NFL analysts not buying Raiders resurgence in Week 2 power rankings

Surely the Las Vegas Raiders couldn’t driblet successful powerfulness rankings aft a season-opening win, right?

For a fewer outlets, that was the case.

ESPN and Sports Illustrated dropped the Raiders successful their powerfulness rankings after a 27-13 triumph implicit the Miami Dolphins successful Week 1. It was Klint Kubiak’s archetypal triumph arsenic caput manager and a hopeful stepping chromatic for a caller epoch successful Las Vegas — albeit against a Dolphins squad that is projected to beryllium the worst squad successful the NFL this season.

A transformational play successful Las Vegas doesn’t look to beryllium buying conscionable yet, arsenic the Raiders are ranked among the worst 1-0 teams.

“They started 1-0 past year, too,” wrote Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, who was among the fewer who bumped the Raiders up successful his powerfulness rankings.

It is true. Las Vegas bushed the eventual AFC champion New England Patriots successful past year’s play opener earlier winning conscionable 2 much games the remainder of the way.

However, contempt a lackluster instrumentality connected the powerfulness rankings, the reviews are promising.

Here’s a roundup of wherever the Raiders landed successful Week 2 powerfulness rankings.

Bleacher Report — 24 (26)

“Fans shouldn’t overreact to a two-touchdown triumph implicit a Miami Dolphins squad that has 1 of the NFL’s astir underwhelming rosters, particularly astatine home. However, the Las Vegas Raiders looked much similar a cohesive squad than they did astatine astir immoderate constituent past season.”

The Athletic — 27 (27)

“Trepidation is warranted aft the Raiders won their opener past season, too, earlier finishing 3-14.”

ESPN — 28 (27)

Sports Illustrated — 28 (27)

“The Raiders bushed the worst squad successful the NFL successful the play opener. The good? We saw a revival from endowment that was drafted highly successful the 2025 draught and was each but abandoned by the erstwhile regime. The atrocious news? They are getting a hella pissed disconnected Chargers squad coming disconnected the astir embarrassing nonaccomplishment of the inaugural weekend.”

NFL.com — 29 (29)

“The Raiders received the astir favorable gully for Klint Kubiak’s head-coaching debut and handled business, overcoming 2 turnovers to physique a two-score pb that was threatened but yet held done the last whistle. Most encouraging: Ashton Jeanty yet delivered a crippled that matched the expectations helium brought with him from Boise State.”