Wednesday, October 2, 2024

NFL 2024 Week 4 Power Rankings and Week 5 picks

 Three unbeaten teams lost this week, leaving just two.

Power Rankings [Last week's rank]

1.  MINNESOTA VIKINGS (4-0) [1]

2.  Kansas City Chiefs (4-0) [5]

3.  Buffalo Bills (3-1) [2]

4.  Detroit Lions (3-1) [9]

5.  Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) [3]

6.  Tampa Bay Bucs (3-1) [12]

7. Washington Commanders (3-1) [13]

8.  New Orleans Saints (2-2) [6]

9.  Seattle Seahawks (3-1) [4]

10. San Francisco 49ers (2-2) [16]

11. Baltimore Ravens (2-2) [17]

12. Los Angeles Chargers (2-2) [7]

13. Green Bay Packers (2-2) [8]

14. New York Jets (2-2) [11]

Division Power Rankings [Last week's rank]

1.  NFC North [1] : Bears won, and everyone looking good

2.  AFC West [2] : Like the NFC North, the only two divisions without a team with a losing record

3.  NFC South [5]

4.  AFC North [6]

5.  NFC West [3]

6.  NFC East [7]

7.  AFC East [4]

8.  AFC South [8]

Thursday night

Tampa Bay Bucs at Atlanta Falcons : The Falcons can play tough, but those sneaky Bucs will capture a win.  BUCS, 26-24

Sunday morning

New York Jets at Minnesota Vikings : The Vikings invade London and sail home with a win.  VIKINGS, 27-16

Sunday early games

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals : The Ravens have found themselves again, and they are powerful.  The Bengals are struggling, and that Ravens defense will frustrate them.  RAVENS, 27-17

Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans : The Bills stumbled badly last weekend, but I think they will come back strongly.  The Texans' defense will make that a challenge, though, and keep this game close.  The home team might pull off the upset, but I'll stick with the team that needs a comeback.  BILLS, 24-20

Carolina Panthers at Chicago Beats : The Bears are pulling up, and Caleb keeps getting better.  The Panthers are having problems.  BEARS, 20-10

Cleveland Browns at Washington Commanders : The Commanders have shown the capability of lighting up the scoreboard, and the struggling Browns defense is an excellent opportunity to do just that.  COMMANDERS, 31-13

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars : The Colts are really turning things around, while the Jags have turned into a squad of also-rans.  COLTS, 16-13

Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots : The Dolphins seemed to have lost their heart and spirit with the loss of Tua.  PATS, 13-9

Sunday late games

Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers : The 49ers have the talent, they just need to work on the consistency.  I think they'll start to make strides in this game.  49ERS, 20-17

Green Bay Packers at Lo Angeles Rams : The Rams have to face another NFC North team this week.  I don't think the results will change much.  PACK, 24-17

Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos : The Raiders are dangerous, but the Broncos have something working.  BRONCOS, 23-20

New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks : The SEahawks are a tough force at home.  SEAHAWKS, 24-10

Sunday night

Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers : The Cowboys took a positive step last week, but they WERE playing the Giants.  The Steelers are a much tougher team.  STEELERS, 23-17

Monday Night Football

New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs : The Chiefs lost some key players this past week.  The Saints have poured on the offense this season, and that might be a bit much for a fractured Chiefs team.  SAINTS, 27-24 in an upset


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