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Week Four power rankings

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Mike Florio and Peter King debate whether the Buccaneers made the right move by punting on fourth down in their own territory late in the game on Monday night.

1. Rams (3-0; last week No. 2): The Super Bowl favorite has delivered, so far. They’ll have to deliver on Thursday night without both starting cornerbacks.

2. Chiefs (3-0; No. 3): The folks in Mexico City will be getting the 2018 NFL version of El Classico next month, when the Chiefs and Rams play there.

3. Eagles (2-1; No. 5): Carson Wentz is still Carson Wentz.

4. Saints (2-1; No. 12): Drew Brees is still Drew Brees.

5. Dolphins (3-0; No. 13): Albert Wilson apparently is Dan Marino.

6. Buccaneers (2-1; No. 4): For his next trick, Ryan FitzMagic will potentially make Jameis Winston’s Tampa Bay career disappear.

7. Falcons (1-2; No. 6): Want to stay in the top 10? How about signing Eric Reid?

8. Steelers (1-1-1; No. 16): The team with plenty of off-field drama eventually provided plenty of on-field drama on Monday night.

9. Jaguars (2-1; No. 1): The Jaguars will be a threat to make it to the Super Bowl, as long as they don’t have to face the Titans in the playoffs.

10. Ravens (2-1; No. 14): Eventually we all will believe Week Two was a fluke.

11. Panthers (2-1; No. 15): Finally, the Panthers use the No. 8 pick in the 2017 draft accordingly.

12. Vikings (1-1-1; No. 7): The Vikings draw a short-week short straw, facing the Rams in L.A. four days after the Rams played at home.

13. Packers (1-1-1; No. 8): Vegas knew something about the Packers that the rest of us are finally figuring out: They’re not very good.

14. Patriots (1-2; No. 9): “On to Cincinnati” apparently doesn’t apply in Michigan.

15. Bengals (2-1; No. 11): They’re still a solid team, but beating quality teams on the road will be the key to getting to the postseason.

16. Chargers (1-2; No. 10): It’s hard to Fight for L.A. when L.A. would kindly prefer that you don’t.

17. Bears (2-1; No. 19): The Bears aren’t who we thought they would be, so far.

18. Titans (2-1; No. 21): Mike Vrabel is the early favorite for coach of the year, and plenty of other teams will be wishing they’d hired him sooner.

19. Seahawks (1-2; No. 20): There’s still hope for a team that seemed out of it a week ago.

20. Washington (2-1; No. 26): Consistency will be the biggest challenge for an up-and-down team that seems destined for 9-7 or 8-8.

21. Broncos (2-1; No. 18): Case Keenum is two interceptions away from matching his full-season total in 2017.

22. Lions (1-2; No. 29): There’s nothing like a win over the Patriots to get players to fully buy in to The Patriot Way.

23. Browns (1-1-1; No. 30): That strange feeling you’re experiencing, Browns fans, is called plausible hope.

24. Bills (1-2; No. 32): The Bills need to fly to Milwaukee for all their road games, apparently.

25. 49ers (1-2; No. 17): Those Santa Clara traffic problems will be returning, quickly.

26. Colts (1-2; No. 22): If the Colts keep telling everyone Andrew Luck is perfectly fine, maybe the Colts eventually will believe it.

27. Giants (1-2; No. 28): That win in Houston means nothing if they can’t beat the Saints.

28. Cowboys (1-2; No. 24): Jerry Jones will soon insist that he won’t fire Jason Garrett during the season. And then Jones inevitably will fire Jason Garrett during the season.

29. Jets (1-2; No. 25): Last Thursday, the Jets did in their pants that thing Isaiah Crowell pretended to clean up with the ball.

30. Texans (0-3; No. 23): But for his contract extension, Bill O’Brien would be the first guy out this year.

31. Raiders (0-3; No. 27): At this rate, Jon Gruden will be riding sidecar to the Boogermobile by Thanksgiving.

32. Cardinals (0-3; No. 31): Even Sam Bradford knows it was time for Sam Bradford to be benched.