Does Chicago Bears play in Week 1 help in NFL rankings?

The Chicago Bears played surprisingly well in Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers. Did their good game merit an increase in the power rankings?

The Chicago Bears had a very difficult time with the Green Bay Packers last season. Difficult as in Aaron Rodgers throwing SIX touchdowns in a half.

When the schedules came out and the Packers were right there in Week 1, you could hear the groans from Bears fans.

Finally, the time to start the week arrived, and the Bears looked pretty good. So good, in fact, they had a halftime lead. Yes, I know it was just a half, but looking over some of the scores in not just Packers games but also many other games, having a halftime lead is progress.

Of course, the Packers took the lead, and won the game. Rodgers had three touchdown passes and missed on only five passes in 23 attempts.

Still, from the way the Bears played, this season may not be as bad as most think. Barring injuries, they will be better than being the worst team in the NFL as the USATODAY Sports predicted.

Let’s see how the Bears fare in the Week s rankings:

(1-0). Previous: 4th. New England patriots. 1. team. 47. I don’t know if it was the high from winning in the courtroom, but <a href=

Previous: 2nd. green bay packers. 2. team. 49. The Packers played a surprisingly tough game against the Chicago Bears. After completely annihilating the Bears last season, the Bears hung in there tough. They were still down by just a score when <a href=. (1-0)

Previous: 1st. seattle seahawks. 3. team. 36. Do you think <a href=. (0-1)

4. team. 123. The Cowboys had a great comeback win on Sunday against the New York Giants. They might have won the battle, but will they lose the war? Wide receiver <a href=. (1-0). Previous: 5th. Dallas cowboys

indianapolis colts. 5. team. 46. The Colts ran into a defensive hurricane that was the Buffalo Bills. <a href=. (0-1). Previous: 3rd

(1-0). Previous: 7th. arizona cardinals. 6. team. 32. The Cardinals offense looked pretty good against the New Orleans Saints. What did not look pretty was <a href=

7. team. 56. <a href=. (1-0). Previous: 9th. cincinnati bengals

45. The Broncos won on Sunday, but that was thanks to the defense rather than the sparkling play of <a href=. (0-1). Previous: 6th. denver broncos. 8. team

55. The Steelers were the unfortunate ones to face the Patriots in Weel 1. They struggled a bit on offense, but going against the defending champs is tough enough without having to do so without two of your top offensive players. On defense, they had no answer for Gronkowski, but not many do.. (0-1). Previous: 8th. pittsburgh steelers. 9. team

(1-0). Previous: 12th. miami dolphins. 10. team. 59. It took them awhile, but the Dolphins finally disposed of Washington late in the game. They were dominated in the stats except the important one — the score. A <a href=

11. team. 124. The Chiefs’ defense forced the Texans into some early mistakes and <a href=. (1-0). Previous: 13th. kansas city chiefs

The Bills had a pretty good defense last season, but with defensive specialist Rex Ryan as the new coach, that defense turned it up a notch. They swarmed all over the ball and harassed <a href=. (1-0). Previous: 17th. buffalo bills. 12. team. 16

Previous: 15th. san diego chargers. 13. team. 13. The Chargers got themselves into deep trouble by being down 21-3 in the second quarter. Then <a href=. (1-0)

51. The Rams were impressive in beating the defending NFC champs, the Seahawks. They used the big play against the best defense in the NFL over the past several seasons. They were also resilient. They lost a 24-13 lead in the fourth and faced a 31-24 deficit late, but came up with a tying score. Then they simply kicked a field goal and stuffed <a href=. (1-0). Previous: 18th. st. louis rams. 14. team

Previous: 10th. detroit lions. 15. team. 50. The Lions thought they had a victory in hand against the Chargers. They were leading 21-3 in the second quarter, but allowed 30 straight points and came out on the losing end. Those Lions sure do know how to lose in different ways. As I wrote last week, <a href=. (0-1)

team. 54. If there was a strong favorite in Week 1 it was the Eagles, right? They were going up against a Falcons team that looked just awful on defense, and the Eagles had one of if not the most high-octane offense in the NFL. Well, not so fast. They got down 20-3 in the first half. Then they finally got in a rhythm and took the lead, but the defense could not stop the Falcons as they took the lead back, and to top it off, the kicker missed a go-ahead field goal late.. (0-1). Previous: 11th. philadelphia eagles. 16

60. After a surprisingly good (for them) season last year even with the <a href=. (0-1). Previous: 16th. minnesota vikings. 17. team

30. No, <a href=. (1-0). Previous: 20th. new york jets. 18. team

(1-0). Previous: 19th. carolina panthers. 19. team. 87. It wasn’t pretty, but the Panthers got their win. They are trying to find a replacement for <a href=

Previous: 14th. baltimore ravens. 20. team. 26. The Ravens could not have started much worse than it did on Sunday. The only touchdown scored by them was on defense. <a href=. (0-1)

team. 57. Yes, I know the Bears lost, but they went toe-to-toe with a team that 1) Is a Super Bowl contender, and 2) have been their tormentors for the past few years. If the Bears can have more big games from <a href=. (0-1). Previous: 22nd. chicago bears. 21

The Texans took it on the chin on Sunday. The score was 27-20, but it was not indicative of how much control the Chiefs had in the game. After coach <a href=. (0-1). Previous: 21st. houston texans. 22. team. 10

atlanta falcons. 23. team. 44. The Falcons may have had the most impressive win of the week. Their offense was great as usual. <a href=. (1-0). Previous: 25th

<a href=. (0-1). Previous: 24th. new orleans saints. 24. team. 15

31. The Giants snatched defeat from the jaw of victory. They had the game all wrapped up except for the final minutes, when <a href=. (0-1). Previous: 23rd. new york giants. 25. team

team. 42. Run, Carlos, run. <a href=. (1-0). Previous: 29th. san francisco 49ers. 26

team. 28. Things were looking up for the Raiders. They drafted <a href=. (0-1). Previous: 26th. oakland raiders. 27

53. Manziel time came early for the Browns when starter <a href=. (0-1). Previous: 28th. cleveland browns. 28. team

(0-1). Previous: 27th. jacksonville jaguars. 29. team. 52. Jacksonville played an ugly game, especially in the second half. They could only muster 75 yards, were victimized with two interceptions and gave up four sacks in that second half. It’s going to be another long season for the Jaguars.

team. 35. So, the Titans did not look like the worst team in football. I don’t know how the season will turn out for them and <a href=. (1-0). Previous: 32nd. Tennessee titans. 30

32. team. 48. The Buccaneers looked awful against the Titan. The first overall pick in this year’s draft, <a href=. (0-1). Previous: 30th. tampa bay buccaneers

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Does Chicago Bears effort in Week 1 help in NFL power rankings?

By Carlos Nazario | Sep 15, 2015

The Chicago Bears played surprisingly well in Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers. Did their good game merit an increase in the power rankings?

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