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Welcome to week 4 of the official r/NFL Power Rankings! Week 4 didn’t see many close games, save for a select few terrible teams attempting to out-tank each other. Teams still seem to be bouncing week to week, were any upsets flukes? After the worst loss in decades, how far will the Patriots fall? Despite another loss, will a Zac Wilson redemption arc boost the Jets’ stock? Will the Bengals ever find their footing? Discuss! 31/32 Reporting
| # | Team | Δ | Record | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 49ers | – | 4-0 | It was all CMC this game, accumulating 178 total yards and all 4 of the team’s 4 TDS. Brock Purdy went 20/21 and recorded his 7th start without an interception. The team faces their toughest test yet this week with a matchup with the 3-1 Cowboys in Santa Clara. | |
| 2. | Bills | +3 | 3-1 | Once again, Mike McDaniel made some corny t-shirts (remember last year’s “I wish it was colder”?), and once again the Bills won. McDermott is now 12-2 against the Dolphins, and this time his team really put on a show, notching a 48-20 beat down of the division rival. After an ugly week 1, Allen is back to looking like Superman. Meanwhile, the defense is playing out of its damn mind, with Von Miller still slated to return. Unfortunately though, it’s not all great news— Tre’Davious White is a huge loss for this team, and it’s especially heartbreaking since he just appeared to be back to form after his 2021 ACL tear. Even with good depth behind him in Christian Benford and Dane Jackson, Tre’s energy will be missed on the field and in the locker room. | |
| 3. | Eagles | – | 4-0 | Thank you Randy Bullock. Barely 6 years ago, at a fateful training camp at the Kettering Health Practice Fields in Cincinnati, Randy Bullock beat 5th round pick Jake Elliot to become the Bengals’ starting kicker. Elliot was cut, signed by the Eagles, and he has emerged as arguably the greatest kicker in team history, with clutch kicks like his 61-yard walkoff against the Giants in 2017 (a distance he matched this year), a clutch kick in the Super Bowl, and now a 54 yarder in OT to keep the Eagles undefeated. And as he lined up for his kick this week, there was a cocky lack of doubt in the air, and Jake “Chicken Little" Elliot nailed it. Even at 4-0, there’s a sense that this Eagles team is not playing to its potential, but Jake Elliot is. Thank you Randy. Thank you Cincinnati. | |
| 4. | Chiefs | – | 3-1 | It feels like people don’t know what to make of the Chiefs at this point in the year. Almost all conversations pertaining to the team somehow devolve into a statement about the Chiefs being bailed out by the zebras or Taylor Swift. They have won two Super Bowls in the last 4 seasons, Kelce and Mahomes are in seemingly every commercial. They’re talking about Taylor Swift going to Chiefs’ games on regular news shows. Aside from the sideshow, the Chiefs are the only team at the top of the power rankings that has played multiple likely playoff teams. They likely have the best rushing attack and defense of Mahomes’ career. They still have Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, and a top 10 offensive line. The only real question mark is the wide receiver room and it’s hard to believe Andy Reid and Brett Veach won’t figure that out come playoff time. | |
| 5. | Cowboys | +1 | 3-1 | Ah, that’s better. A hallmark of a good defensive performance is when the opposing coach benches the starting QB because there was “no sense in leaving him in the game.” Dallas got a chance to get their head on straight before a trip to Santa Clara for what will probably be their biggest challenge this calendar year. The 49ers are a complete team that has had the Cowboys’ number, but if Dallas can pressure Purdy and take advantage of his occasional risky throw, this time might be different. Also, for the love of all things holy, get touchdowns in the red zone. They are important. | |
| 6. | Dolphins | -4 | 3-1 | There’s that familiar feeling Dolphins fans are used to. After an insane 3-0 start to the season, highlighted by a game we scored 70 points in, the team got humbled by a rolling Buffalo Bills team that reminded everyone that defense is just as important as offense in this league. We were only able to score 20 points but honestly it felt like we scored much less. Defensively, we could not stop a single thing that Buffalo tried to do, aside from running the ball. On the bright side, Devon Achane proved that he was not a one hit wonder as he ran for 102 yards on just 8 carries and scored another two touchdowns against the vaunted Buffalo defense. He now has 6 touchdowns in two games. Next week head back home to face a struggling Giants team that just allowed 11 sacks to their QB. Hopefully it serves as a get right game for our struggling, but talented, defense. | |
