NFL Power Rankings: Regular Season Week 4 From The Sports Mac

1.         Baltimore Ravens (LW: 5): To have wins on the road at the Jets and Steelers this early in the season shows how tough this Ravens team will be.

2.        Atlanta Falcons (LW: 3): While it wasn’t pretty, to be sitting at 3-1 with the loss on the road to the Steelers has Atlanta cemented in the Top 10.

3.        Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 8): Here’s the benefit off having the week off and everyone losing in front of you.

4.        New York Jets: (LW: 9): The win over the Bills looked like the first complete performance of the season for this team.

5.        New Orleans Saints (LW: 4): Being decimated by injuries at running back almost cost them against the Panthers.

6.        Green Bay Packers (LW: 7): The unexpected struggles against Detroit at home continues a disturbing trend for Green Bay.

7.        Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 1): A tough loss in the final 30 seconds, but they have to be happy with a 3-1 start without their franchise quarterback.

8.        Indianapolis Colts (LW: 2): It’s been a long time since I can remember the Colts starting 0-2 in the AFC South.

9.        Houston Texans (LW: 10): The offense looked to regain a bit of swagger even without have star WR Andre Johnson last weekend.

10.      New England Patriots (LW: 11): The highest scoring team in the league got help from the defense and special teams in the win on Monday night.

11.      Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 6): T.O. had a great game for the Bengals, but if this team wants to make that leap, you have to beat the Browns on the road.

12.      Dallas Cowboys (LW: 13): How will the early week off this season affect the players once they get to early December?

13.      Minnesota Vikings (LW: 16): The bye week may just be what the Vikings, and specifically Brett Favre, to get healthy and get some of the kinks out.

14.      San Diego Chargers (LW: 19): San Diego in 2 home wins outscoring opponents 79-23; in 2 road losses outscored 48-34 so far this year.

15.      New York Giants (LW: 20): The Giants come up with a huge performance to rescue a season that could have spiraled out of control.

16.      Denver Broncos (LW: 22): Unbelievably, the Broncos got a big road win at Tennessee with 11 yards rushing. That’s it, that’s all, only 11.

17.      Tennessee Titans: (LW: 15): One of the few Jekyll and Hyde teams in the early part of the 2010 season still trying to find an identity.

18.      Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 13): They made the right choice at QB, but with Vick out for some time, they may be in trouble falling behind in the division.

19.      Chicago Bears (LW: 14): The first dud of the Mike Martz Bears offense with only 110 yards of total offense and 3 points in the first loss of the season.

20.      Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 21): Hopefully, the Buccaneers defense got a little rest on the week off with the Bengals and Saints up the next two weeks.

21.      Washington Redskins (LW: 26): An important division win for Washington last weekend after a couple of disappointing performances.

22.      Miami Dolphins (LW: 17): A strong start by the Dolphins defense has disappeared after having given 72 points to the Jets and Patriots the last 2 games.

23.      Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 28): A signature win in Jacksonville history may provide some momentum for the young Jaguars and Jack Del Rio.

24.      Seattle Seahawks (LW: 18): The Seahawks have scored 58 points at home and only 17 on the road so far this year and that’s why they are 2-2.

25.      Cleveland Browns (LW: 30): Cleveland’s 4 games so far have been decided by a total of 13 points and they were able to win a close one last week.

26.      St. Louis Rams (LW: 31): The Rams are now one win short of matching their win total for 2008 and 2009 combined.

27.      Oakland Raiders (LW: 23): The last two losses have been one score games, so maybe the Raiders are creeping slowly closer to some wins.

28.      Detroit Lions (LW: 27): While Detroit’s offense seems to be coming around, that defense has to get much better having given up 106 points so far.

29.      Arizona Cardinals (LW: 24): So far, Arizona has been outscored 82-17 on the road in 2 games so far this season. Ouch.

30.      San Francisco 49ers (LW: 25): The Niners have only been able to manage 5 offensive touchdowns in 4 games in 2010. Double Ouch.

31.      Buffalo Bills (LW: 29): Buffalo’s defense has fallen apart after Week 1 giving 34, 38, and 38 points in their last three losses.

32.      Carolina Panthers (LW: 32): The Panthers have scored only 46 points in their 4 losses and have now lost the best offensive player in Steve Smith.