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NFL power rankings: Post-preseason 32-team breakdown before Week 1

By Peter Panacy

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - AUGUST 24: Andrew Luck #12 of the Indianapolis Colts watches from the sidelines during the fourth quarter of the preseason game against the Chicago Bears at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Bobby Ellis/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - AUGUST 24: Andrew Luck #12 of the Indianapolis Colts watches from the sidelines during the fourth quarter of the preseason game against the Chicago Bears at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Bobby Ellis/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – AUGUST 15: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers looks on from the sidelines during the first half of a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on August 15, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – AUGUST 15: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers looks on from the sidelines during the first half of a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on August 15, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images) /

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No change in NFL power rankings for the Green Bay Packers, as they’re one of those teams hard to gauge heading towards Week 1 of the regular season.

Of course, boasting a future Hall of Fame quarterback in Aaron Rodgers keeps a team like Green Bay in contention regardless of the context. But as Packers fans can attest, the team will go only as far as Rodgers can stay healthy.

And those risks rise with each passing year.

It is also going to be a key storyline watching how Rodgers adjusts to first-year head coach Matt LaFleur. So far, it seems to be a mutually beneficial relationship, although there haven’t exactly been a lot of on-field results from which to draw data.

Green Bay also has more than its share of defensive questions, too, and that secondary might not be any better than it was to kick off 2018 despite a multitude of changes.

Like a number of teams on this list, the Packers hit a “wait and see” year.