We have reached the point in the NFL season where there are now byes for teams. It happens fast.
Each of the 32 squads across the league has played a month’s worth of games and we can now say a lot of things with absolute certainty. Much will change as time passes on, but we definitely know who these teams are now.
Who is each group in the aftermath of Week 4 specifically, though? As we always do we have put together our latest batch of power rankings to rank them all, and we have also collected how
outlets across the internet feel about the Dallas Cowboys at present moment.
Let’s begin.
1 – Buffalo Bills (LW: 1)
They are a monster. The only thing that can get in their way is themselves.
2 – Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 2)
Philly and Buffalo are the last two unbeaten, but while the Bills feel unstoppable the Eagles feel flawed. Even so I think I would take the Eagles in a game between them. They always find a way. It is so annoying.
3 – Detroit Lions (LW: 5)
They are storming back to supreme relevance after a slow-ish start.
4 – Los Angeles Rams (LW: 9)
The Rams don’t get a ton of talk despite playing in Los Angeles. This is a very sound football team.
5 – Green Bay Packers (LW: 6)
On the one hand their defense looked awful on Sunday night, but they were playing a quarterback who is operating at a very high level right now. If Matt LaFleur would trust his team more, then I would trust them more. Go for it on fourth and short across midfield against a bad team, dude. Don’t play for the tie. You have the better squad!
6 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 4)
It looked like they were going to get run out of their building before they rallied. They are feisty.
7 – Seattle Seahawks (LW: 13)
I am yet to fully believe in the Seahawks at this point, but they are making it hard to find reasons not to.
8 – Indianapolis Colts (LW: 8)
This one felt like a moral win as they went toe to toe with the Rams. I feel we have seen enough to believe that they are for real, relatively speaking.
9 – Los Angeles Chargers (LW: 3)
Falling to the moribund Giants is how you give people ammunition to say that you aren’t actually for real.
10 – Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 16)
Nobody buried them when they were 0-2. They are building the plane as they fly.
11 – Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 14)
It is time to start taking this group a little seriously. With Joe Burrow and now Lamar Jackson both hurt… it is very possible that the AFC North runs through Pittsburgh in 2025.
12 – Denver Broncos (LW: 19)
This is another group that I haven’t totally bought in on yet. If they go to Philly this week and show up, well, watch out.
13 – Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 17)
It was extremely impressive how they beat the 49ers. San Francisco is not who they once were, but they are still a mighty foe. Good for the Jags.
14 – San Francisco 49ers (LW: 7)
It feels awkward here. They have the benefit of the doubt, but that division is tough.
15 – Atlanta Falcons (LW: 21)
Who are the Falcons going to be? They owned the Vikings, got worked by Carolina, and then turned around to dominate Dan Quinn’s defense. It is quite the ride.
16 – Washington Commanders (LW: 10)
Getting Jayden Daniels back is going to help. But the regression to the mean may be mounting.
17 – Chicago Bears (LW: 15)
Their offense was predictably Not The Best One Of All-Time the week after playing the Cowboys. A win is a win, but they are still early in their new era.
18 – Dallas Cowboys (LW: 20)
It is so strange for this team to have an offense that we trust so much and to know that it doesn’t matter.
19 – Minnesota Vikings (LW: 11)
When is J.J. McCarthy coming back? This team has some strange issues.
20 – Houston Texans (LW: 31)
A win is a win and they had a dominant one against a division rival. Maybe they stopped the bleeding.
21 – Baltimore Ravens (LW: 12)
Falling to 1-3 is tough. Losing Lamar Jackson for a few weeks is even more so. This is quite the scene.
22 – New England Patriots (LW: 25)
Maybe they are putting the pieces together. Maybe.
23 – Arizona Cardinals (LW: 18)
I maintain that they have a lot of elements to make it all sing, and it was great to see Marvin Harrison Jr. figure it out a bit down the stretch. Come on, Cardinals! Get it going.
24 – Las Vegas Raiders (LW: 28)
At least they realized that Ashton Jeanty needs to be involved.
