After 3 weeks of football, only three undefeated NFL teams remain. The big story in our Power Rankings are the disappearance of the Packers, 49ers, and Saints from the playoff picture. Don’t despair—we expect all three of these 1-2 teams to climb back into our Top 12 as soon as next week. Seriously, will 12 NFL teams finish September with winning records? With only 16 teams sitting at 2-1 or better, we’re taking the Under on that bet…

Top 4: Bye-week Bound

1. Cincinnati Bengals
2. Arizona Cardinals
3. Philadelphia Eagles
4. Denver Broncos

Despite losing at Seattle, Denver’s impressed us with their 4th quarter comeback to force overtime against their Super Bowl foe. Unfortunately for Seattle, even though the Seahawks proved they are a better team than the Broncos, the Cardinals still own first place in the NFC West. We can’t wait for Arizona’s Week 12 road trip to Seattle.

Wild Card Weekenders

5. San Diego Chargers
6. Seattle Seahawks
7. Chicago Bears
8. Baltimore Ravens
9. Atlanta Falcons
10. Carolina Panthers
11. New England Patriots
12. Houston Texans

The Patriots climb into our Top 12 for the first time this season on the strength of a weak win over the Raiders. We fully expect the Jets to challenge the Patriots atop the lowly AFC East.

As for the Bears’ team that beat the Jets on Monday night, they have a huge opportunity to jump ahead in the NFC North when they host the Packers on Sunday. Once again, Green Bay and Chicago promise to give us another exciting high stakes matchup #GameOfTheWeek