Week 1 NFL power rankings: Where 49ers stand entering 2024 season

Week 1 NFL power rankings: Where 49ers stand entering 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

The 2024 NFL season finally is here and there was no shortage of exciting offseason storylines.

Can anyone dethrone the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs? Is Caleb Williams the quarterback Chicago Bears fans have waited decades for? Is there trouble in paradise for San Francisco and its plethora of stars?

If we know anything about the NFL, it’s that those questions will be asked, answered and then asked again repeatedly over the next 18 weeks.

Here’s where the 49ers and the rest of the league stand entering Week 1 of the 2024 season:

32. Carolina Panthers: Bryce Young should take a step forward and there could be a young core forming with rookies Xavier Legette and Jonathon Brooks. However, this still is a very bad football team.

31. New England Patriots: I guess Jacoby Brissett is the smart choice for now, but man is it a boring one. This team is so uninspiring, but at least more competent than the aforementioned one.

30. Las Vegas Raiders: I find it hard to believe that Davante Adams will be much happier with Gardner Minshew over Jimmy Garoppolo and Aidan O’Connell. How soon before he requests a trade? He and Maxx Crosby will have plenty of suitors before the trade deadline.

29. Denver Broncos: Bo Nix could be a fun storyline, but otherwise, this team is very bland.

28. Tennessee Titans: Will Levis could have a decent supporting cast around him if/when DeAndre Hopkins is healthy. The rest of the roster, though, is pretty mediocre.

27. Washington Commanders: Adam Peters went on an offseason shopping spree for a bunch of offensive and defensive has-beens who still might be able to provide rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels with a soft-ish NFL landing spot.

26. New York Giants: I thoroughly enjoyed the offseason “Hard Knocks” with the Giants and believe they made some nice moves on both sides of the ball. The problem is, that Daniel Jones still is their…


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Publish date : 2024-09-02 17:28:50

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