{"id":1966,"date":"2018-09-27T17:20:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T17:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2018-09-27T20:06:10","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T20:06:10","slug":"nfl-power-poll-rams-and-chiefs-head-conferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/nfl-power-poll-rams-and-chiefs-head-conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Power Poll \u2013 Rams and Chiefs Head Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>NFL Power Poll &#8211; Week 4<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1946 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LombardiTrophy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"274\" \/><\/h3>\n<h4>Frank Coyle\/ Head Scout<\/h4>\n<h4>NFL Power Poll \u2013 Rams and Chiefs Head Conferences<br \/>\nSaints\u2019 QB Drew Brees and Chiefs\u2019 Patrick Mahomes Hot Early Starts<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Teams of the Week \u2013 Browns over Jets, Titans over Jaguars<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Upset of the Week \u2013 Bills over Vikings 27-6<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Players of the Week <\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u00a0 Offense \u2013 QB Drew Brees &#8211; Saints\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u00a0 Defense \u2013 DE J.J. Watt &#8211; Texans <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Rookies of Week<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nQB Josh Allen \u2013 Bills<br \/>\nWR Calvin Ridley &#8211; Falcons<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Games of Week #4 \u2013<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nMinnesota Vikings (1-1-1) at LA Rams (3-0)<br \/>\nRams Look to Take NFC leadership in the early season<\/p>\n<p>Miami Dolphins (3-0) at New England Patriots (1-2)<br \/>\nDolphins must prove contenders with big AFC East contest<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Support Hurricane Florence Relief Fund<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Go to\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.RedCross.org\">www.RedCross.org<\/a>\u00a0 to donate money or time<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>DraftInsiders.com supports all Emergency Relief efforts worldwide along with Breast Cancer for over 25 years.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>NFL Ranking \/Record \/Team<\/h3>\n<p>#1 -3-0 Rams<br \/>\nRams\u2019 are loaded for run at the title.<\/p>\n<p>#2 &#8211; 3-0 Chiefs<br \/>\nChiefs putting up big numbers behind QB Patrick Mahomes. Looking to add impact veterans<\/p>\n<p>#3- 2-1 Eagles<br \/>\nEagles starting QB Carson Wentz returned for win over Colts.<\/p>\n<p>#4 &#8211; 2-1 Jaguars<br \/>\nJaguars\u2019 were handed by an underrated Titans club.<\/p>\n<p>#5 \u2013 1-1-1 Vikings<br \/>\nVikings were smoked by the Bills. Look to rebound in huge NFC matchup Thursday night with Rams.<\/p>\n<p>#6 &#8211; 1-2 Falcons<br \/>\nFalcons lost a shootout with South rival the Saints last week. Face the Bengals at home this week.<\/p>\n<p>#7 &#8211; 2-1 Broncos<br \/>\nBroncos host the Chiefs this Monday night in a tough AFC West matchup.<\/p>\n<p><em>#8 &#8211; 2-1 Bengals<\/em><br \/>\nBengals look to recover from Ravens loss with trip to Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>#9 &#8211; 1-2 Patriots<br \/>\nPats host the Dolphins in key early AFC East matchup.<\/p>\n<p>#10 &#8211; 2-1 Panthers<br \/>\nPanthers beat a good Bengals team last week. Get an early bye this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>#11 &#8211; 2-1 Bucs<br \/>\nBucs came up short vs the Steelers. QB Fitzpatrick still warrants starting here.<\/p>\n<p>#12 &#8211; 2-1 Ravens<br \/>\nRavens jumped on the Broncos in an important AFC matchup. Face tough road game with Steelers Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>#13 &#8211; 3-0 Dolphins<br \/>\nDolphins have a chance here to take AFC East leadership with a win in New England.<\/p>\n<p>#14 &#8211; 2-1 Saints<br \/>\nSaints\u2019 Drew Brees won a shootout with the Falcons. Goes on the road to face the GMen.<\/p>\n<p>#15 &#8211; 1-1-1 Packers<br \/>\nThe Packers have more problems them visible. Face key home game with Bills.<\/p>\n<p>#16 &#8211; 2-1 Bears<br \/>\nThe Bears are learning to win the close games.<\/p>\n<p>#17 &#8211; 1-1-1 Steelers<br \/>\nSteelers\u2019 beat the Bucs to get into the win column. Host Ravens this week.<\/p>\n<p>#18 &#8211; 2-1 Titans<br \/>\nNew HC Mike Vrabel has the Titans playing hard with nice early results.<\/p>\n<p>#19 &#8211; 2-1 Redskins<br \/>\nRedskins beat the Packers Sunday. Bye week before heavy NFC matchups.<\/p>\n<p>#20 &#8211; 1-2 Chargers<br \/>\nChargers host the 49ers in a vital game to stay with the West leaders.<\/p>\n<p>#21 &#8211; 1-2 Seahawks<br \/>\nSeahawks won big game at home vs the Cowboys. Travel to Arizona for divisional matchup.<\/p>\n<p>#22 &#8211; 1-2 Giants<br \/>\nGiants played well behind a strong Eli performance. Host the Saints in a huge NFC contest.<\/p>\n<p>#23 &#8211; 1-2 Cowboys<br \/>\nThe Cowboys host the Lions in an important matchup to get to .500.<\/p>\n<p>#24 &#8211; 1-2 Jets<br \/>\nJets\u2019 travel to Jacksonville in another tough road matchup.<\/p>\n<p>#25 &#8211; 1-2 Lions<br \/>\nLions beat the Patriots Sunday night for huge victory. Travel to Big D for a key NFC contest.<\/p>\n<p>#26 &#8211; 1-1-1 Browns<br \/>\nBrowns finally win with victory over the Jets. Face the winless Raiders on the coast.<\/p>\n<p>#27 &#8211; 1-2 Colts<br \/>\nColts cane up just short vs the Eagles. Host the winless Texans in tough South matchup.<\/p>\n<p>#28 &#8211; 0-3 Texans<br \/>\nTexans\u2019 JJ Watt is back, but they have a lot of problems, especially on offense.<\/p>\n<p>#29 &#8211; 1-2 49ers<br \/>\nThe 49ers lose QB Jimmy Garoppolo for the season. \u00a0Club relies on young CJ Beathard once again.<\/p>\n<p>#30 &#8211; 1-2 Bills<br \/>\nBills jumped the Vikings bones Sunday. Travel to Green Bay to get to .500.<\/p>\n<p>#31 &#8211; 0-3 Raiders<br \/>\nRaiders host the Browns in hopes of winning their first game for new HC Jon Gruden.<\/p>\n<p>#32 &#8211; 0-3 Cardinals<br \/>\nCardinals lost tough game to Bears. Change to rookie QB Josh Rosen with Seattle coming to town.<br \/>\n<strong><em>Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards &#8211; Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 20 years. He<\/em><em> writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation\u2019s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS, ESPN, Fox Sports and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. 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