NFL power rankings for Week 4

By Rick Morris

At this point, NFL teams seem to be broken into three distinct tiers, somewhat resembling a bell curve with the biggest, fattest tier in the middle. Teams are slotted mostly on what they have shown thus far, with a residual amount based on the perceptions coming into the season.

TOP TIER
1. Dallas
2. NY Giants
3. Tennessee
4. Philadelphia

SECOND TIER
5. Green Bay
6. Pittsburgh
7. Buffalo
8. New England
9. Denver
10. San Diego
11. Jacksonville
12. Indianapolis
13. Carolina
14. Washington
15. Arizona
16. Tampa Bay
17. Minnesota
18. New Orleans
19. Baltimore
20. Chicago
21. San Francisco
22. Atlanta
23. Houston
24. Seattle

THIRD TIER
25. Miami
26. Cleveland
27. Oakland
28. Cincinnati
29. St. Louis
30. Kansas City