Doug and Wolf’s 2017 NFL Power Poll rankings – Week 4
Sep 27, 2017, 12:23 PM
With Week 3 in the books, the NFL is looking a little different from what people had originally pictured coming into the season.
In the middle of it all, 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s own Doug and Wolf took another crack at their weekly NFL Power Poll that ranks the best teams in the league, according to the two.
Here’s what they came up with this week:
Doug
5) Oakland Raiders
4) Green Bay Packers
3) New England Patriots
2) Atlanta Falcons
1) Kansas City Chiefs
Wolf
5) Pittsburgh Steelers
4) Detroit Lions
3) New England Patriots
2) Kansas City Chiefs
1) Atlanta Falcons
“When you look at a team that has one loss now, you got to look at all the other 2-1 teams and say ‘O.K. who has a better loss? Who’s O.K. with a loss?’ I would say I am going with the Oakland Raiders,” Doug said. “Not a good loss to the Washington Redskins, you’re a better team than that, but when you fly across the country crap can happen and the Redskins were on fire. I am going to give Oakland as one of the best losses and say they are the team.”
After starting 2-0 and looking like a team to beat, the Raiders’ offense fell flat Sunday night, losing to the Redskins 27-10. Quarterback Derek Carr was under pressure for most of the night and it showed. He threw for less than 125 yards and had two interceptions in the loss. Running back Marshawn Lynch couldn’t find the holes, only rushing for 18 yards and sitting out most of the fourth quarter.
At the top of the Doug and Wolf’s lists were the only unbeaten teams left in NFL in the Kansas City Chiefs and the Atlanta Falcons.
“Look at that nice win over Green Bay, look at the way they are playing, the Atlanta Falcons are the second-best team in the NFL,” Doug said.
You can hear their explanation for their other picks by listening to the podcast above, and you can also catch their weekly rankings live on 98.7 FM, Arizona’s Sports Station.
