Herd Hierarchy: Texans, Bills, Saints move up after 2-0 starts
After two weeks of the 2024 NFL season, there are several surprising 2-0 teams, which caused a major shakeup in Colin Cowherd's latest "Herd Hierarchy" on Tuesday's episode of "The Herd".
A couple new additions made the list, including the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings after massive upset wins over the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers, respectively.
Other 2-0 squads, like the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers, vaulted into Cowherd's top five after impressive showings last week.
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Check out the full list below, along with Cowherd's thoughts on each squad and odds from DraftKings Sportsbook.
10. Cincinnati Bengals (0-2, Last week unranked)
Super Bowl odds: +1600
Cowherd's thoughts: "Their next four opponents are 1-7. The Bengals are fine at 0-2. If you can go into Arrowhead against maybe the best defense in the league, arguably … outplay the Chiefs and double their yards in the fourth, you're fine. Zac Taylor's teams don't do well in September. Joe Burrow doesn't do well. I'll say it again: About the time Pumpkin Spice Lattes are available at Starbucks … that's when they're good. I like this team."
9. San Francisco 49ers (1-1, LW 2)
Super Bowl odds: +600
Cowherd's thoughts: "The Niners have the second-highest rated offense in the league. They're beat up offensively. That's why I put them back at nine. Here's what I really worry about: Brock Purdy's been sacked eight times in two games, and I don't look at the Vikings as having very good pass rushers. They're beat up, and they're not protecting Brock Purdy, but thank God they still have a very good deck without Deebo [Samuel] and Christian McCaffrey … but they're not the same team."
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