NFL Power Rankings Week 4: 2016-17 Conference Standings and Super Bowl Odds
Seasoned NFL bettors can take one look at the NFL odds going into Week 4 and likely can't help but rub their hands together.
It doesn't get much juicer than this. Notable teams such as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks have looked iffy as of late, which makes for interesting buy-low candidates when it comes to Super Bowl odds.
Underdogs emerging as threats such as the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens were great buys weeks ago before the house could adjust. And just for fun, a team like the Los Angeles Rams sits at 2-1—like everyone predicted—and has the situation looking more convoluted than it really is.
With Thursday right around the corner, here is a look at power rankings and how Las Vegas feels about the Lombardi Trophy pursuit.
Week 4 NFL Power Rankings and Super Bowl Odds
| 1 | New England Patriots (6-1) |
| 2 | Denver Broncos (18-1) |
| 3 | Carolina Panthers (12-1) |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings (16-1) |
| 5 | Green Bay Packers (17-2) |
| 6 | Kansas City Chiefs (28-1) |
| 7 | Philadelphia Eagles (66-1) |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers (12-1) |
| 9 | New York Giants (25-1) |
| 10 | Cincinnati Bengals (18-1) |
| 11 | Arizona Cardinals (12-1) |
| 12 | Seattle Seahawks (10-1) |
| 13 | Dallas Cowboys (18-1) |
| 14 | Houston Texans (33-1) |
| 15 | New York Jets (50-1) |
| 16 | Washington (50-1) |
| 17 | Oakland Raiders (25-1) |
| 18 | Baltimore Ravens (33-1) |
| 19 | Detroit Lions (66-1) |
| 20 | Jacksonville Jaguars (40-1) |
| 21 | Buffalo Bills (66-1) |
| 22 | New Orleans Saints (66-1) |
| 23 | Atlanta Falcons (50-1) |
| 24 | Indianapolis Colts (25-1) |
| 25 | Los Angeles Rams (66-1) |
| 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (100-1) |
| 27 | Miami Dolphins (66-1) |
| 28 | Tennessee Titans (66-1) |
| 29 | San Diego Chargers (66-1) |
| 30 | San Francisco 49ers (100-1) |
| 31 | Chicago Bears (50-1 |
| 32 | Cleveland Browns (100-1) |
Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.
Conference Standings
| Baltimore Ravens | 3 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Texans | 2 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 2 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 2 |
| New York Jets | 1 | 2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 1 | 2 |
| Tennessee Titans | 1 | 2 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 1 | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 0 | 3 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 2 |
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 2 |
| Carolina Panthers | 1 | 2 |
| Detroit Lions | 1 | 2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 0 | 2 |
| Chicago Bears | 0 | 3 |
No Need to Panic: Cincinnati Bengals (18-1)
The Cincinnati Bengals looked like an amazing bet before the season started. Bettors know all about the team's inability to get a playoff win, but a roster this talented isn't worth ignoring when a solid payout swings in the balance.
Quarterback Andy Dalton and the team stumbled out of the gates, though, and sit at 1-2. Confidence from bettors might rest at an all-time low for the Dalton era, too, because his defense just coughed up four passing touchdowns at home to inexperienced Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian in a 29-17 Denver win.
As ESPN.com's Katherine Terrell captured, though, team leaders such as Adam Jones aren't concerned about the rough start:
Bettors shouldn't be, either. One could have looked at an opening slate of New York Jets-Pittsburgh-Denver and understood Cincinnati might struggle—especially with linebacker Vontaze Burfict and tight end Tyler Eifert missing from action.
Cincinnati should get both of those guys back soon. The offense desperately needs another target to take pressure off A.J. Green, who has 32 targets, 12 more than the next player (running back Giovani Bernard). The defense needs more speed at linebacker to combat the run and intermediate passes.
Cincinnati's schedule gets easier with Miami and Dallas next, so now is a good time to stick with the Bengals.
Keep Weathering the Storm: Seattle Seahawks (10-1)
It was easy to slap the panic button on the Seattle Seahawks after a borderline humorous 9-3 loss to the Rams in Week 2.
Seattle rebounded, though, blowing away the San Francisco 49ers in 37-18 fashion. There, running back Christine Michael broke out with 106 yards and two scores on just 20 attempts and Russell Wilson tossed a score.
The red flag—Wilson left the game with an injury.
Anyone who watched the broadcast saw Wilson get fitted for a brace on his leg and begging the coaching staff to get back in the game. Head coach Pete Carroll refused, though, given the blowout.
"He has no intention of thinking anything other than that he is playing," Carroll said, according to ESPN.com's Sheil Kapadia. "He sprained his knee a little bit. He was lucky. He was in a bad situation. He knows it too. He lucked out that it wasn't worse. We'll see how he does."
For those with short memories, the Seahawks encountering issue after issue to start a season isn't anything new. Seattle started last year with a 2-4 mark and 2014 at 3-3 before strong finishes.
In other words, bettors have no reason to believe the team won't properly manage this latest hiccup with Wilson while riding an overall strong roster to wins over the long season.
Time to Go All-In: Philadelphia Eagles (66-1)
Like the Eagles did with rookie quarterback Carson Wentz, it is time for bettors to take the gloves off and throw down with Philadelphia.
The Eagles sit at 3-0 and first in the NFC East for a variety of reasons, chief among them the play of Wentz. The No. 2 pick in this year's draft has thrown five scores to no interceptions while completing 64.7 percent of his attempts.
If it sounds like a guy who seems like one of the best in the league at his spot, well, let numbers provided by NFL reporter Rand Getlin do the talking:
Bettors have every right to expect a rookie to come back down to the planet at some point.
But keep in mind he isn't doing it alone—an underrated Philadelphia defense has yet to allow more than 14 points in a game. This was easy to discredit through the first two weeks of the season thanks to encounters with Cleveland and Chicago. Impossible now, though, after the unit held the Pittsburgh Steelers to three points over the weekend.
With a new face under center and seemingly a new culture, Philadelphia will remain contenders the entire year. A 34-3 throttling of Pittsburgh says this well enough, so bettors can feel good about a high-payout roll of the dice here, rookie quarterback or not.
Stats courtesy of NFL.com. All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus.
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