Through three weeks, the 2022 NFL season has already had plenty of twists and turns. Almost every team has demonstrated some Jekyll and Hyde traits, and as a result, just two winless and two undefeated teams remain.
The two 3-0 teams have matched up in a Super Bowl (of sorts) before — in the hit movie “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” when the return of QB Dan Marino and Snowflake the dolphin provided the decisive edge for Miami.
You might have seen the stat going around over the weekend about 0-3 teams making the playoffs only 3% of the time. That certainly doesn’t bode well for the Raiders, who are not only three games below .500 but also playing in what was thought to be the toughest division in football (though all four teams in the AFC West have underachieved to this point). The other winless team is the 0-2-1 Texans.
Let’s take a look at how the Week 3 action impacted my Strength Ratings as we head into an intriguing Week 4 slate, with one particular game matching the Nos. 2 and 3 teams in my current Power Ratings.