National Football League power rankings: Week 3

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) dives past…

New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis (24) celebrates a fumble…

With a big win over the AFC East rival Buffalo, the New England Patriots have retained the top spot in one major publication’s National Football League power rankings.

Tom Brady has seven TD passes and no interceptions to start the 2015 season.

“More insane numbers from Tom Brady, who throws for the second-most yards of his career in 40-32 win over Bills”, Newsday’s Bob Glauber said. Despite missing Jordy Nelson for the year and offensive players like Eddie Lacy, Bryan Bulaga and Davante Adams suffering injuries on Sunday night, Rodgers led the Packers to a 27-17 win over the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks dropped from fifth to eighth.

There were some big changes, including the Cincinnati Bengals entering the top 5 and the Jets jumping up 15 slots.

“We’ll find out about them this week in Baltimore”, NBC Sports’ Tony Dungy said.

Arizona Cardinals (Net points: plus-37): Many are saying that the Seahawks shouldn’t panic after an 0-2 start, which is true; however, there is increased urgency for the back-to-back NFC champions to figure things out because the Cardinals look really good. As long as he stays healthy, the Packers will always be a top contender in the NFC.

The Cowboys traded for Matt Cassel on Tuesday to add depth at quarterback.

Atlanta (2-0), which has won only 10 games combined the past two seasons, is three spots ahead of the Panthers. A couple of teams who analyst had going deep into January (Colts, Eagles) have gotten off to 0-2 starts and need to pick up the pieces fast.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carolina Panthers love banging the no respect drum nearly as much as they do the “Keep Pounding” drum.