NFL power rankings
The gist
NFL outlets published Week 3 and Week 4 power rankings.
The rankings show which teams' fast starts look real and which 0-3 teams are already running out of time.
How it unfolded
- Sep 22, 2026PFT, theScore, CBS Sports and Jaguars.com publish Week 3 power rankings; Seattle stays No. 1 after beating Arizona, with Buffalo No. 2, San Francisco No. 3, Kansas City No. 4 and Philadelphia No. 5.
- Sep 28, 2026Arizona Republic, Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated publish Week 4 rankings; Miami sits at 32 (0-3, 36 points scored, 86 allowed), Tennessee at 31 and the Chargers at 30, while Buffalo remains No. 1 after improving to 3-0 by beating the Chargers.
- Sep 29, 2026Bleacher Report's B/R Experts Week 4 NFL Power Rankings is dated Tue, 29 Sep 2026.