Windy City Gridiron
Every NFL team is now 4 games into their season, just short of 25% of the season. We put together our power rankings heading into week one of the season, so let’s check in and update where these teams were and where they are now.
We know Aaron Leming handles the WCG weekly power rankings, but here’s another opinion as the Bears head to the bye (we will update at each quarter of the season).
The Eagles haven’t looked like the sharpest team in the NFL, but they are one of just two undefeated teams and they clearly just know how to win.
Plenty of people have dropped the Chiefs further down in their rankings. But that’s because they want to overreact week to week. They’ve been missing Xavier Worthy, and he’s back. Rashee Rice’s return is right around the corner. This might be a Patrick Mahomes MVP-type season when the offense gets cooking.
The other undefeated team in the league. Josh Allen is clearly going to be in the MVP conversation once again. This team isn’t perfect, but they are certainly going to be contenders for a Super Bowl championship.
I dropped the Lions further in the week one rankings because of the loss of the coaching staff, but Dan Campbell and his new look staff have looked really good after a flat week one performance. Jared Goff is proving that he wasn’t just Ben Johnson’s puppet.
The tie against the Cowboys was uninspiring and Jordan Love almost cost them even the chance at a tie, but Micah Parsons is truly a menace and this team is headed for the playoffs.
Baker Mayfield keeps playing excellent football. Bucky Irving has become one of the best backs in the league. Emeka Egbuka might win rookie of the year. This team is legit.
I placed the Rams wildly low because I truly believed Matthew Stafford wasn’t going to be able to play and if he did, I thought the back would not allow him to be himself. I was wrong.
The Chargers are showing that they are going to be a very good football team. But they are still showing holes that show they may not be ready to jump into that true contender level.
The 49ers have been suffering injury after injury. They have won 3 of their first 4, but if they continue to lose players, it seems impossible that they are going to be able to keep this up.
Should this team be lower than this? Probably. They have a ton of injuries, including Lamar Jackson, and their defense stinks. But right now, do you think the Ravens will miss the playoffs?...
