NFL Power Rankings Week 4: Analyzing which undefeated team is the best?
After three weeks of the NFL 2021 season, only five teams remain undefeated. Arguably, four of the five have shocked the NFL by staying unbeaten through three games.
This article ranks those five undefeated teams and analyzes which franchise is most likely to remain unbeaten for the longest time.
Ranking the five unbeaten NFL teams
#5 – Carolina Panthers
Next week: vs. Dallas Cowboys
The Carolina Panthers were not being listed high on anybody's power rankings before the start of the season. Still, head coach Matt Rhule has led his team to a 3-0 start after dominant wins over the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints and Houston Texans.
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The Panthers' young defense has emerged as one of the NFL's best, but they face their most formidable challenge yet when they travel to face Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys in Week 4. The Panthers will be without Christian McCaffrey, so Sam Darnold will need to lean more on his passing game in Week 4. That could result in Carolina's unlikely winning streak crashing to a halt.
#4 – Denver Broncos
Next week: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Teddy Bridgewater has spent the first three weeks of the NFL season proving his doubters wrong. The Denver Broncos quarterback has been faultless so far in 2021. But there is plenty of skepticism around the Broncos' unbeaten run due to the quality of opposition they have faced so far.
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The New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets are a combined 0-9. Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens pose a fiercer challenge in Week 4, and the Broncos go into the encounter as slight underdogs.
#3 – Arizona Cardinals
Next week: at Los Angeles Rams
Kyler Murray is making it seem like being an NFL quarterback is easy. The Arizona Cardinals' 31-17 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday involved fewer flashy plays from the third-year quarterback than in the previous two weeks. Still, we saw a more consistent version of Murray against the Jaguars.
The 24-year-old completed 28 of 34 pass attempts for 316 yards. Murray continued to be a threat in the running game, leaving the entire Jaguars defense flat-footed as he sauntered untouched into the endzone off a bootleg.
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Murray has been in a zen state for three weeks, and it's hardly surprising. His supporting cast is stepping up to make plays. James Conner complemented his quarterback in the running game, while A.J. Green and Christian Kirk went over 100 yards against the Jaguars. Rookie wideout Rondale Moore has also shown flashes of brilliance.
Chandler Jones and J.J. Watt have been leading a nasty pass-rush, and they will have to be on their game to disrupt the Los Angeles Rams offensive line and unsettle Matthew Stafford. Arizona's Week 1 victory over Tennessee was impressive. If they can upset the Rams in L.A., it will put the entire NFL on notice.