Sports Illustrated's Chris Burke uses his NFL Power Rankings to help determine what are currently the best and worst divisions in the NFL.
October arrives on Thursday, just in time for the first game of Week 4: Ravens–Steelers on Thursday night in Pittsburgh. As it does, the lay of the NFL land is starting to become clearer, at least when it comes to distinguishing each conference's favorites.
The Patriots and Broncos are creating some space in the AFC, joined by the North-leading Bengals. Over in the NFC, everyone is looking up at the Packers and Cardinals, with undefeated squads in Carolina and Atlanta stating their cases to jump into the “favorites” category.