25 – New York Giants (LW: 30)
That win had to be the best that Giants fans have felt in a LONG time. But it came at the cost of Malik Nabers.
26 – Miami Dolphins (LW: 32)
It was a rough start to the season, but they finally put one in the win column, and it cost them Tyreek Hill.
27 – Cleveland Browns (LW: 23)
Their defense cannot do it all on their own.
28 – Carolina Panthers (LW: 24)
We will see them soon enough.
29. New York Jets (LW: 22)
Who else is expecting Justin Fields to have a day on Sunday?
30 – New Orleans Saints (LW: 29)
At least they fought hard.
31 – Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 26)
They have two wins, but they feel so broken without Joe Burrow.
32 – Tennessee Titans (LW: 27)
Will Mike McCarthy be coaching here in 2026?
ESPN: 23 (LW: 24)
A slight bump up.
Biggest issue on offense: Third-down efficiency
It’s difficult to quibble about an offense that has scored 40 points twice, run the ball efficiently and has quarterback Dak Prescott playing at a high level. The Cowboys have even performed well without wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (left high ankle sprain), center Cooper Beebe (right ankle and foot injury) and right guard Tyler Booker (high ankle sprain). But with a defense that is struggling, the offense needs to be better on third down. Through four games, the Cowboys have converted just 42.5% of their third-down tries (20 of 47). They have to do a better job of keeping their defense off the field. — Todd Archer
NFL.com: 22 (LW: 24)
Just a bit more slight of a bump up!
They sure don’t make it easy, but the Cowboys showed life against the Packers, forging a 40-40 tie without several key pieces. That Dallas managed to keep Micah Parsons relatively in check and rally from down two scores shows that Brian Schottenheimer hasn’t lost anyone. He also earns credit for an offense that rolled to 436 yards (against a Green Bay defense that hadn’t allowed more than 246 in the first three weeks), despite being without CeeDee Lamb and multiple OL starters. George Pickens did exactly what you would hope he’d do with the alpha dog out of the lineup. The run game produced. And Dak Prescott was borderline special most of the night. There were still blown coverages and bad penalties, but the Cowboys have some winnable games upcoming.
USA Today: 20 (LW: 28)
Now this is a bit of movement.
As magnificent a kicker as Brandon Aubrey is, one aspect of his game that should make him even more appreciated is his ability to dump kickoffs so accurately throughout the landing zone in the NFL’s new “Dynamic Kickoff” era.
Yahoo: 23 (LW: 26)
It turns out ties help.
According to NFL Media, home teams that get 40 points with no turnovers are now 300-0-1 in the Super Bowl era. The Cowboys’ defense is so bad, it’s making history. Don’t blame Dak Prescott for this mess, he might have a Joe Burrow-esque season, playing at an elite level on a non-playoff team.
CBS Sports: 23 (LW: 23)
No change here, though.
When is a tie like a victory? When you are the Cowboys and you come back to tie the Packers like they did Sunday night. The Cowboys schedule lightens up in the next few games, too.
The Athletic: 18 (LW: 22)
This is tied (with us, also no pun intended) for the highest ranking for the Cowboys this week.
Rookie spotlight: Tyler Booker
It’s been a tough go for Dallas’ rookie class, and it got worse last week when Booker, the first-round offensive lineman, suffered a high ankle sprain that could put him on IR through the midpoint of the season. Second-round edge rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku had a career-high four tackles against Green Bay but also had a costly personal foul. Only four of the Cowboys’ nine picks are on the 53-man roster.
Sports Illustrated: 21 (LW: 25)
Some more positive momement.
Here’s the full column from Sunday’s Cowboys-Packers thriller but the TL;DR version is this: Dak Prescott looks as good as we’ve seen him in the last half decade. The Cowboys have a terrible secondary and are struggling to generate pressure but are still competitive in nearly all games. So, what more does Jerry Jones need to see in order to necessitate investing in the league’s best edge rusher?
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