10. Las Vegas Raiders (4-0)
The Las Vegas Raiders are a real, legitimate football team folks. Now 3-1 on the season, the Raiders dropped a fun game to Kansas City. Kirk Cousins had a solid game through the air, throwing for 365 yards and two touchdowns on 31/52 passing.
The Raiders aren’t going to make a deep playoff run or anything, but they feel like every bit of a 9-8 or 10-7 football team right now when it’s all said and done. Cousins is playing some good football, and the duo of Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers is as good as any in the NFL.
A loss is a loss, and they’re certainly not pleased, but being able to hang with the Chiefs is something worth talking about. First-year head coach Klint Kubiak could be an early frontrunner for the Coach of the Year award as well.
The years of dysfunction in Las Vegas/Oakland appear to be over. Yes, it’s only been four games, but the coaching with this team is in a good spot, and that type of thing doesn’t disappear or go away all of a sudden.
9. Buffalo Bills (3-1)
The Buffalo Bills lost to the dysfunctional Patriots in Week 4, because of course they did. Allen had another shaky game and threw what turned out to be the game-winning interception by the Patriots defense. Allen seemed to throw it right into double coverage, which was certainly a choice.
While the Bills are still a good football team and remain atop the AFC East, this type of game honestly proves that not much has changed with Buffalo - while the team sent Sean McDermott packing and promoted Joe Brady, the identity of Buffalo and what they do well and not so well is the same.
Allen can play like a demi-god at times, but a handful of times a year, he’ll have an abysmal game or two and just make the most head-scratching decisions. But now in 2026, the defense seems to be a bit of a problem, and when Allen has to consistently play hero ball, bad things happen eventually.
Buffalo has some things to figure out after the first quarter of the 2026 NFL Season.
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