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Since we published the pre-preseason rankings the day of the Hall of Fame game, a lot has happened around the NFL. First off, the Hall of Fame game never happened.

Then some teams experienced some dramatic changes. The Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings lost their quarterbacks to injury. The Philadelphia Eagles traded their quarterback. The quarterback the Los Angeles Rams gave up so much to draft isn’t in the top two of the depth chart.

Mark Sanchez started the preseason as the Denver Broncos’ presumptive starter at quarterback, and is now on the Dallas Cowboys. Blaine Gabbert beat Colin Kaepernick for the San Francisco 49ers’ starting job, but we talked about Kaepernick all preseason anyway for other reasons.

It wasn’t just quarterback news. San Diego Chargers rookie defensive end Joey Bosa missed all of preseason with a holdout. Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles’ recovery from ACL surgery seems to be going a bit slow. Teams like the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears took on some key injuries or suspensions. J.J. Watt returned to the Houston Texans’ roster for Week 1 despite back surgery in July.

If your team got through the preseason with no major damage, congratulations. The news around the league has caused some changes in our “Week 0” power rankings (the links on each team name will bring you to our summer previews on that team … and for these power rankings, “last week” means the Aug. 7 version):

Tony Romo broke a bone in his back during the preseason. (AP) More

32. Cleveland Browns (Last week: 32)

I liked what Robert Griffin III did on the field in the preseason. What’s reportedly happening off the field is a bit stranger. But if we’re talking football, it appears that Hue Jackson has a plan to turn RG3 around. Here’s Greg Cosell’s breakdown of his play.

31. San Francisco 49ers (LW: 31)

I’m feeling a big season for tight end Vance McDonald. I don’t trust any of the 49ers’ wideouts to get a ton of catches. Blaine Gabbert isn’t the kind of quarterback who will push the ball downfield. They’ll probably play faster than they should under Chip Kelly. And they’ll probably pass a lot more than they want because they’ll be trailing often.

30. San Diego Chargers (LW: 29)

A 44-yard touchdown catch and a 39-yard touchdown run by Melvin Gordon this preseason were good signs. He’ll be a lot better this year. But he set the bar so low with his bad rookie season, “a lot better” still might not be that great. He’s a player everyone will be tracking early on.

29. Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 27)

I love the Sam Bradford trade for the Eagles. They got rid of a quarterback who hasn’t been great and they didn’t need anymore once they drafted Carson Wentz. And they ended up taking advantage of the Vikings’ desperation to get a first- and fourth-round pick for mediocre Bradford. Well done. That said, I don’t know how Wentz is ready to start after missing three quarters of the preseason due to injury.

28. Tennessee Titans (LW: 30)

Derrick Henry looked fantastic and DeMarco Murray appears to still has something left. But I’m still a bit confused. Last year the Titans drafted a franchise quarterback, which some teams chase for decades, and seem to want to hide him in the offense. I’m interested to see how many pass attempts Marcus Mariota has this season. It would be weird to turn him into a game manager.

27. Atlanta Falcons (LW: 26)

Outside linebacker Vic Beasley had a rough preseason, though a shoulder injury didn’t help. The 2015 first-round pick hasn’t shown much in the NFL yet, and while there’s still time to change that, the Falcons need something soon.

26. New Orleans Saints (LW: 28)

Here’s a quote about rookie receiver Michael Thomas: “I don’t follow fantasy football, but, shoot, I’d try to have him. I think he’s going to do well.” Who said it? Saints coach Sean Payton. He’s the one calling the plays. Pretty good source. And with defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, the team’s first-round pick, going to injured reserve (he’ll probably be activated for the second half of the season) a bad defense takes another hit. The offense will probably be in a ton of shootouts.