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2026 Week 4 Rankings

Kansas City Chiefs is No. 1 in the Week 4 NovaModel NFL rankings, ahead of San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings. The biggest climb: Pittsburgh Steelers, up 11 spots. The biggest drop: Green Bay Packers, down 13 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 3

16 games were played in Week 3. Top-10 teams lost 4 times. 2 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings. Kansas City Chiefs is the new No. 1.

Washington Commanders upset No. 2 Seattle Seahawks, 33-31 at home. Marcus Mariota led Washington Commanders with 183 passing yds. In these rankings, Washington Commanders rises from No. 31 to No. 24 and Seattle Seahawks falls from No. 2 to No. 9.
Pittsburgh Steelers upset No. 7 Cincinnati Bengals, 30-27 at home. Aaron Rodgers led Pittsburgh Steelers with 292 passing yds. In these rankings, Pittsburgh Steelers rises from No. 23 to No. 12 and Cincinnati Bengals falls from No. 7 to No. 13.
No. 1 Minnesota Vikings beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 23-16 on the road. Kyler Murray led Minnesota Vikings with 168 passing yds. In these rankings, Minnesota Vikings falls from No. 1 to No. 3 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers falls from No. 28 to No. 29.
No. 8 Chicago Bears beat No. 9 Philadelphia Eagles, 27-7 at home. Case Keenum led Chicago Bears with 247 passing yds. In these rankings, Chicago Bears rises from No. 8 to No. 6 and Philadelphia Eagles falls from No. 9 to No. 16.

Week 3 recap reel

All 32 teams

How these rankings work

Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes. A Week 4 ranking uses only games played before Week 4, so it's the order the teams went into that week in. Movement is the change from the ranking before it.

Rank	Team	Record	Last	Next	Rating	Trend
1	Kansas City ChiefsAFC West	3-0	W 24-10 @ MIA	@ #4 LV	70.3O 53.5 · D 53.4	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
2	San Francisco 49ersNFC West	3-0	W 36-30 vs ARI	vs #8 DEN	70.0O 56.3 · D 53.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
3	Minnesota VikingsNFC North	3-0	W 23-16 @ TB	vs MIA	68.5O 49.3 · D 57.2	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
4	Las Vegas RaidersAFC West	3-0	W 35-27 @ NO	vs #1 KC	65.5O 54.2 · D 51.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
5	Jacksonville JaguarsAFC South	2-1	W 35-6 vs NE	@ #13 CIN	64.8O 54.6 · D 55.7	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
6	Chicago BearsNFC North	2-1	W 27-7 vs PHI	vs #25 NYJ	64.3O 55.3 · D 53.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
7	Buffalo BillsAFC East	3-0	W 24-16 vs LAC	vs #20 NE	63.9O 56.7 · D 46.5	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
8	Denver BroncosAFC West	2-1	W 30-26 vs LAR	@ #2 SF	60.6O 50.1 · D 51.2	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
9	Seattle SeahawksNFC West	2-1	L 31-33 @ WAS	vs LAC	55.9O 50.8 · D 53.5	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
10	Detroit LionsNFC North	2-1	W 31-24 vs NYJ	@ #19 CAR	55.6O 55.0 · D 44.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
11	Baltimore RavensAFC North	2-1	W 34-31 vs DAL	vs TEN	55.1O 53.7 · D 49.3	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
12	Pittsburgh SteelersAFC North	2-1	W 30-27 vs CIN	@ #14 CLE	51.7O 47.4 · D 50.0	▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
13	Cincinnati BengalsAFC North	2-1	L 27-30 @ PIT	vs #5 JAX	52.1O 52.2 · D 49.8	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
14	Cleveland BrownsAFC North	2-1	W 21-18 vs CAR	vs #12 PIT	51.9O 46.4 · D 51.6	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
15	Los Angeles RamsNFC West	1-2	L 26-30 @ DEN	@ #16 PHI	50.2O 49.6 · D 51.4	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
16	Philadelphia EaglesNFC East	2-1	L 7-27 @ CHI	vs #15 LAR	49.8O 46.6 · D 50.0	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
17	New Orleans SaintsNFC South	1-2	L 27-35 vs LV	vs ATL	49.7O 51.9 · D 49.2	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
18	New York GiantsNFC East	2-1	W 12-7 vs TEN	vs #22 ARI	48.4O 44.4 · D 52.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
19	Carolina PanthersNFC South	1-2	L 18-21 @ CLE	vs #10 DET	46.9O 55.9 · D 45.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
20	New England PatriotsAFC East	1-2	L 6-35 @ JAX	@ #7 BUF	46.7O 44.3 · D 54.6	▼ 10Down 10 spots since last week
21	Dallas CowboysNFC East	1-2	L 31-34 vs BAL	@ HOU	44.9O 53.8 · D 46.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
22	Arizona CardinalsNFC West	1-2	L 30-36 @ SF	@ #18 NYG	43.6O 50.1 · D 47.2	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
23	Indianapolis ColtsAFC South	1-2	W 19-17 vs HOU	vs #24 WAS	43.2O 51.4 · D 45.3	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
24	Washington CommandersNFC East	1-2	W 33-31 vs SEA	vs #23 IND	42.0O 51.5 · D 44.8	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
25	New York JetsAFC East	1-2	L 24-31 @ DET	@ #6 CHI	39.7O 46.4 · D 51.2	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
26	Atlanta FalconsNFC South	1-2	W 35-14 @ GB	@ #17 NO	39.3O 43.6 · D 50.6	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
27	Green Bay PackersNFC North	1-2	L 14-35 vs ATL	@ TB	38.4O 48.9 · D 42.7	▼ 13Down 13 spots since last week
28	Miami DolphinsAFC East	0-3	L 10-24 vs KC	@ #3 MIN	37.0O 44.0 · D 48.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
29	Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South	0-3	L 16-23 vs MIN	vs GB	35.9O 50.2 · D 47.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
30	Los Angeles ChargersAFC West	0-3	L 16-24 @ BUF	@ #9 SEA	33.5O 43.3 · D 50.5	–
31	Houston TexansAFC South	0-3	L 17-19 @ IND	vs #21 DAL	32.6O 45.0 · D 50.6	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
32	Tennessee TitansAFC South	0-3	L 7-12 @ NYG	@ #11 BAL	28.1O 43.5 · D 49.7	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week

What happened in Week 3

All 32 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 3

All 32 teams

How these rankings work

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