# Nick Shook: Shook presented their Week 4 NFL power rankings, elevating the 49ers to No. 1 ahead of the Chiefs and Bills, moving the Raiders into the top 10 and dropping the Patriots to 31 with the Titans last.

**Claimed:** Sep 30, 2026
**Pundit:** Nick Shook — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-shook
**Outlet:** Good Morning Football (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/good-morning-football-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview
**Original:** https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/f657ddcd-6c20-4af8-bbd7-aed70108edb8/2175410d-62a7-4c95-931a-b4d5002df8cb/audio.mp3?in_playlist=30912f7a-374b-4a82-8cbc-ae270033f8d7

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in.

> They've been the most complete team in football so far.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- “the 49ers, they're up top at one. We got the Chiefs at two. The Bills, they fell three... the Seahawks, the Ravens at five, the Broncos at six... the Jags up two at seven, and the Bengals down five... The Vikings, they're up six spots... We got the Raiders at 10... At 11, we have the Cowboys, the Bears at 12, and then we have the Rams at 13... the Lions falling one at 14, the Eagles falling five at 15, and then the Saints falling two at 16... Browns up six spots there at 17. The Jets at 18... The Steelers at 19. You have the Colts down one at 20. The Commanders at 21... the Panthers at 22. The Falcons at 23... the Texans down 13 spots... At 24... the Giants at 25, followed by Cardinals, Chargers, Packers, Bucks, the Dolphins down at 30, the Patriots at 31, and then at 32, the Titans.”
  - Kind: Power Rankings
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## More power rankings

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Chris Brockman: Brockman argued the Broncos are headed to the AFC Championship Game, that the Cowboys will win the NFC East, that Green Bay is the NFC's best team, and that the Bears will finish no worse than the No. 2 seed in the NFC. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/285842c7-abd9-43fa-a0c0-e8138a392658 (scored 0)
- Rich Eisen: Eisen said the Texans can win the AFC South and make the playoffs, called the Rams the best team in football, predicted Aaron Rodgers will start against the Bears, and said they believe Joe Burrow returns for the Patriots-Bengals game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d7b170ab-fe27-4fe3-8c47-116548754dd1 (scored 50)
- Rich Eisen: Eisen endorsed the Eagles' defense carrying them to the NFC championship and the Rams being the NFL's best team, but predicted the NFC North sends only Green Bay and Detroit to the playoffs, that Kansas City wins five of its last seven, that the 49ers make the playoffs, that Baltimore wins the AFC North, and that Tampa Bay wins the NFC South with both the Bucs and Panthers losing their upcoming NFC West road games. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f7e77ff9-c596-4b8e-a10d-989cd6fa12a9 (scored 50)
- Chris Brockman: Brockman argued the Eagles' defense is the NFL's best and will drag a mediocre offense to the NFC championship, that the NFC North sends only two teams to the playoffs with the Bears among them, that the Rams are the league's best team, that a healthy Brock Purdy makes the 49ers an NFC threat who will beat the Saints and Falcons, and that the Panthers win the NFC South. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/58252eec-2c8f-4cfe-b95e-247dd9ce8f0e (scored 50)
- Rich Eisen: Eisen ranked their top five matchups of Week 11, and along the way said the Rams sit atop their power rankings as the best team on both sides of the ball, and praised RJ Harvey as Denver's path forward. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/50af1258-bdeb-4451-b159-5d48efa94795 (scored 50)
- Nick Wright: The host's five Week 9 NFL picks: Detroit over Minnesota, Pittsburgh +3 vs. Indianapolis, San Francisco over the Giants, Kansas City over Buffalo at Buffalo, and Seattle over Washington. They also call the Chiefs the best team in the league and Jonathan Taylor the NFL's best running back this year. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2fd2d221-42c7-422d-bd99-8a7e8e6dd1df (scored 0)

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