NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Latest Outlook and 2016-17 Super Bowl Odds

With the Carolina Panthers taking a loss and Jimmy Garoppolo surprisingly leading the New England Patriots to a 23-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals, shake-ups at the top of Week 2 power rankings are only natural.

It was a competitive opening week even without the unexpected developments, with several games finishing as one-point affairs and not doing much to shuffle the power rankings elsewhere.

The league will sort itself out over the next few weeks, but for now it looks like power rankings and Super Bowl odds out of Las Vegas will remain in something of a holding pattern with a few notable notes here and there.

Week 2 NFL Power Rankings

2016-17 Super Bowl Odds

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.

Toughest Pill to Swallow: Seattle Seahawks (10-1)

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Bettors who are still throwing down cash on futures have to hate the idea of the Seattle Seahawks right now. 

Seriously, one Google or Twitter search shows the Seahawks getting praised for squeaking past the lowly Miami Dolphins, 12-10.

Seattle, an expected Super Bowl contender, struggled with the Dolphins, who won six games last year. Even worse, Russell Wilson suffered an injury in the process, as NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport explained:

#Seahawks QB Russell Wilson shrugged it off, but I’m told his sprained ankle is significant. It puts his availability vs #Rams into question

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 12, 2016

Wilson still threw for 258 yards with a score and a pick. The offense still rushed for 112 yards, albeit on a 3.5-per-carry average. The defense held Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill without a touchdown pass and limited Miami backs to 3.2 yards per carry.

But there remains a bit of a sinking feeling around the Seahawks. If this was a Week 1 …

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