JACKSONVILLE – Here are senior writer John Oehser's Week 4 2016 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
Rank.Team (Rec) | Last season ranking | Comment
1.New England Patriots (3-0) | 1 | No Tommy Ballgame? No Jimmy? Still the clear-cut No. 1
2.Denver Broncos (3-0) | 2 | Trevor Fever … Catch It
3.Minnesota Vikings (3-0) | 8 | NFL's most underrated team may not be underrated much longer
4.Seattle Seahawks (2-1) | 9 | Russell Wilson injury stories too common this season
5.Green Bay Packers (2-1) |10 | Packers offense looking like Packers offense again
6.Philadelphia Eagles (3-0) | 16 | League's most surprising early-season story
7.Baltimore Ravens (3-0) |11 | All they do is win
8.Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1) | 4 | Stunned in Philly Sunday
9.Kansas City Chiefs (2-1) | 13 | Forced eight turnovers Sunday – eight
10.Carolina Panthers (1-2) | 3 | Losses to Minnesota (No. 3) and Denver (No. 2)
11.Cincinnati Bengals (1-2) | 5 | They're 1-2 for the first time in five seasons
12.Houston Texans (2-1) | 7 | One-sided losses to the Patriots don't mean your season is over
13.Arizona Cardinals (1-2) | 6 | Concerning start for a team that expects to contend for Super Bowl
14.New York Giants (2-1) | 12 | Too many mistakes cost them a wild one versus Washington
15.Oakland Raiders (2-1) | 14 | Defense showed up in Tennessee Sunday
16.Dallas Cowboys (2-1) | 18 | Could Dak be getting the job permanently? Stay tuned
17.Atlanta Falcons (2-1) | 21 | All alone in first place
18.Los Angeles Rams (2-1) | 24 | Rams showing serious signs of early life
19.New York Jets (1-2) | 15| Committed eight turnovers Sunday – eight
20.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-2) | 17 | Jameis Winston turnovers hurting early
21.Detroit Lions (1-2) | 19 | Few answers for Aaron Rodgers Sunday
22.Indianapolis Colts (1-2) | 25 | Narrowly averted 0-3 start with dramatic victory Sunday
23.San Diego Chargers (1-2) | 22 | A whisper or two from 3-0
24.Buffalo Bills (1-2) | 26 | Did Sunday save their season? Time will tell
25.San Francisco 49ers (1-2) | 20 | Blaine Train beginning to lose some steam
26.Tennessee Titans (1-2) | 23 | Offense struggled in a big way versus Raiders Sunday
- Miami Dolphins (1-2) | 28 | Did Sunday save their season? Time will tell
28.Washington Redskins (1-2) | 29 | Did Sunday save their season? Time will tell
29.New Orleans Saints (0-3) | 30 | Defense looks like major issue again
30.Jacksonville Jaguars (0-3) | 27 | Oh, no … not again
31.Chicago Bears (0-3) | 31 | Looking like a long, long year in Chi-town.
32.Cleveland Browns (0-3) | 32 | Could have won Sunday … maybe should have won … didn't win
