Rich Eisen· Sep 23, 2026
Eisen gave his Week 3 top-10 power rankings, keeping the Bills at No. 1 with Seattle and San Francisco behind them, moving the Chiefs up five spots to No. 4, and dropping the Giants, Bears and Jaguars off the list.
“Chiefs are a top five team.”
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- Power RankingsSep 23, 2026
“the Ravens are tenth on my power... Number nine on the list here is Denver... I'm putting the Vikings here at eight... Up one spot, the Los Angeles Rams... Number six on the list, up one spot... the Eagles... Bengals are on the list. That five... Number four on the list, up five spots... Chiefs are a top five team... Niners three. Seahawks two... the Bills the Bills were won”
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