1. Bills (last week No. 2; 3-0): The Bills are No. 1, but the Adam West Batman uniforms would be No. 32.
2. Chiefs (No. 4; 3-0): The Chiefs are back . . . to playing with their food before winning easily.
3. 49ers (No. 5; 3-0): They’re dropping like flies but still winning every week.
4. Broncos (No. 6; 2-1): The Rams let the Broncos hang around just long enough to steal it.
5. Jaguars (No. 7; 2-1): Get used to the possibility of seeing a lot of teal in L.A. during Super Bowl week.
6. Seahawks (No. 1; 2-1): We’ll find out soon whether the loss at Washington was an aberration or a harbinger.
7. Bengals (No. 3; 2-1): You can’t beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh by repeatedly shooting yourself in the foot.
8. Rams (No. 9; 1-2): With the Eagles and Bills coming up, the Rams need to flush Sunday night’s outcome quickly.
9. Vikings (No. 11; 3-0): Just when it looked like they may need J.J. McCarthy at some point this season, they traded him.
10. Bears (No. 12; 2-1): They should ride with Case Keenum until Caleb Williams returns.
11. Eagles (No. 8; 2-1): Who misses A.J. Brown more? His current team or his former one?
12. Ravens (No. 13; 2-1): Great teams win games they feel destined to lose.
13. Steelers (No. 18; 2-1): There’s some magic left in the post-Tomlin Steelers.
14. Lions (No. 16; 2-1): The defense still isn’t nearly good enough.
15. Raiders (No. 22; 3-0): Kirk-3-and-oh Chainz.
16. Giants (No. 17; 2-1): How long will Jameis Winston hold the starting job?
17. Texans (No. 10; 0-3): The offense needed to get a little bit better. Instead, the defense got more than a little bit worse.
18. Browns (No. 23; 2-1): The Browns isn’t the Browns.
19. Saints (No. 15; 1-2): It’s unclear how many games they’ll win, but all of them will be fun to watch.
20. Patriots (No. 14; 1-2): There was blood on the ball; now there’s blood in the water.
21. Cowboys (No. 20; 1-2): How long until they can start building hype for 2027?
22. Falcons (No. 32; 1-2): Michael Penix Jr. was ready to go, just in the nick of time.
23. Commanders (No. 30; 1-2): Marcus Mariota’s performance will accelerate Jayden Daniels’s return.
24. Colts (No. 27; 1-2): The losing streak is over, but the Colts are still a long way from being back to what they were before last year’s collapse.
25. Packers (No. 19; 1-2): The shareholders should consider a hostile takeover.
26. Panthers (No. 21; 1-2): We’re learning that winning the NFC South last season doesn’t mean much.
27. Cardinals (No. 24; 1-2): Reality has quickly settled in.
28. Jets (No. 28; 1-2): They’ll never be a contender until they can win games they’re supposed to lose.
29. Chargers (No. 25; 0-3): Justin Herbert has replaced Joe Burrow as the “veteran QB most likely to change teams in 2027.”
30. Buccaneers (No. 26; 0-3): Raymond James Stadium could be Lambeau South when the Packers come to town on Sunday.
31. Titans (No. 29; 0-3): If Cam Ward is the real deal, he needs to start showing it real soon.
32. Dolphins (No. 31; 0-3): Stephen Ross won’t need to offer Jeff Hafley $100,000 for each game the team loses.
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