And, for the first time this year, since we're finally four weeks in, we're going to do rankings on these. Again, these are of the moment and can change rapidly.
I see it's going to be a busy week too. Lots and lots of penalties.
NFC:
The Vikings and the 49ers are the last two undefeated teams left.
Political:
1) 49ers
In normal NFL parlance, when the owner gets a six-game suspension and docked $500,000, that is USUALLY the end of it. That, however, said, with what's going on in the AFC, one cannot completely rule out the most absurd Super Bowl (at least in every parlance other than President Rapist Pigfucker) the NFL will ever have put on: The Prostitution Owner vs. The Rapist Quarterback.
And, right now, if they're seriously considering the DeRapist Rapist Redemption Tour, then the general rules are off the table and that has to be considered a possibility. As things presently stand, that takes a 49ers team I otherwise would not consider politically and make them #1 for the NFC.
2) NY Giants
Well, the Knicks came from semi-nowhere with their MAGA owner, Nolan, to an NBA championship. I'm not clear on the Giants' ownership and their political leanings, but if they are MAGA, it would certainly explain the 3-1 start and the lead in the NFC East.
3) Chicago
Kind of a carryover from last year and moving the team to Indiana.
4) Seattle
4A) Minnesota
The only reason I can't go flat "no" on these is that they gave Seattle a title for increasing the market value of the team. But neither of these locations have the political pull for a title.
DUD OF THE WEEK:
NFC Nominees:
Tampa Bay. Had a real chance today against what is now one of the worst 2-2 teams in history. How much longer this is going to be tolerated is a real question.
Etroit. As in where did that defense go?
The LA Rams coaching staff. For seriously tempting fate in Philadelphia. When the winning score over the Eagles was put in, they started flipping off the fans below -- and you don't want to do that in Philadelphia.
AFC:
1) Kansas City, the lone undefeated team.
Could definitely see the angle here. Kelce almost retired in the offseason before the wedding. This could be one more for the sunset for him and perhaps Reid as well. It did look like Las Vegas did get some calls, but, end of the day, KC got the W, as usual.
2) Cleveland, and the DeRapist Rapist Redemption Tour.
Anyone who doesn't think that performance Thursday night from the Amazon broadcasters was not, at minimum, league-ordered needs to check themselves. How much longer this goes will decide Flash in the Pan, Comeback Player of the Year, Playoffs, or The Unthinkable.
3) Las Vegas
When you actually get a number of calls vs. Kansas City these days, people stand up and take notice.
Baltimore isn't considered right now, with Lamar in a walking boot after an injury today.
New England? I'm gonna need a couple more wins.
DUD OF THE WEEK AFC Nominees:
Buffalo: That one's gonna hurt. Had the chance to put the stake in the AFC champs season and didn't get it done.
Miami: Good news, you didn't lose by double digits. Bad news, you would've if the Minnesota runner hadn't gone down at the 1, much to the chagrin of gamblers everywhere.
Houston and Tennessee: Ouch. Look on the bright side. One of you almost has to win next week. You play each other.
The Loser A Chargers: Good. God. Fuck you, Spanos!
DUD OF THE WEEK Winners:
BRONZE MEDAL: The discipline of NFL teams in Week 4.
Not necessarily the Fine Blotter material (though I expect there will be more than a bit of that too).
But entering the Monday nighter, there have been 255 penalties in the first 15 games of the week. That's 17 a game. Including 12 teams with double-digit penalties.
Interesting stat: The least-penalized team in the NFL so far this year is the last one you would expect: The Las Vegas Raiders.
The most-penalized -- and not close?? The Green Bay Packers.
SILVER MEDAL: We return to college for another ball-rubbing piece of shit.
Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell, after scoring a touchdown in a victory this weekend, decided HE wanted to rub his balls in the end zone.
As I said in the post over the weekend, he's worth $2,000,000 of NIL. Hopefully the FCC will take the fine ABC should get (yes, that game too was on ABC) out of his NIL money.
GOLD MEDAL, AND NOT CLOSE: The NFL officiating department, and two incidents that better get the attention of the league damn good and proper.
As much as the shithead for Alabama disgusts me, the fact is there are two incidents this weekend that need to be addressed by the league in a few hours Monday morning.
Yeah, that seems like a pretty significant thing the NFL should address but will sweep under the carpet.
— Sam Monson (@SamMonsonNFL) October 4, 2026
NFL referee Adrian Hill flipped out at #Vikings LB Eric Wilson for an unintentional collision. 🤷🏻♂️ Watch closely and you can even see Wilson trying to help Hill up after he lost his footing. https://t.co/SaWuhQpCtP
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) October 4, 2026
Mr. Hill, if you believe that collision merited that reaction, I got swampland to sell you near Minneapolis.
And Jeff Seeman probably has a one-way trip to New York this week. He's under investigation for that FUCK YOU-fest. Anyone who watches baseball knows that the umpires aren't afraid to drop the F-bomb. But if you've got that degree of a problem with a player, you don't do it with expletives. You do it with your flag and report.
The NFL is investigating at least Seeman already, and almost certainly Hill as well.
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