Raiders’ unbeaten start lifts them into Fox Sports’ NFL rankings

Fox Sports published its editorial top 10 NFL rankings after the Week 3 Sunday games, with the Philadelphia Eagles’ Monday night match against the Chicago Bears still to come. The rankings were therefore set before the final game of the round.

The outlet counted six unbeaten teams in the Sunday slate: the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings and Las Vegas Raiders. The Eagles had not yet played.

Fox Sports singled out Las Vegas as the unexpected side among the six, citing quarterback Kirk Cousins’ performance in the Raiders’ comeback win over the New Orleans Saints. It said the Raiders had risen in its rankings, but the available article text does not show their new position.

The rankings are commentary, not official NFL standings. Fox Sports also assessed the Ravens’ late-game defensive problems, praised the Jaguars’ home scoring and Broncos quarterback Bo Nix’s clutch performances, and said Seattle fell after losing to a winless team using a backup quarterback.

The full top 10 and exact positions are not visible in the supplied article text.