2016 NFL Week 4 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 New England (1-2)

2 Denver (8-5)

3 Minnesota (12-6)

4 Green Bay (2-7)

5 Philadelphia (29-17)

6 Pittsburgh (3-1)

7 Seattle (4-10)

8 Carolina (5-4)

9 Cincinnati (6-8)

10 Arizona (7-3)

11 Baltimore (13-11)

12 Kansas City (9-12)

13 New York Giants (16-13)

SECOND TIER

14 Oakland (11-15)

15 Dallas (23-19)

16 Atlanta (25-20)

17 Houston (10-9)

THIRD TIER

18 New York Jets (20-16)

19 Washington (18-25)

20 Los Angeles (31-30)

21 Indianapolis (21-27)

22 Buffalo (22-29)

23 San Diego (24-14)

24 Tampa Bay (15-18)

25 Tennessee (28-23)

26 Detroit (19-22)

FOURTH TIER

27 Jacksonville (14-21)

28 New Orleans (27-26)

29 Chicago (17-28)

30 Miami (26-24)

31 San Francisco (30-31)

32 Cleveland (32-32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Philadelphia (12 spots), Los Angeles (10 spots), Buffalo (7 spots), Indianapolis and Washington (6 spots), Atlanta and Dallas (4 spots), Denver, Green Bay, Minnesota and Seattle (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: San Diego (9 spots), Houston (8 spots), Arizona (7 spots), Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa Bay (6 spots), Pittsburgh (5 spots), Carolina and Detroit (4 spots)

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

1 AFC West 51

2 NFC East 52

3 AFC North 58

4 NFC North 62

5 NFC West 68

6 AFC East 71

7 NFC South 76

8 AFC South 90

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 261

2 AFC 270