| 7. | Lions | – | 3-1 | Dan Campbell has now won 4 straight games against the Green Bay Packers, including two consecutive primetime games at Lambeau. Lions fans were celebrating so loudly after the game that Amazon’s post-game show was barely able to function. David Montgomery thanked God in the endzone that he was no longer a Chicago Bear en route to a 3 TD, 100+ yard performance. Thursday was just an incredible showing in just about every facet of the game and, to keep the good news rolling, Jameson Williams’ suspension has been rescinded by the NFL, making him eligible to return to full activities and play in the upcoming game against the Carolina Panthers. Jamo will hopefully bring another dimension to this offense, stretching the field and allowing the likes of LaPorta, St. Brown, and Gibbs to punish teams in the intermediate passing game. While he’ll most likely be on a pitch-count Sunday, How Ben Johnson utilizes those 10-20 snaps of Jamo to make some magic happen will be exciting to watch, especially against a lackluster Carolina defense who’s missing their best secondary weapon in Jaycee Horn. | |
| 8. | Ravens | – | 3-1 | Last week I rambled on about how the best teams “win the games they’re supposed to” and, unlike last week, that’s exactly what the Ravens did. While the Browns may have been Chubb-less, and their QB decided he was a little too sore to endure the onslaught of punishment we piled on DTR, dropping a 25 point margin of victory over that defense on the road is no small task. The Ravens defense is flying all over the field and is getting strong contributions from up and down the roster. A backup safety making paltry pennies is routinely coming up with clutch interceptions. Lazy locker room malcontents are buying in and generating consistent pressures week after week. Kyle Hamilton is quickly turning into the human swiss army knife we drafted him to be. Oh, and Roquan Smith is still a bad motherfucker. Missing the services of our All Pro left tackle we inexplicably decided to leave our resident frequent flyer fill-in Patrick Mekari on an island against the inhuman freak that is Myles Garrett. Despite that very predictably leaving Lamar Jackson under permanent duress he engineered one of the most insanely accurate two minute drives you’ll ever see. Turns out he’s making a bit of a habit of that. Up next is either a hobbled Kenny Pickett or the Titty Kisser himself. If this team can stack another one of those “supposed to win” games they’ll be 3-0 in divisional road games by the end of week 5. | |
| 9. | Seahawks | +3 | 3-1 | After a disgusting loss to begin the season against the Rams, Seattle has cruised to three straight wins and sit at 3-1 entering the bye week. I am typically opposed to early bye weeks, but this one could not have come at a more opportune time. The offensive line is in shambles, with both tackles Abe Lucas and Charles Cross not playing since the opener. The Seahawks then lost their two starting guards last night in the drubbing of the Giants, shifting starting center Evan Brown to LG while rookie center Olu Oluwatimi subbed in at center. Despite spotty defensive play, the Seahawks have looked very nice these past few weeks. Devon Witherspoon has looked like a stud and very much worth the #5 overall pick. And finally… say what you will about Jamal Adams, but it is nearly impossible not to feel terrible for the dude. Heal up. | |
| 10. | Buccaneers | +7 | 3-1 | Buccaneers walked into New Orleans and defeated the Saints in a game that even included the obligatory Jameis Winston INT cameo. Perhaps Cam Jordan is right. Maybe this is not a rivalry? | |
| 11. | Chargers | +4 | 2-2 | "Oh nice the Chargers are up 17 on a rookie QB at halftime. Finally, we can coast to an easy victory for once", thought my dumbass. For the second week in a row, we get another failed 4th-and-Staley, another (nearly) game-sealing goal line interception, another win marred by injury, another historic perf… |
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