2026 NFL Power Rankings: How all 32 teams stack up for Week 4 - ESPN

Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season was filled with close matchups. There were 12 games decided by eight or fewer points Sunday, tying the record for the most such matchups in a single day, per ESPN Research.

Along with those close contests came plenty of intriguing fantasy performances. So in addition to our 1-32 rankings, we asked our NFL Nation reporters to look at every team's fantasy football surprise (good or bad) this season. They went off ESPN Fantasy's draft rankings, average draft position (ADP) and current scoring leaders in PPR leagues.

To form the list, our power panel of more than a dozen NFL analysts evaluates how all 32 teams stack up against one another, ranking them from No. 1 to 32. And here are a few highlights from this week's rankings:

The 3-0 Raiders are shooting up our list, climbing six spots after doing the same last week. They're the first team in the common draft era (since 1967) to start 3-0 after selecting a QB No. 1 (Fernando Mendoza) in the previous draft, per ESPN Research. And against the Saints, they broke a franchise-worst streak of 39 regular-season games in which they failed to score 30 points.

New England fell six more spots after quarterback Drake Maye registered a 15.5 Total QBR in a blowout loss to the Jaguars — a career worst with at least 15 dropbacks. Through three games, the Patriots' offense is averaging the lowest EPA per play and points per drive by any team since the 2023 Jets, who had Zach Wilson at QB, per ESPN Research.

After starting 0-3, the Buccaneers are ahead of only the Titans and Dolphins. This is the team's worst record to begin a season since 2014, when it finished 2-14 in its first year under current general manager Jason Licht. And things might not get easier for