2017 NFL Week 4 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 New England (1-1)

2 Atlanta (3-2)

3 Kansas City (4-3)

4 Green Bay (2-5)

5 Oakland (5-4)

6 Pittsburgh (7-6)

SECOND TIER

7 Denver (10-8)

8 Tennessee (13-12)

9 Minnesota (11-11)

10 Seattle (6-7)

11 Baltimore (9-9)

THIRD TIER

12 Tampa Bay (12-10)

13 Miami (17-13)

14 Detroit (18-14)

15 Dallas (8-15)

16 Carolina (14-16)

17 Philadelphia (15-17)

18 Washington (24-18)

19 Los Angeles Rams (16-19)

20 Buffalo (26-26)

21 New Orleans (21-22)

22 Chicago (19-23)

23 Jacksonville (23-24)

24 Arizona (22-20)

25 Houston (25-25)

26 Los Angeles Chargers (20-21)

27 Cincinnati (28-28)

28 New York Giants (27-27)

FOURTH TIER

29 New York Jets (32-32)

30 Indianapolis (30-30)

31 Cleveland (29-29)

32 San Francisco (31-31)

BIGGEST RISERS: Buffalo (6 spots), Tennessee (4 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Los Angeles Chargers (5 spots), Arizona (4 spots), Seattle (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM

1 AFC WEST 41

2 NFC NORTH 49

3 NFC SOUTH 51

4 AFC EAST 63

5T AFC NORTH 75

5T NFC WEST 75

7 NFC EAST 78

8 AFC SOUTH 86

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 253

2 AFC 265