Week 3 of the NFL turned out to be a surprising one. Many surprises, while also many obvious wins. The Power rankings for the third week of the 2010 NFL season has been released. There were many changes from last week. The Pittsburgh Steelers moved up 3 spots after a great performance by their defense. The Texans also continue to shine, as they moved up 6 positions this week to #5. As for teams falling in the rankings, the Cowboys fell a staggering 14 positions to #19 this week after falling to 0-2 on the season. The Week 3 Power rankings are provided below:

New Orleans Saints 1. (Last week, 1)
Green Bay Packers 2. (3)
Indianapolis Colts 3. (4)
Pittsburgh Steelers 4. (7)
Houston Texans 5. (11)
Baltimore Ravens 6. (2)
New York Jets 7. (9)
Miami Dolphins 8. (12)
New England Patriots 9. (5)
Cincinnati Bengals 10. (14)
Atlanta Falcons 11. (16)
San Diego Chargers 12. (13)
Chicago Bears 13. (25)
New York Giants 14. (8)
Minnesota Vikings 15. (6)
Washington Redskins 16. (17)
Philadelphia Eagles 17. (19)
San Francisco 49ers 18. (21)
Dallas Cowboys 19. (5)
Titans 20. (15)
Kansas City Chiefs 21. (23)
Denver Broncos 22. (26)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23. (27)
Seattle Seahawks 24. (18)
Jacksonville Jaguars 25. (20)
Detroit Lions 26. (28)
Carolina Panthers 27. (22)
Oakland Raiders 28. (29)
Arizona Cardinals 29. (24)
St. Louis Rams 30. (32)
Cleveland Browns 31. (30)
Buffalo Bills 32. (31)