NFL power rankings: 49ers surge in Week 3, while Saints fall

CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 15: Richie James #13 and Marquise Goodwin #11 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrate after Goodwin made a catch for a first down in the third quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on September 15, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Bobby Ellis/Getty Images) /

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LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 15: Adrian Peterson #26 of the Washington Redskins scores a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half at FedExField on September 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

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L, 31-21 vs. Cowboys

The Washington Redskins move up a spot in our NFL power rankings this week, although that has more to do with what some of the other teams did to fall behind them entering Week 3.

In fairness to Washington, it has had two tough matchups to start 2019. First, against the Philadelphia Eagles, in which the Redskins put up a good fight, only to cough up the lead after halftime. Then, on Sunday, they had to deal with a Dallas Cowboys squad, which managed 474 yards of total offense in Week 2.

Adrian Peterson got the start at running back. But the 34-year-old future Hall of Famer didn’t have much of an impact, picking up a mere 25 yards on 10 carries.

Quarterback Case Keenum was good, however, tossing two touchdowns against zero interceptions.

But that wasn’t enough to stop Dallas’ offense, which rode quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott to another NFC East victory here.