NFL Week 4 Power Rankings

After 3 weeks of action, there are a few predictable outcomes and many more surprises. The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks look as good as advertised and for that reason they are the top two teams again this week. While the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins are a bit of a shocker for the top 10 as they are 3-0 as well. At the same time; favorites like the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, and Atlanta Falcons all find themselves at 1-2 and looking to reevaluate where they can improve. More so then those three teams are the 0-3 starts by the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Washington Redskins. They have looked lost quite often after three games and must quickly figure out how to tweak their problems as they all find themselves in the bottom 10. They make up half of the six teams at 0-3 while the New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Bears join the Broncos, Seahawks, Chiefs, and Dolphins as unbeaten teams. This week, the Dolphins visit the Saints in a battle of unbeatens.

With all that said, time to get ready for another week and here are Week 4's power rankings:

1)(1) Broncos- QB Peyton Manning looks like he is the early favorite for MVP and could reclaim his touchdown record as this team looks like it could be playing in February and potentially challenge the 1972 Miami Dolphins if they continue to play this way.
2)(2) Seahawks- It seemed like they were in cruise control this past week and still scored over 40 points and get a solid road test going to Houston to face a playoff caliber team.
3)(7) Patriots- They have not really played the three toughest games so far and have not always looked sharp. They get a playoff caliber team in Atlanta this week that needs a win and QB Tom Brady will likely need to work magic again.
4)(8) Saints- After a couple games of looking kind of sluggish at times, they finally broke out and will need to be prepared to do the same at home against a rising Miami team.
5)(9) Bears-They have had to battle to win each game but in the 4th quarter this team is showing their mettle and might need to prepare for another game like that against a divisional foe this week.
6)(13) Dolphins- There are few teams who have done more this early to prove they are for real after a couple down years, it would be them. Can they pull off what would be viewed as a third straight upset?
7)(11) Bengals-They definitely earned their last victory against Green Bay and should not overlook Cleveland in what should be a winnable game for them as they look to prove they are a true contender.
8)(12) Chiefs-Head coach Andy Reid and QB Alex Smith has led to them to one more win then a year ago and its only been three games. They certainly look like a team that can do enough on both sides and might continue the Giants' early bad fortunes.
9)(14) Colts- They had a strong running dual attack going with HB Trent Richardson adding nicely into the offense as they took many by surprise with how easy they handled the 49ers and might just win the AFC South.
10)(10) Ravens- They still have to get themselves in a better offensive groove but have rebounded fairly nicely after an opening night blowout.
11)(3) 49ers-They enter Week 4 needing to get themselves back on track and it starts with their QB Colin Kaepernick being that dynamic threat he has been known to be.
12)(4) Falcons- They have loss two close games and will need to take down New England to avoid an 1-3 start while New Orleans could be 4-0 after four games.
13)(5) Packers-They rallied back after an early hole only to make a couple miscues including a costly fumble that was returned. They enter a bye week to figure out what they need to do to quickly recover.
14)(15) Cowboys- They are starting to look like a default NFC East division leader as the other three teams in their division deal with question marks.
15)(6) Texans-They got lucky at times the first two weeks and then felt apart on special teams and offense to open the door for Baltimore and now must prepare for a very good Seattle team.
16)(23) Titans- They got a lucky bounce late in the game to move to 2-1 but they are showing they are a team to not take lightly with growing playmakers on both sides of the ball.
17)(21) Lions-They ended a streak going back to the 1930s of losing road games against Washington and needed a touchdown called back to survive a late surge and now get a chance to show where they stand in their division.
18)(28) Jets-They have not exactly resembled a 2-1 team but have not really played the best teams yet and their defense is to thank for keeping them afloat.
19)(16) Chargers-They need to acquire a killer instinct in order to put teams away as they have allowed each team to come back against them and losing two of them.
20)(18) Eagles-Their offense is definitely moving the chains but their defense needs to do more to provide more offensive chances.
21)(17) Rams-They looked like a team growing on their 7-9 record last year to only take a big step back offensively this past week and will have a short week to quickly fix things.
22)(27) Panthers-They certainly finished some of the work they started the first two weeks as they dominated the Giants on the defensive end and that opened multiple opportunities for the offense and QB Cam Newton to shine.
23)(22) Cardinals-They took a small step back this week but you can see potential in some of the young players and a re-energized WR Larry Fitzgerald providing a consistent threat.
24)(26) Bills- They had some chances this past week to win and move them to 2-1 but the youth of the team will cause some struggles throughout the year.
25)(31) Browns- Many wrote them off after a big trade of their starting running back, but they rallied together and might be able to surprise some teams who take them lightly.
26)(20) Redskins- While most of the attention has been on QB Robert Griffin III, their defense needs to do more to give Griffin the chance to make plays without a hole to comeback from.
27)(24) Vikings-Their passing game needs a jolt and QB Matt Cassel might not provide that as HB Adrian Peterson is seeing more and more defenders coming his way and thus leaving them limited.
28)(25) Steelers-They continue to battle but injuries and departures keep them on the losing end of each game so far but a trip to London against Minnesota might provide their breakthrough and get them thinking positive.
29)(19) Giants-They turned it over multiple times the first couple games and then the offensive line couldn't provide QB Eli Manning any time to do anything as they looked like a team in turmoil early on with the road not getting any easier.
30)(29) Raiders-You have to give them credit for fighting the whole game on Monday and not folding it in early as Denver was cruising to victory and that attitude could help at points this season.
31)(30) Buccaneers- They bring in the backup quarterback this week and it will hard to tell how much that will matter as a young team is trying to make more consistent plays on both sides.
32)(32) Jaguars-They might seriously challenge the Lions' 2008 season when they went 0-16 as they struggle to even register first downs.

While the games last week didn't look like a deep slate, more than half were settled by a touchdown or less and there has been consistent surprises each week and that might continue this week with Miami going to New Orleans. Six teams hope to get their first win while seven others including Miami and New Orleans hope to stay unbeaten. 3 weeks in, Denver and Seattle look like the teams to beat in each conference.