Around the Web: Week 1 Power Rankings

Our weekly perusal around the Interwebz for water cooler fodder.

ESPN: 22nd
It won’t go over well if the Raiders pass the Broncos in the AFC West standings.

CBS: 24th
They’ve had a lot of big injuries this summer — see Elvis Dumervil — and those are hard to overcome for a team that can’t afford them. Where do they get the big plays on offense?

Sports Illustrated: 23rd
Watching how the Broncos choose to use Tim Tebow in games might offer the best entertainment of the season in Denver. But after that, 2009’s rollercoaster ride to 8-8 might come to be remembered as the good ol’ days of the Josh McDaniels era. I’m forecasting just six wins and the first last-place showing for the Broncos since 1999.

FOX: 23rd
While it was a good move to extend the contract of starting QB Kyle Orton, you would be hard-pressed to find many good stories from this offense. And on defense, who will rush the passer? The loss of starting OLB Elvis Dumervil has to be devastating.

USA Today: 21st
Hopefully the worst of their injuries came in the preseason.