Every NFL team after Week 4, tiered the way they actually are
Letters are boring. These are the real tiers. Teams can be in two, and some of them deserve it.
Week 4 Tiers
By Vinny
- S(atan): Chiefs
- S If They Had A Defense: Bills
- Contenders: Ravens, Bears, Broncos, Jaguars, Rams, Seahawks
- Contenders But Injured: Eagles, 49ers
- Track Meet: Panthers, Bengals, Cowboys, Lions
- Prove It: Colts, Patriots, Steelers, Falcons
- Record's Lying But I Believe: Raiders, Giants
- Record's Lying: Browns, Packers, Vikings
- Watchable Ass: Cardinals, Commanders, Saints
- Ass: Chargers, Dolphins, Jets, Buccaneers, Titans
- WTF Is Going On: Texans
S(atan)
Chiefs. 4-0. Nobody likes them, nobody can beat them, and they won in Vegas on two Kenneth Walker touchdowns in 15 seconds. This tier has one team and it always will.
S If They Had A Defense
Bills. Best quarterback in football. Gave up 29 to a Patriots team that had one touchdown pass in three weeks coming in. Fix it and they move up a row.
Contenders
Ravens, Bears, Broncos, Jaguars, Rams, Seahawks. Chicago held the ball for 42 minutes on Sunday. Jacksonville is 3-1 and nobody's said a word. I'd take any of these six in a playoff game.
Contenders But Injured
Eagles, 49ers. San Francisco is 4-0 without Nick Bosa or Mike Evans, which is ridiculous. Philly has Zack Baun in concussion protocol and its whole interior line playing hurt. Get healthy and both are back up a tier.
Track Meet
Panthers, Bengals, Cowboys, Lions. Bring a calculator. Dallas won 34-30, Carolina won 32-26, and none of these four can stop anybody. Great to watch. Bad to bet the under.
Prove It
Colts, Patriots, Steelers, Falcons. All 2-2, all with one win that made people believe and one loss that made them stop. New England beat Buffalo. Then I remember Jacksonville hung 35 on them. Atlanta just put 45 on the Saints, and three weeks ago it scored 3.
Record's Lying But I Believe
Raiders, Giants. Both 3-1 and both look shaky on paper. I don't care. Cousins has multiple touchdowns every game and the Giants just put up 36. I'm in.
Record's Lying
Browns, Packers, Vikings. Minnesota is 4-0 and didn't score a touchdown in two of its last three games. Will Reichard is carrying that offense. Green Bay is 2-7 since Micah Parsons got hurt. Cleveland is 3-1 and Marv isn't allowed to comment.
Watchable Ass
Cardinals, Commanders, Saints. Bad, but fun. Arizona scored 30 in San Francisco and lost. Washington's on its third quarterback. New Orleans gave up 45 on Monday night and still put up 24. You'll lose, but you won't be bored.
Ass
Chargers, Dolphins, Jets, Buccaneers, Titans. Miami has 46 points in four games. The Jets ran 32 plays in Chicago. The guy who runs this site is a Jets fan, so don't email me, email him.
WTF Is Going On
Texans. Twelve wins last year. 0-4 this year. They led Dallas by 10 at halftime and lost on a touchdown with 43 seconds left. Somebody explain it.