AFC Power Rankings Week 4: Patriots back to No. 1

Jacoby Brissett (7) leads the New England Patriots to the top of theA AFC power rankings. Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Jacoby Brissett (7) leads the New England Patriots to the top of theA AFC power rankings. Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aqib Talib (21) and the Denver Broncos are No. 2 in this week’s AFC power rankings. Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

Previous: . Denver Broncos. 2. team. 45. The Broncos unveiled their aerial attack in Week 3, and the results were solid with Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas teaming up for 217 yards and three touchdowns on 13 receptions between the two of them. On the other side of the ball, Shane Ray made up for the Bengals suffocating Von Miller most of the game by posting a hat trick of sacks. Because they beat a perennial AFC contender in Week 3, the Broncos reside at No. 2 in this week’s AFC power rankings.. (3-0)

team. 47. Because they have shown such a propensity to win despite what the injury bug does to the personnel ranks, the Patriots sit atop these AFC power rankings. The coaching staff is the best in the league, and the impending returns of Tom Brady, Dion Lewis and Rob Ninkovich to the lineup further bolsters the stock of the Patriots going forward. They finish up a three-game homestand in Week 4 with a hosting of divisional rival Buffalo.. (3-0). Previous: . New England Patriots. 1

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