"The New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs faced each other twice during the 2018 season David Andrews Jerseys 2019 , and both times their battles were quite epic. While New England won each of the games — 43-40 in week six and 37-31 in the AFC title game — Kansas City showed that it was capable of hanging with the eventual world champions. It is therefore no surprise to find out that Patriots fans think highly of the Chiefs heading into 2019.How do we know? Because of our FanPulse survey (sign up here!), which included a question this week asking participants about which team they viewed as New England’s biggest challengers in the AFC right now. The results are unsurprising, at least when it comes to the top spot:As can be seen, almost three-fourths of polled Patriots fans see the Chiefs again as the Patriots’ main rival for the conference title at this point in time. For Pete Sweeney, managing editor at our sister site Arrowhead Pride, this result also does not necessarily come as too big a surprise. “I think in Chiefs’ fans mind, getting over the Broncos after all those years of dominance was the first step,” he said.“Now they want the AFC, and the conference runs through Foxboro,” Pete continued when talking about the FanPulse numbers. “I think the high number in your poll was obviously coming for two reasons: 1) the Chiefs showed twice last year that they can hang (and not beat White Patrick Chung Jerseys , we know) with the Patriots, and 2) Patriots fans have a lot of respect for a team with a quarterback, and the Chiefs have one in Patrick Mahomes.”While the top spot is in Kansas City’s hands, the list becomes more interesting the further down we go: the Cleveland Browns, who were big spenders in free agency and have an intriguing young quarterback of their own in Baker Mayfield, are seen as the top challenger coming out of the AFC North — not bad for a team that finished the 2018 season with a 7-8-1 record and out of the playoffs. However, the Browns’ hype train is rolling full steam ahead.Behind Cleveland are some familiar faces in the Los Angeles Chargers, Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens — three playoff teams from a year ago. Their numbers, however, are less impressive than the Chiefs’ or even the Browns’ Patrick Chung Jerseys 2019 , which shows us how Patriots fans feel about the current power structure in the conference.If you are interested in participating in our FanPulse survey, please click here! NEW YORK (AP) — The Rams have turned the opening quarter of the NFL’s regular season into their own version of “La La Land.”The Rams have gotten off to a dominant start. They are 4-0 and have outscored their opponents by a league-leading combined 73 points so far this season and have the NFL’s most potent offense, averaging 468.5 yards a game.All of that adds up to the Rams repeating as the unanimous top team in the latest AP Pro32 poll .For the second consecutive week, the Rams received all 12 first-place votes and 384 points in balloting Tuesday by media members who regularly cover the NFL.The Rams leave Hollywood, heading out on the road for the next three weeks, as they look to stay perfect.“The Rams are 4-0 for the first time since 2001, which is fitting, because (coach) Sean McVay and (quarterback) Jared Goff are putting on their own great offensive show,” said Jenny Vrentas of The Monday Morning Quarterback.The Kansas City Chiefs, who overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to top the Denver Broncos 27-23 on Monday night White Duron Harmon Jerseys , remained at No. 2.“Patrick Mahomes does things every week that leave you awe-inspired,” Newsday’s Bob Glauber said. “A modern-day Brett Favre, Mahomes brought back the Chiefs against the Broncos with some of the best playmaking you’ll ever see from an NFL quarterback.”The Jacksonville Jaguars inched up a spot to No. 3 after routing the New York Jets 31-12. The Jaguars face the Chiefs on Sunday in the top matchup of Week 5.Running back Leonard Fournette might not play for the Jaguars because of a hamstring injury. He already has missed 2½ games with the injury.“Worries about Fournette’s hammy,” Fox Sports’ John Czarnecki said.The New Orleans Saints also moved up a spot to No. 4 after beating the New York Giants 33-18 and will close out the week against another NFC East opponent when they host Washington on Monday night.“As Drew Brees closes in on the NFL record book, the Saints are rolling since that Week 1 shocker against Tampa Bay,” said Ira Kaufman of Fox 13 in Tampa, Florida.The Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals, tied atop the AFC North at 3-1, both made major moves in the poll. The Ravens jumped four spots to No. 5 after topping the rival Pittsburgh Steelers 26-14 on Sunday night. The Bengals climbed six spots to No. 6 after rallying past the Atlanta Falcons 37-36 on Andy Dalton’s TD pass to A.J. Green with 7 seconds remaining.The New England Patriots moved up three spots to No. 7 after pounding the AFC East rival Miami Dolphins 38-7. The Patriots (2-2) are the highest-ranked team with a .500 record.They will open Week 5 on Thursday night, when they host Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts.The AFC East-leading Dolphins (3-1) plummeted nine spots to No. 15 and are the lowest-ranked team with a winning record.The Chicago Bears moved up eight spots to No. 8 after dominating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-10 as Mitchell Trubisky threw six touchdown passes. The NFC North-leading Bears have a bye this week before facing Miami on Oct. 14.“Not only are the Bears good now Duron Harmon Jerseys 2019 ,” said Alex Marvez of The Sporting News. “The best is yet to come with Mitch Trubisky.”The Carolina Panthers, who are coming off their bye week, slipped two spots to No. 9. They will host the Giants on Sunday.The Tennessee Titans (3-1), who share first place in the AFC South with the Jaguars, jumped up five spots to round out the top 10.