To get an idea of where each team stands in comparison to the others, the NFL bloggers here at SB Nation have put together power rankings to reflect the first two weeks of the season. Nearly each week, plans are to put together power rankings to see how things change over the course of the season. Our first edition of the power rankings is below, and as you can see, Detroit comes in at 15th, which sounds just about right.
| Rank | Team | Record | Rating | Last Week |
| 1 | New England Patriots | 2-0 | 1.39 | - |
| 2 | Indianapolis Colts | 2-0 | 2.06 | - |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-0 | 4.67 | - |
| 4 | San Diego Chargers | 1-1 | 5.11 | - |
| 5 | Dallas Cowboys | 2-0 | 5.28 | - |
| 6 | Denver Broncos | 2-0 | 6.72 | - |
| 7 | Chicago Bears | 1-1 | 7.72 | - |
| 8 | Baltimore Ravens | 1-1 | 10.44 | - |
| 9 | San Francisco 49'ers | 2-0 | 10.72 | - |
| 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | 1-1 | 10.72 | - |
| 11 | Green Bay Packers | 2-0 | 11.17 | - |
| 12 | Washington Redskins | 2-0 | 13.06 | - |
| 13 | Houston Texans | 2-0 | 13.22 | - |
| 13 | Seattle Seahawks | 1-1 | 13.22 | - |
| 15 | Detroit Lions | 2-0 | 14.44 | - |
| 16 | Tennessee Titans | 1-1 | 15.94 | - |
| 17 | Carolina Panthers | 1-1 | 16.94 | - |
| 18 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-1 | 17.83 | - |
| 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | 0-2 | 19.50 | - |
| 20 | New Orleans Saints | 0-2 | 19.67 | - |
| 21 | Arizona Cardinals | 1-1 | 20.89 | - |
| 22 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-1 | 21.72 | - |
| 23 | Minnesota Vikings | 1-1 | 22.56 | - |
| 24 | St. Louis Rams | 0-2 | 24.11 | - |
| 25 | New York Jets | 0-2 | 24.72 | - |
| 26 | Cleveland Browns | 1-1 | 24.83 | - |
| 27 | New York Giants | 0-2 | 26.06 | - |
| 28 | Buffalo Bills | 0-2 | 27.11 | - |
| 29 | Kansas City Chiefs | 0-2 | 28.17 | - |
| 29 | Miami Dolphins | 0-2 | 28.17 | - |
| 31 | Oakland Raiders | 0-2 | 28.89 | - |
| 32 | Atlanta Falcons | 0-2 | 30.94 | - |