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NFL Power Rankings Shift Ahead of Week 4 as Teams Face Tough Matchups

National power rankings reveal shifting perceptions for teams like the Commanders and Jaguars ahead of Week 4, while the Texans remain winless.

3 publishers · 23 articles · first seen 29 Sept 2026 · updated 36d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · 1: Houston / 2: Jacksonville / 3: Indianapolis / 4: Tennessee
0%50%100%8%26 Sept, 23:21 UTCnowwww.espn.com: QB rankings for all 68 Power 4 teams · 30 Sept, 11:53 UTCSI Feed: Bills Emerge as Extreme Favorites in Week 4 NFL Expert Pick Roundup · 2 Oct, 17:48 UTCSI Feed: Saints Slide in NFL Power Rankings plus Saints On SI Consensus Ratings · 2 Oct, 17:00 UTCSI Feed: Titans Power Rankings Roundup: Experts Bury Tennessee Ahead of Tough Week 4 Matchup vs. Ravens · 1 Oct, 16:30 UTCSI Feed: Commanders Power Rankings Reveal a Very Different National View Entering Week 4 · 1 Oct, 15:46 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: NFL Week 4 upset alert: Why these five favorites could easily lose, including the 49ers · 1 Oct, 12:04 UTCSI Feed: The Biggest Question for Every Week 4 NFL Game · 1 Oct, 11:00 UTCSI Feed: Where the Indianapolis Colts Land in Week 4 NFL Power Rankings · 30 Sept, 19:30 UTCSI Feed: Texans Week 4 Consensus Power Rankings: How Far Houston Falls at 0-3 · 30 Sept, 16:00 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: Super Bowl stock report for Week 4: Broncos attack difficult schedule, Packers fall to NFC North's bottom rung · 30 Sept, 14:27 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: Week 4 NFL QB Power Rankings: A new, first-time No. 1 emerges; Drake Maye plummets toward the bottom · 30 Sept, 14:19 UTCSI Feed: Week 4 NFL Power Rankings Roundup: Patriots Win Brings Jaguars to Lofty Spot · 30 Sept, 11:26 UTCSI Feed: Giants Fall in Power Rankings Despite 2-1 Start · 30 Sept, 00:41 UTCSI Feed: Week 4 Consensus NFL Power Rankings: Cardinals Surprisingly Climb Despite Loss · 29 Sept, 21:07 UTCSI Feed: Seattle Seahawks Drop Several Spots in Week 4 NFL Power Rankings Roundup · 29 Sept, 19:00 UTCSI Feed: Bears Week 4 NFL Power Rankings: Case Keenum, Defense Has Chicago Surging · 29 Sept, 18:45 UTCSI Feed: Week 4 Consensus NFL Power Rankings: Are Rams Still a Top-10 Team? · 29 Sept, 17:26 UTCSI Feed: Dolphins Week 4 Power Rankings Roundup: The Outlook for All Winless Teams · 29 Sept, 17:26 UTCSI Feed: Week 4 Consensus NFL Power Rankings: How Low Can Packers Go? · 29 Sept, 16:00 UTCSI Feed: Buffalo Bills Surge in Week 4 NFL Power Ranking Roundup Despite Subpar Showing · 29 Sept, 15:32 UTCSI Feed: Week 4 NFL Power Rankings Roundup: Dallas Cowboys Flounder In Mediocrity · 29 Sept, 15:04 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: Prisco's NFL Week 4 Power Rankings: Bills claim No. 1 status while Vikings continue to climb · 29 Sept, 11:32 UTCSI Feed: Conor Orr’s Week 4 NFL Power Rankings: Bills Take Over Top Spot · 29 Sept, 11:00 UTC

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TimeChance of yes
now8%
3 Oct, 18:43 UTC8%
3 Oct, 13:58 UTC9%
27 Sept, 23:59 UTC21%
26 Sept, 23:21 UTC22%

The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 23 articles since 29 Sept 2026. SI Feed published first, on 29 September at 11:00 UTC; CBS Sports Headlines followed 32 min later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 2 October at 17:48 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), SI Feed, CBS Sports Headlines.

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  • 1: Houston / 2: Jacksonville / 3: Indianapolis / 4: Tennessee — the market puts it at 8%, with $11 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Feb 2027. The outcome is Yes if Houston finishes first, Jacksonville second, Indianapolis third, and Tennessee fourth in the AFC South standings at the end of the 2026-27 regular season. Otherwise, the outcome is No. Readers often mistake the linked game result for the final standing determination.

