{"id":180023,"date":"2025-09-30T12:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/180023\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:21:07","slug":"bills-hold-firm-in-nfl-power-ranking-after-sleepwalk-victory-in-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/180023\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills hold firm in NFL power ranking after \u2018sleepwalk\u2019 victory in Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_wo6d8fe8c\">The <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_jubr2z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buffalo Bills <\/a>remained undefeated after <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_jubr2z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/week-5-josh-allen-makes-big-move-up-mvp-rankings-after-victory-over-saints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">knocking off the New Orleans Saints<\/a> in Week 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_354n3ql70\">At 4-0, they\u2019re the final undefeated team in the AFC and one of just two remaining undefeated franchises entering Week 5. The other is the Philadelphia Eagles, who are also the defending Super Bowl Champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_oxzdgvhfv\">RELATED: <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_jubr2z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/week-4-review-are-buffalo-bills-using-james-cook-too-much-joe-brady-talks-snap-counts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Are Buffalo Bills using James Cook too much? Joe Brady talks snap counts<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_90xv5lnf2\">Philly is also the only team ahead of the Bills in Connor Orr\u2019s Week 5 NFL power rankings for SI.com. Orr is a believer in Buffalo, but <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_jubr2z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/nfl-power-rankings-chiefs-surge-thanks-to-revived-offense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">says the fanbase might be too  confident<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_q7twvskwj\">\u201cThe Bills have reached the sleepwalk to victory phase after a pummeling of the Saints. But dare I say the fanbase is getting a little too confident? <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_jubr2z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/buffalobills\/comments\/1ntuiiv\/if_bills_play_in_the_super_bowl_mr_brightside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Planning a\u00a0KILLERS CONCERT<\/a> in Buffalo for Super Bowl Sunday?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_qd3h67epp\">His comment about the concert is tongue in cheek, but the overconfidence concern is legit. As Orr says, they secured a \u201csleep walk\u201d victory where they let New Orleans hang around far too long.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_lv7jengt6\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_jubr2z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/opinion-unbeaten-buffalo-bills-still-have-a-sean-mcdermott-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Head coach Sean McDermott <\/a>needs to use this as a way to create some urgency as they prepare for a hungry New England Patriots franchise on Sunday Night Football in Week 5.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott following a win over the New Orleans Saints.\" title=\"Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott following a win over the New Orleans Saints.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott following a win over the New Orleans Saints. \/ Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_1ffj4vw02\">\u2014 \u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_jubr2z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Enjoy free coverage of the Bills from Buffalo Bills on SI<\/a>\u00a0 \u2014<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_jubr2z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/how-josh-allen-dazzled-sean-mcdermott-during-bills-win-over-saints\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Josh Allen dazzled Sean McDermott during Bills win over Saints<\/a><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_jubr2z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/stadium-highmark-starter-david-edwards-gets-chills-as-bills-chase-franchise-record-home-win-streak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Starter David Edwards gets &#8216;chills&#8217; as Bills chase franchise record home win streak<\/a><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_jubr2z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/bills-chiefs-calvin-johnson-blunt-take-on-rivalry-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hall-of-Fame WR&#8217;s blunt take on how Bills currently stack up vs. AFC rival Chiefs<\/a><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_jubr2z\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/stadium-new-highmark-will-meet-nflpa-demands-while-pleasing-josh-allen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bills&#8217; new stadium will meet NFLPA demands while pleasing Josh Allen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Buffalo Bills remained undefeated after knocking off the New Orleans Saints in Week 4. At 4-0, they\u2019re&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-180023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}