JACKSONVILLE – Here are senior writer John Oehser's Week 4 2014 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
1.Cincinnati Bengals (3-0) | 3 | Yep. They're here – and they're for real
2.Seattle Seahawks (2-1) | 2 | Good teams find a way to win
3.Denver Broncos (2-1) | 1 | Overtime losses in Seattle don't necessarily drop you
4.Philadelphia Eagles (3-0) | 4 | They keep coming back – and keep keeping this spot
5.Arizona Cardinals (3-0) | 9 | Getting harder and harder to ignore these guys
6.San Diego Chargers (2-1) | 11 | Beat undefeated Bills Sunday after trip East. Impressive
7.New England Patriots (2-1) | 7 | Not overly impressive – but impressive enough to win
8.Detroit Lions (2-1) | 14 | Talent playing a lot closer to its level in Detroit this season
9.Atlanta Falcons (2-1) | 13 | Looking very much like they're back
10.Chicago Bears (2-1) | 12 | Not pretty Monday, but the Bears look like a season-long contender
11.Baltimore Ravens (2-1) | 16 | Could be a season-long factor in a tough division
12.Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1) | 21 | Starting to have a familiar look
13.Carolina Panthers (2-1) | 5 | Surprising to see them manhandled at home
14.San Francisco 49ers (1-2) | 8 | They're not in serious trouble – yet
15.Green Bay Packers (1-2) | 6 | Offense stuffed in key early-season game at Detroit Sunday
16.Indianapolis Colts (1-2) | 17 | Still very much the early-season AFC South favorites
- Buffalo Bills (2-1) | 10 | Difference between a 3-0 team and a 2-1 can be significant
18.Houston Texans (2-1) | 15 | Let the Colts right back within range in AFC South on Sunday
19.Dallas Cowboys (2-1) | 19 | Have reached 2-1 the hard way
20.New Orleans Saints (1-2) | 20 | Got back into the middle of things with methodical victory Sunday
21.New York Jets (1-2) | 18 | Defense will give them a chance in the AFC East this season
- Miami Dolphins (1-2) | 22 | Struggling since Week 1 victory over Patriots
- Cleveland Browns (1-2) | 23 | Better than they were; better than many realize
- Washington Redskins (1-2) | 24 | A whisker away from being one of NFL's surprise teams
25.New York Giants (1-2) | 29 | Too early to say Sunday saved their season. Or is it?
26.Kansas City Chiefs (1-2) | 27 | Desperation Syndrome kicked in for Chiefs on Sunday in Miami
27.Tennessee Titans (1-2) | 25 | Never in it in Cincy on Sunday
28.St. Louis Rams (1-2) | 26 | Had victory over Dallas Sunday and let it slip away
- Minnesota Vikings (1-2) | 28 | An awful lot to overcome as a team early this season
- Oakland Raiders (0-3) | 30 | Not much separating the bottom three teams
31.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-3) | 31 | Jaguars' tough day kept Buccaneers out of last place
- Jacksonville Jaguars (0-3) | 32 | Haven't gotten close enough to get out of this spot
