9)	28. Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) (LW 27)
13. *New York Giants (0-1) (LW 16)	29. Cleveland Browns (1-1) (LW 32)
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) (LW 13)	30. Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) (LW 21)
15. Dallas Cowboys (1-1) (LW 15)	31. Indianapolis Colts (0-2) (LW 17)
16. Buffalo Bills (2-0) (LW 20)	32. Seattle Seahawks (0-2) (LW 31)

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