NFL Power Rankings: Rise of AFC East Will Continue Through Week 4

Your heart has to go out to the Miami Dolphins. They started the year 0-3, and are likely to be 0-4 after a trip to San Diego this weekend.

Additionally, their competition in the AFC East appears to be brutal. The Bills are undefeated, while the Patriots sit at one loss, which came to the Bills.

The Jets have also only lost one game, which came in a road game on the other part of the country against a resurgent Raiders' team.

Things aren't looking great for the Dolphins. The other teams in their division are singing a different  tune.

Buffalo Bills

The dream in Buffalo is likely to extend another week. The Cincinnati Bengals are going to have a really hard time stopping the Buffalo offense. That means that the Bengals' best chance at winning is in a shootout.

Considering the Bills just beat Tom Brady and the Patriots in a shootout, I don't like Cincinnati's chances.

The Bills are just a resurgent team this season. I don't know whether they will have the manpower to beat the Patriots or Jets over 16 games, but their early-season story has been nothing short of remarkable.

New England Patriots

I'm not saying that the Raiders are a bad team. Actually, the Raiders are a good team. But they have allowed a lot of yardage and a lot of points this year.

It's one thing to beat the Jets in a shootout, it's quite another to beat New England.

I have to imagine that the Patriots will be extremely determined to shake last week off. They rarely lose two games in a row and have the depth on offense to give the Raiders' defense fits.

The Raiders offense has plenty of punch, but I don't expect them to play with the Patriots.

If nothing else, look for the Patriots to try extra hard to get a leg up on their rivals in the Jets. The Jets lost in Oakland, New England will be chomping at the bit to win.

New York Jets

Do you like trash talk? Do you like hard-hitting offense? Well, then I am going to suggest that you watch Sunday night's game between the Ravens and Jets.

We'll know a lot about both of these teams on Monday morning.

But barring a blowout loss, which I do not see, it's hard to imagine either the Jets or Ravens falling much after Sunday night.

The Jets may slip to 2-2, but they will be a force at the end of the year. If they beat Baltimore, I can't imagine the Jets not being a Top 10 team next week.

Michael Dixon's Week 4 NFL Power Rankings

Team	Record
1. Green Bay Packers	3-0
2. Buffalo Bills	3-0
3. Detroit Lions	3-0
4. New England Patriots	2-1
5. New Orleans Saints	2-1
6. Baltimore Ravens	2-1
7. Houston Texans	2-1
8. San Diego Chargers	2-1
9. Pittsburgh Steelers	2-1
10. Dallas Cowboys	2-1
11. Oakland Raiders	2-1
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2-1
13. New York Jets	2-1
14. Washington Redskins	2-1
15. New York Giants	2-1
16. Chicago Bears	1-2
17. Atlanta Falcons	1-2
18. Philadelphia Eagles	1-2
19. Cleveland Browns	2-1
20. San Francisco 49ers	2-1
21. Tennessee Titans	1-2
22. Arizona Cardinals	1-2
23. Carolina Panthers	1-2
24. Denver Broncos	1-2
25. Jacksonville Jaguars	1-2
26. Minnesota Vikings	0-3
27. St. Louis Rams	0-3
28. Seattle Seahawks	1-2
29. Cincinnati Bengals	1-2
30. Miami Dolphins	0-3
31. Indianapolis Colts	0-3
32. Kansas City Chiefs	0-3