NFL power rankings, Week 4: Bears rise, Steelers sink
The Chicago Bears are beginning to look like a dangerous team on both sides of the ball, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are lost in all phases.
The last winless team deserves the last spot.. 0-4. Previous: . Arizona Cardinals. 32. team. 32
team. 16. The Bills appear to be the Bills again after that shutout loss.. 1-3. Previous: . Buffalo Bills. 31
team. 30. The Jets need to see more from the defense, let alone Sam Darnold.. 1-3. Previous: . New York Jets. 30
29. team. 42. The 49ers played really hard against the Chargers, but came up just short.. 1-3. Previous: . San Francisco 49ers
53. Baker Mayfield looks good despite his turnovers, but the defense can’t allow 45 points.. 1-2-1. Previous: . Cleveland Browns. 28. team
28. Oakland finally won, but it was helped by four turnovers and a horrific non-fumble call.. 1-3. Previous: . Oakland Raiders. 27. team
1-3. Previous: . Indianapolis Colts. 26. team. 46. Indianapolis has to be thrilled with Andrew Luck, and appalled by everyone else.
31. The Giants need a new quarterback. Badly.. 1-3. Previous: . New York Giants. 25. team
team. 50. Detroit couldn’t stop Ezekiel Elliott, and it finds itself buried at 1-3.. 1-3. Previous: . Detroit Lions. 24
Should the Texans make the playoffs, they should thank Frank Reich.. 1-3. Previous: . Houston Texans. 23. team. 10
team. 45. That’s a brutal, BRUTAL loss.<p class=. 2-2. Previous: . Denver Broncos. 22
123. Dak Prescott finally threw for more than 200 yards, and the Cowboys won a thriller.. 2-2. Previous: . Dallas Cowboys. 21. team
36. Seattle won on Sunday, but they lost Earl Thomas and Will Dissly. Not good.. 2-2. Previous: . Seattle Seahawks. 20. team
team. 55. Pittsburgh needs to leave the drama behind for a week and play a competent game.. 1-2-1. Previous: . Pittsburgh Steelers. 19
59. Oh dear God, what was that?. 3-1. Previous: . Miami Dolphins. 18. team
The Falcons and Steelers might combine for 100 points this weekend.. 1-3. Previous: . Atlanta Falcons. 17. team. 44
team. 48. Welp, FitzMagic is over.. 2-2. Previous: . Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 15
team. 13. Los Angeles won, but man, it’s never easy.. 2-2. Previous: . Los Angeles Chargers. 14
Previous: . Cincinnati Bengals. 13. team. 56. The Bengals are legitimately explosive, and the defense should be better than what we saw on Sunday.. 3-1
If Mitchell Trubisky plays anything like that on a regular basis, look out.. 3-1. Previous: . Chicago Bears. 12. team. 57
60. Going to Philadelphia this weekend, the Vikings are at a crossroads.. 1-2-1. Previous: . Minnesota Vikings. 11. team
Previous: . Baltimore Ravens. 10. team. 26. If Baltimore can keep scoring at a respectable place, it’s going to win a fair share of games.. 3-1
team. 54. The Eagles have been getting the benefit of the doubt, but no more. Time to start playing a solid 60 minutes.. 2-2. Previous: . Philadelphia Eagles. 9
3-1. Previous: . Tennessee Titans. 8. team. 35. Tennessee is quietly playing very good defense under Mike Vrabel.
team. 87. Carolina is in good shape off the bye week, and now hosts the Giants.. 2-1. Previous: . Carolina Panthers. 7
team. 47. The Patriots are, and always have been, the favorites in the AFC East.. 2-2. Previous: . New England Patriots. 6
5. team. 49. Green Bay won, but the Packers need to figure out their offensive problems.. 2-1-1. Previous: . Green Bay Packers
4. team. 52. The Jaguars are almost unbeatable when Blake Bortles doesn’t crater.. 3-1. Previous: . Jacksonville Jaguars
Previous: . New Orleans Saints. 3. team. 15. New Orleans found its stride over the past two games, and it looks dangerous as hell.. 3-1
124. Patrick Mahomes is going to rule this league for a long time.<p class=. 4-0. Previous: . Kansas City Chiefs. 2. team
team. 51. Without question, the best team in football.. 4-0. Previous: . Los Angeles Rams. 1