NFL POWER RANKINGS: WEEK FOUR

BY ADAM GREENE

1. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3-0)

A day after knocking off the Baltimore Ravens in a no-contest Monday Night Football game, Patrick Mahomes announced he’d knocked up his fiancé, Brittany Matthews. The man can’t miss. Last week: No. 1

2. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-0)

Here’s the problem with Russell Wilson cooking to the tune of a new NFL touchdown pass record through three games. The Seahawks have needed every one of them as they’ve surrendered 86 points in three games this season. That’s a recipe for an MVP award and an early playoff exit. Last week: No. 2

3. GREEN BAY PACKERS (3-0)

The more the world seems to ignore Aaron Rodgers, the better he looks. Now they host the Atlanta Falcons, a team you might need to score 40 to beat, but luckily that doesn’t seem to be an issue for anyone. Last week: No. 4

4. BUFFALO BILLS (3-0)

The Bills were unquestionably gifted that pass interference call at the end of Sunday’s game, but if there’s ever a team that has no business complaining about bad PI calls it’s the Los Angeles Rams. This was a heavyweight battle and the Bills came out on top, regardless of unearned laundry. Last week: No. 6

5. TENNESSEE TITANS (3-0)

The Titans are going to keep finding a way to win close contests all the way back to the AFC Championship Game. That is if they can keep the citizens of their own state from giving them the plague every week. Last week: No. 7

6. LOS ANGELES RAMS (2-1)

After a three-game gauntlet of potential playoff teams to open the season, the Rams finally get a break as they host the New York Giants for possibly a whole quarter before the G-men lay down for naptime. Last week: No. 5

7. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2-1)

In three weeks any questions about Cam Newton’s health and talent level have been answered definitively. Now all the general managers who passed on them in spite of their awful QB situations should be answering some serious questions of their own. Like, for instance, how do they still have jobs? Last week: No. 8

8. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3-0)

The Steelers have an extra day or two to figure out a way to barely hold on to a win over the plague-riddled Titans. This is the shakiest 3-0 team in America. Last week: No. 9

9. BALTIMORE RAVENS (2-1)

I’ve seen some rankings that still put the Ravens at No. 2 or No. 3 and that’s just outrageous. This team couldn’t have been more exposed if their OnlyFans got hacked. Last week: No. 3

10. CHICAGO BEARS (3-0)

Like the Steelers, the Bears deserve plenty of side-eye for their 3-0 record, but Nick Foles under center might ease some troubled minds. Last week: No. 11

11. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (2-1)

The loss to the Patriots showed the Raiders exactly where they are as a team. And that is significantly behind the Patriots. Last week: No. 10

12. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-1)

After facing two cupcakes in a row, Tom Brady must feel like he’s back in the AFC East. Last week: No. 16

13. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (2-1)

Another week, another injury report that looks like my entire Fantasy Football team. Last week: No. 14

14. ARIZONA CARDINALS (2-1)

Losing to a team like the Detroit Lions late in the game is just the kind of thing to put the breaks on all this “best team in the NFC West” talk. Last week: No. 12

15. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (2-1)

Last year Philip Rivers was pressured 14 times per game. This year, so far, he’s been pressured 17 times total through three games. That’ll pay off come January. Last week: No. 17

16. DALLAS COWBOYS (1-2)

After three weeks of shootouts and stumbles, the Cowboys settle into the cruise control part of their schedule as they host the Browns and Giants in consecutive weeks. Last week: No. 15

17. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-2)

Drew Brees is looking less like a quarterback that’s going into broadcasting two years from now and more like a broadcaster who’s accidentally stuck playing QB for two more seasons. Last week: No. 13

18. CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-1)

This is the first time since Dec. 14, 2014 that the Browns have been over .500. With the Cowboys, Colts and Steelers coming up on the schedule, I hope they take the next few days to enjoy it. Last week: No. 22

19. CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-2)

The Panthers have been competitive in their three games this season with Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback so it seems kind of unfair to say that, man, how much better would the be with Cam Newton? Last week: No. 24

20. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (1-2)

Back to back decent performances from Justin Herbert should end any Tyrod Taylor conversations for good. It’s just a shame Herbert took the job because of a team doctor’s ineptitude. Last week: No. 18

21. WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (1-2)

Fun fact: By virtue of whatever formula is currently in use via tie-breaks for the NFL, the WFT is in first place in the NFC East. Last week: No. 20

22. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-2)

Who knew the cure for Minshew Mania was to just socially distance from a couple of wins? Last week: No. 19

23. MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-2)

I don’t know who the Dolphins pissed off to get this early season schedule, but after facing off against the Patriots and Bills to open the season, that respite against the Jags will be long in the rearview after going up against the Seahawks and 49ers in over the next couple of weeks. Last week: No. 27

24. DETROIT LIONS (1-2)

The only thing more shocking than the Lions beating the Cards last week is that they might have a shot against the Saints Sunday as Drew Brees takes the field riding a Hoveround. Last week: No. 30

25. CINCINNATI BENGALS (0-2-1)

They say that getting a tie in the NFL is like kissing your sister, but Joe Burrow wasn’t in Louisiana long enough to know for certain. Last week: No. 25

26. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (0-2-1)

I’m not ready to toss Carson Wentz out of the NFL, but he’s currently dead last in the league passing from a clean pocket with a dismal rating of 68.9. That is downright Baker Mayfield-esque. Last week: No. 26

27. ATLANTA FALCONS (0-3)

I guess the good news for the Falcons as they travel to Green Bay to face the Packers Sunday is you can’t blow a double-digit lead if you never get one in the first place. Last week: No. 23

28. HOUSTON TEXANS (0-3)

Lean into this slide, Texans. Keep it up and you can be free of Bill O’Brien, get in on the Eric Beiniemy stakes early and change the fortunes of your team for the next decade. Last week: No. 21

29. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-3)

With a win at Houston Sunday, the Vikings could finally get that much-needed first victory and help ensure the Texans get plenty in years to come by helping force a coaching change. Last week: No. 29

30. DENVER BRONCOS (0-3)

Everybody keep your phones on and email checked. The Broncos may be signing you as their new quarterback any second. Last week: No. 28

31. NEW YORK GIANTS (0-3)

Not only is it not shocking that the Giants are 0-3, any other record would be. Even if they’d managed a tie in there with some other team, it would only be because the opposing squad experienced a complete meltdown. I say it every week, but this is the worst roster in the NFL and it’s not even close. They aren’t underperforming. They are simply playing to the best of their abilities and those abilities are far below every other team’s. You can’t even point at new head coach Joe Judge, because he’s been handed an XFL roster. Last week: No. 31

32. NEW YORK JETS (0-3)

So why are the Jets ranked last in spite of fielding a superior roster than the Giants? Because they are doing so much less with it. And, make no mistake, there’s no universe in the multiverse where the Jets beat the Bills, 49ers and Colts this year. Not with this roster and not with Sam Darnold at QB. That isn’t happening. The problem is that they are never in the games. The coin is flipped and the Jets roll over. I’m not one of those guys that harps on Adam Gase all the time, but this is organization wide. It’s the front office, the coaching staff and the roster. This is a squad that needs a total, expansion-style rebuild from the ground up. And the NFL should make owner Woody Johnson sell the team too. He’s as much to blame as anyone. Last week: No. 32

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