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How it unfolded

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  1. SI FeedConor Orr’s Week 4 NFL Power Rankings: Bills Take Over Top Spot21%
  2. CBS Sports HeadlinesPrisco's NFL Week 4 Power Rankings: Bills claim No. 1 status while Vikings continue to climb21%
  3. SI FeedWeek 4 NFL Power Rankings Roundup: Dallas Cowboys Flounder In Mediocrity21%
  4. SI FeedBuffalo Bills Surge in Week 4 NFL Power Ranking Roundup Despite Subpar Showing21%
  5. SI FeedWeek 4 Consensus NFL Power Rankings: How Low Can Packers Go?21%
  6. SI FeedDolphins Week 4 Power Rankings Roundup: The Outlook for All Winless Teams21%
  7. SI FeedWeek 4 Consensus NFL Power Rankings: Are Rams Still a Top-10 Team?21%
  8. SI FeedBears Week 4 NFL Power Rankings: Case Keenum, Defense Has Chicago Surging21%
  9. SI FeedSeattle Seahawks Drop Several Spots in Week 4 NFL Power Rankings Roundup21%
  10. SI FeedWeek 4 Consensus NFL Power Rankings: Cardinals Surprisingly Climb Despite Loss21%
  11. Show 13 later sources
    1. SI FeedGiants Fall in Power Rankings Despite 2-1 Start21%
    2. SI FeedWeek 4 NFL Power Rankings Roundup: Patriots Win Brings Jaguars to Lofty Spot21%
    3. www.espn.comQB rankings for all 68 Power 4 teams21%
    4. CBS Sports HeadlinesWeek 4 NFL QB Power Rankings: A new, first-time No. 1 emerges; Drake Maye plummets toward the bottom21%
    5. CBS Sports HeadlinesSuper Bowl stock report for Week 4: Broncos attack difficult schedule, Packers fall to NFC North's bottom rung21%
    6. SI FeedTexans Week 4 Consensus Power Rankings: How Far Houston Falls at 0-321%
    7. SI FeedWhere the Indianapolis Colts Land in Week 4 NFL Power Rankings21%
    8. SI FeedThe Biggest Question for Every Week 4 NFL Game21%
    9. CBS Sports HeadlinesNFL Week 4 upset alert: Why these five favorites could easily lose, including the 49ers21%
    10. SI FeedCommanders Power Rankings Reveal a Very Different National View Entering Week 421%
    11. SI FeedTitans Power Rankings Roundup: Experts Bury Tennessee Ahead of Tough Week 4 Matchup vs. Ravens21%
    12. SI FeedSaints Slide in NFL Power Rankings plus Saints On SI Consensus Ratings21%
    13. SI FeedBills Emerge as Extreme Favorites in Week 4 NFL Expert Pick Roundup21%
  12. Current odds8%

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. QB rankings for all 68 Power 4 teams www.espn.com ·
  2. Bills Emerge as Extreme Favorites in Week 4 NFL Expert Pick Roundup SI Feed
  3. Saints Slide in NFL Power Rankings plus Saints On SI Consensus Ratings SI Feed
  4. Titans Power Rankings Roundup: Experts Bury Tennessee Ahead of Tough Week 4 Matchup vs. Ravens SI Feed
  5. Commanders Power Rankings Reveal a Very Different National View Entering Week 4 SI Feed
  6. NFL Week 4 upset alert: Why these five favorites could easily lose, including the 49ers CBS Sports Headlines
Show 17 more sources
  1. The Biggest Question for Every Week 4 NFL Game SI Feed
  2. Where the Indianapolis Colts Land in Week 4 NFL Power Rankings SI Feed
  3. Texans Week 4 Consensus Power Rankings: How Far Houston Falls at 0-3 SI Feed
  4. Super Bowl stock report for Week 4: Broncos attack difficult schedule, Packers fall to NFC North's bottom rung CBS Sports Headlines
  5. Week 4 NFL QB Power Rankings: A new, first-time No. 1 emerges; Drake Maye plummets toward the bottom CBS Sports Headlines
  6. Week 4 NFL Power Rankings Roundup: Patriots Win Brings Jaguars to Lofty Spot SI Feed
  7. Giants Fall in Power Rankings Despite 2-1 Start SI Feed
  8. Week 4 Consensus NFL Power Rankings: Cardinals Surprisingly Climb Despite Loss SI Feed
  9. Seattle Seahawks Drop Several Spots in Week 4 NFL Power Rankings Roundup SI Feed
  10. Bears Week 4 NFL Power Rankings: Case Keenum, Defense Has Chicago Surging SI Feed
  11. Week 4 Consensus NFL Power Rankings: Are Rams Still a Top-10 Team? SI Feed
  12. Dolphins Week 4 Power Rankings Roundup: The Outlook for All Winless Teams SI Feed
  13. Week 4 Consensus NFL Power Rankings: How Low Can Packers Go? SI Feed
  14. Buffalo Bills Surge in Week 4 NFL Power Ranking Roundup Despite Subpar Showing SI Feed
  15. Week 4 NFL Power Rankings Roundup: Dallas Cowboys Flounder In Mediocrity SI Feed
  16. Prisco's NFL Week 4 Power Rankings: Bills claim No. 1 status while Vikings continue to climb CBS Sports Headlines
  17. Conor Orr’s Week 4 NFL Power Rankings: Bills Take Over Top Spot SI Feed

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