NFL Power Rankings Week 4: Philadelphia Eagles Get Their Due
By Zac Snyder
With an effective rookie quarterback and a defense playing at a high level, the Philadelphia Eagles are big movers in week 4 NFL Power Rankings.
A 1-2 start isn’t totally surprising for the Detroit Lions. With two road games in their first three sandwiching a home game against the Tennessee Titans, a 1-2 start was always a possibility. However, the way they’ve gotten to 1-2 after getting a week one win in Indianapolis is troubling.
The final score in the Lions’ week three loss at Green Bay was in line with expectations but it took a second-half comeback to make it respectable after getting blown out in the first half. That has the Lions only the move down in the power rankings again, even after falling following the home loss to the Titans.
It’s a different story for the Philadelphia Eagles and their defensive coordinator, former Lions head coach Jim Schwartz. He has the Eagles D playing at a high level while the offense is executing well, quickly justifying the bold trade the team made up in the 2016 NFL Draft to get quarterback Carson Wentz.
Wins in weeks one and two over the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns could be chalked up to level of competition but then the Eagles jumped all over the Pittsburgh Steelers in a week three rout. Time will tell just how real the Eagles are, but they are big movers up in the Detroit Jock City NFL Power Rankings heading into week four.
Week 4 NFL Power Rankings
0-3. Last Week: 31. Cleveland Browns . 32. player. 53.
. 0-3. Last Week: 32. Jacksonville Jaguars . 31. player. 52
15. . 0-3. Last Week: 29. New Orleans Saints . 30. player
Chicago Bears . 29. player. 57. . 0-3. Last Week: 28
35. . 1-2. Last Week: 27. Tennessee Titans . 28. player
42. . 1-2. Last Week: 23. San Francisco 49ers . 27. player
1-2. Last Week: 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers . 26. player. 48.
46. . 1-2. Last Week: 24. Indianapolis Colts . 24. player
50. . 1-2. Last Week: 21. Detroit Lions . 23. player
59. . 1-2. Last Week: 26. Miami Dolphins . 22. player
1-2. Last Week: 17. San Diego Chargers . 21. player. 13.
player. 123. . 2-1. Last Week: 19. Dallas Cowboys . 20
Last Week: 13. New York Giants . 19. player. 31. . 2-1
16. . 1-2. Last Week: 25. Buffalo Bills . 18. player
. 1-2. Last Week: 12. New York Jets . 17. player. 30
28. . 2-1. Last Week: 20. Oakland Raiders . 16. player
Last Week: 18. Los Angeles Rams . 15. player. 51. . 2-1
Atlanta Falcons . 14. player. 44. . 2-1. Last Week: 22
13. player. 26. . 3-0. Last Week: 15. Baltimore Ravens
32. . 1-2. Last Week: 8. Arizona Cardinals . 12. player
Houston Texans . 11. player. 10. . 2-1. Last Week: 7
56. . 1-2. Last Week: 5. Cincinnati Bengals . 10. player
Carolina Panthers . 9. player. 87. . 1-2. Last Week: 4
36. . 2-1. Last Week: 10. Seattle Seahawks . 8. player
player. 55. . 2-1. Last Week: 3. Pittsburgh Steelers . 7
Green Bay Packers . 6. player. 49. . 2-1. Last Week: 11
Kansas City Chiefs . 5. player. 124. . 2-1. Last Week: 9
Philadelphia Eagles . 4. player. 54. . 3-0. Last Week: 14
3-0. Last Week: 6. Minnesota Vikings . 3. player. 60.
player. 45. . 3-0. Last Week: 2. Denver Broncos . 2
New England Patriots . 1. player. 47. . 3-0. Last Week: 1
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