NFL Week 4 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Preseason rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1)

SECOND TIER

2 New Orleans (5)

3 New England (2)

4 Baltimore (7)

5 San Diego (8)

6 Pittsburgh (9)

7 New York Jets (6)

8 Atlanta (4)

9 Philadelphia (3)

THIRD TIER

10 Detroit (10)

11 Buffalo (13)

12 Houston (11)

13 New York Giants (14)

14 Dallas (15)

15 Washington (12)

16 Tampa Bay (16)

17 Oakland (21)

18 San Francisco (18)

19 Cleveland (20)

20 Tennessee (23)

21 Arizona (17)

22 Chicago (19)

23 St. Louis (22)

24 Carolina (24)

25 Denver (25)

26 Miami (26)

27 Minnesota (27)

28 Cincinnati (28)

29 Jacksonville (29)

FOURTH TIER

30 Seattle (31)

31 Indianapolis (30)

32 Kansas City (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Oakland (4 spots), Baltimore, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, San Diego and Tennessee (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Philadelphia (6 spots), Arizona and Atlanta (4 spots), Chicago and Washington (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 AFC East 47

2 NFC South 50

3 NFC East 51

4 AFC North 57

5 NFC North 60

6 AFC West 79

7T NFC West 92

7T AFC South 92

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 253

2 AFC 281