Chicago Bears Debut In Bottom Half Of Week 1 NFL Rankings

Well, the NFL season is upon us. On Thursday, the Tom Brady (surprise!) and the New England Patriots will start their defense of last year’s Super Bowl title.

Deflategate dominated the headlines all offseason, distracting us from some other occurrences that should have gotten more attention.

Now that Deflategate is in the back burner (for now), we can focus our attention to a new NFL season at hand.

With a new season comes a new power ranking. This ranking is a snapshot of the season at a particular week. A team may be a Super Bowl contender, but they won’t necessarily be at the top if they struggle at any particular week.

Of course, this being Da Windy City, our concern are the Chicago Bears.

The Bears were a dysfunctional group last season, and John Fox was brought in to change all that. There is a new system on both offense and defense, new players and respected coaches now in charge. There are still many questions that need to be answered, however, and those can only be answered once the opening kickoff takes place and the season gets going.

Here is the power rankings list for Week 1:

Previous: . Seattle seahawks. 1. team. 36. The Seahawks are coming off a very troubling Super Bowl loss. They could have been two-time champs, instead the narrative is about how they choked. They added <a href=. (0-0)

The loss of <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . green bay packers. 2. team. 49

<a href=. (0-0). Previous: . Indianapolis colts. 3. team. 46

team. 47. Fresh off beating Roger Goodell and the NFL (for now), Tom Brady and the Patriots are looking to defend their title. Even with the loss of <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . New England patriots. 4

team. 123. The Cowboys have a question mark at running back with the loss of <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . dallas cowboys. 5

team. 45. Yes, the window on <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . denver broncos. 6

32. If key players on the offense can stay healthy, the Cardinals can make an extended run in the playoffs. They have a very good defense. Good enough to get the team into the playoffs even though the offense had four quarterbacks. If <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . arizona cardinals. 7. team

(0-0). Previous: . pittsburgh steelers. 8. team. 55. The Steelers will have a hard time with the suspensions of <a href=

56. It’s time for the Bengals to win a playoff game finally, right?Having a healthy <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . cincinnati bengals. 9. team

50. This was a tough one to pick. The Lions could be a playoff team, or they could win just seven games. <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . Detroit lions. 10. team

(0-0). Previous: . Philadelphia Eagles. 11. team. 54. Here is another team that could plummet. The Eagles will again have a high-octane offense. Teaming DeMarco Murray with Jordan Mathews will be big. Rookie wide receiver <a href=

12. team. 59. After frustrating endings to their last two seasons, the Dolphins redid their roster to break through this season. They signed Suh to a huge deal, and he will take up some blockers on the defensive side. They got rid of Michael Wallace, who had no rapport with quarterback <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . Miami dolphins

Kansas City Chiefs. 13. team. 124. The arrival of <a href=. (0-0). Previous:

Many are forgetting about the Ravens. They lost Ngata and <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . baltimore ravens. 14. team. 26

The Chargers started out quickly last season before fizzling out. <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . san diego chargers. 15. team. 13

<a href=. (0-0). Previous: . minnesota vikings. 16. team. 60

16. The Bills have a lot on the team that could make them playoff contenders. New coach Rex Ryan has a stout defense, and the offense has <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . buffalo bills. 17. team

(0-0). Previous: . St. Louis rams. 18. team. 51. The Rams finally gave up on <a href=

19. team. 87. The Panthers suffered a big blow when they lost <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . Carolina panthers

team. 30. The punch that knocked out <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . new york jets. 20

<a href=. (0-0). Previous: . houston texans. 21. team. 10

Previous: . chicago bears. 22. team. 57. The Bears’ defense has ben awful over the last two seasons. The Bears acquired <a href=. (0-0)

23. team. 31. The moves the Giants made were mostly cosmetic. The Giants are hoping that the returning players will play better. There is a question of whether Jason Pierre Paul can play at his normal level after having a finger amputated. Middle linebacker <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . new york giants

new orleans saints. 24. team. 15. The Saints are in rebuilding mode. They made that shocking that shocking announcement when they traded away <a href=. (0-0). Previous:

atlanta falcons. 25. team. 44. The Falcons hired <a href=. (0-0). Previous:

28. Some may think this is surprisingly high ranking for the Raiders. I think, however, things are starting to look up for Oakland. <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . oakland raiders. 26. team

(0-0). Previous: . jacksonville jaguars. 27. team. 52. Like the Raiders, the future looks bright for the Jaguars. Yes, they lost their first round pick <a href=

53. First round pick <a href=. (0-0). Previous: . cleveland browns. 28. team

People have been running out of San Francisco as if there is a fire at the 49ers’ facility. With retirements, firings, suspensions and cuts, the team is unrecognizable from the team that went to the NFC Championship two years in a row, making it to the Super Bowl three seasons ago. Jim Tomsula was given the keys to a battered Ferrari, missing its engine.. (0-0). Previous: . san francisco 49ers. 29. team. 42

(0-0). Previous: . Tampa Bay buccaneers. 30. team. 48. <a href=

Previous: . tennessee titans. 32. team. 35. The Titans said <a href=. (0-0)

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