Last week’s rankings.

The tough thing early in the season with trying to rank the NFL’s teams in order is how much to weigh your gut takes on each team against their records. Do I think that there are 2-1 teams better than 3-0 teams, or even 1-2 teams better than 3-0 teams? Yeah, I do. Do I think beating the Giants 22-9 is a sign your team might not be good? Yes. Sorry, but some things just have to be quantified by your gut instinct. On the other hand, your record is who you are. Sure, there are still some frauds going into week four, but a few weeks down the road, those things will take care of themselves. For now, record is the #1 criteria. Then it’s opinion. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s personnel decisions that dictate order, like the Giants putting Jaxson Dart in to start the rest of the season. That feels to me like a team who is done already for the year.

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