NFL Power Rankings Summary: Where do the Bengals and 49ers rank heading into Week 4?

This NFL The season has been one of the most unpredictable in recent memory. Who would have thought that Cincinnati Bengals Would he start the year 0-3? Who would have thought that just three weeks into the season, Pittsburgh Steelers would he be two games ahead of the rest of the AFC North? And how many people predicted that a former No. 1 overall pick would be benched after just two games into his second season?

All of this is to say that this season hasn’t exactly lived up to audience expectations. Teams that were supposed to be great are just mediocre. Teams that were supposed to be mediocre are playing very well. No one knows what to expect anymore, and this has sent several people into a speculative frenzy in the power rankings, trying to justify why a 1-2 Baltimore Ravens the team is still ranked ahead of 3-0 Minnesota Vikings.

Here’s what the websites say.

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Nate Davis, USA Today: Texans and 49ers fall out of top 10

Davis ranks the Texans 11th and the 49ers 12th in his latest power rankings. He attributes the Texans’ lack of offense to the disappearance of their ground game in the Texans’ loss to Minnesota a week ago. As for San Francisco, Davis understands that injuries have played a major role in the 49ers’ slow start, but because all of these injuries come at inopportune times to very important players, he can’t rank them higher.

Top ten from USA Today:

1. Kansas City Chiefs

2. Buffalo Bills

3. Minnesota Vikings

4. Detroit Lions

5. Philadelphia Eagles

6. Green Bay Packers

7. New York Jets

8. Pittsburgh Steelers

9. New Orleans Saints

10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Money launderers report Personnel: the Bengals fall out of the top 20

Bleacher Report ranks the Cincinnati Bengals 23rd in their latest mock drafts. While the Bengals have always been very slow out of the gates, a loss as heavy favorites against Washington a week ago was not a good idea. Bleacher Report writes: “Cincy outgained Washington by 80 yards, converted 60 percent of its third downs – and still hasn’t won a game this year. The Bengals’ slow starts in previous years could at least be attributed to Joe Burrow’s injury. But there’s no explanation in 2024. For whatever reason, Taylor doesn’t have his team ready at the start of the season. Now the Bengals are probably in a hole too deep to climb out of. And if they miss the playoffs again, Taylor. we should show him the door. »

Bleacher Report Top Ten:

1. Kansas City Chiefs

2. Buffalo Bills

3. Minnesota Vikings

4. Detroit Lions

5. Philadelphia Eagles

6. Pittsburgh Steelers

7. Seattle Seahawks

8. Houston Texans

9. Green Bay Packers

10. New Orleans Saints

Eric Edholm, NFL.com: Commanders move up 12 places to 16th

Edholm was very impressed with Washington’s win over Cincinnati on Monday night. He writes: “Daniels has now completed 61 of 76 passes this season, a good 80.3 percent. The NFL single-season record is Drew Brees’ 74.4 percent in 2018, at 8, 2 yards per attempt It’s only three games, but Daniels is averaging 8.7 yards per attempt so far. Just a remarkable start to what is certainly looking like an offensive rookie of the year type season. Oh, and the commanders are suddenly pretty fun too.

NFL.com’s top ten:

1. Kansas City Chiefs

2. Buffalo Bills

3. Minnesota Vikings

4. Detroit Lions

5. Philadelphia Eagles

6. Houston Texans

7. Green Bay Packers

8. Baltimore Ravens

9. Pittsburgh Steelers

10. New Orleans Saints

ESPN Personal: Seattle slips into top 5

While most NFL fans believe the Seattle Seahawks are currently the league’s most cheating 3-0 team, ESPN is no different, ranking them fourth in their latest power rankings. They also point out that Seattle has a big hole on offense due to its weak offensive line.

They write: “The Seahawks rank 30th in pass block win rate (46.1%) and 23rd in pressure allowed (33.0%). They’re 16th in sacks allowed per dropback (7.1%), but that comes with the caveat that QB Geno Smith gets the ball out at the sixth-fastest rate of any quarterback (2.66 seconds avg. ).”

Despite this glaring weakness, ESPN likes this team ahead of others like the equally undefeated Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers.

ESPN’s top 10:

1. Kansas City Chiefs

2. Buffalo Bills

3. Minnesota Vikings

4. Seattle Seahawks

5. Detroit Lions

6. Philadelphia Eagles

7. Pittsburgh Steelers

8. Houston Texans

9. San Francisco 49ers

10. New Orleans Saints

Tom Brady, FOX Sports: Seattle is in the top 5

The GOAT arguably recognizes the game better than anyone, which makes it crazy that he had Seattle in his top five heading into Week 4. Brady says, “Don’t sleep on the Pacific Northwest team. Mike Macdonald , the first-year head coach has led them to a 3-0 start and he has turned this defense around. They are currently top five in the league.

Brady’s top five:

1. Kansas City Chiefs

2. Buffalo Bills

3. Minnesota Vikings

4. Seattle Seahawks

5. Houston Texans

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This article was originally published on USA TODAY: NFL Power Rankings Recap: Rankings Ahead of Week 4 Games