USA TODAY Sports' NFL power rankings following Week 2 of the season, highlighted by Patrick Mahomes’ high-flying Chiefs and an ugly start for Seattle. USA TODAY Sports
Each week during the season we will dive inside the advanced analytics thanks to our friends at Pro Football Focus who track every player, every game to compile tangible metrics of NFL performance used by all 32 NFL teams.
This week the Bengals (2-0) travel to Charlotte to play the Carolina Panthers (1-1), who lost at Atlanta last week, 31-24. The Panthers opened the season with a 16-8 victory against the Dallas Cowboys at home.