Ranking all 32 NFL teams into tiers: 49ers among the elite, but some teams not as good as they seem

Plus, the Rams still sit among the NFL’s best despite slow start, and two squads sit at the very bottom of the barrel

Plus, the Rams still sit among the NFL We're just about a quarter of the way through the NFL season, and we've learned quite a bit about every team in the league. There's plenty of time for teams to either continue as they've been or surprise us by reversing course. But we have enough information to start making educated guesses about who is good and who is not, and who is probably just average. That's what we're here to do today. We're sorting all 32 NFL teams into the following tiers: The dregs of the league, the teams that are probably not that good, the teams that are probably average, the teams that are probably pretty good and the teams that look like inner-circle contenders.

Let's take a look. Note: Teams within each tier are listed in alphabetical order. These two teams are really, really bad. They're not the only 0-4 teams, but they're clearly the ones with the least amount of hope. These teams range from 0-4 to 1-3 to 2-2 to even 3-1, but the underlying performance and/or schedule they've faced indicates that they're probably not going to be legitimate contenders. Some of them may make the playoffs, but they're not likely to make much noise, if any. Arizona scored an at-the-time surprising victory over the Chargers in