Herd Hierarchy: Texans, Bills, Saints move up after 2-0 starts

After two weeks of the 2024 NFL season, there are several surprising 2-0 teams, which caused a major shakeup as FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd revealed his latest Herd Heirarchy on Tuesday's episode of "The Herd" .

Several new additions made the list including the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings after massive upsets against the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers , respectively. Other 2-0 squads, like the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers , vaulted into Cowherd's top five after impressive showings last week.

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Check out the full list below, along with Cowherd's thoughts on each squad and odds from DraftKings Sportsbook.

10. Cincinnati Bengals (0-2, Last week unranked) Super Bowl odds: +1600

Cowherd's thoughts: "Their next four opponents are 1-7. The Bengals are fine at 0-2. If you can go into Arrowhead against maybe the best defense in the league, arguably … outplay the Chiefs and double their yards in the fourth – you're fine. Zac Taylor's teams don't do well in September. Joe Burrow doesn't do well. I'll say it again, about the time Pumpkin Spice Lattes are available at Starbucks … that's when they're good. I like this team."

9. San Francisco 49ers (1-1, LW 2) Super Bowl odds: +600

Cowherd's thoughts: The Niners have the second-highest rated offense in the league. They're beat up offensively. That's why I put them back at nine. Here's what I really worry about: Brock Purdy 's been sacked eight times in two games, and I don't look at the Vikings as having very good pass rushers. They're beat up, and they're not protecting Brock Purdy, but thank God they still have a very good deck without Deebo [Samuel] and Christian McCaffrey … but they're not the same team."

8. Seattle Seahawks (2-0, LW unranked) Super Bowl odds: +4500

Cowherd's thoughts: "I don't know what to do with the Seahawks. Geno Smith , to his credit, like Baker Mayfield , is playing really well. Dude's completing 74% of his throws. Here's what I know: the last two drafts were excellent … and I'm seeing this young defensive coach [Mike Macdonald] like a DeMeco Ryans do really cool things. DK Metcalf , Jaxon Smith-Njigba are tremendous, and Tyler Lockett . I love their weapons … You can win a lot of games in this league when your quarterback is a big guy that is accurate 74% of the time."

7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0, LW 10) Super Bowl odds: +4500

Cowherd's thoughts: "I buy into it. Baker's playing his butt off, 8-2 over his last ten starts. He and Chris Godwin are totally connecting. Now, the Denver game this week is sneaky. To go to Detroit … they went in there all banged up and injury-riddled and they won. So, I buy Tampa. I buy Baker. He's playing with a ton of confidence. I've always thought Todd Bowles was a good defensive coach. I like the coach and I like the quarterback."

6. Minnesota Vikings (2-0, LW unranked) Super Bowl odds: +5000

Cowherd's thoughts: "I don't know how long it's going to last. They lead the NFL with 11 sacks. I don't think that's going to last over the course of the season. But, they are 9-0 under this head coach, Kevin O'Connell, when they tie or win the turnover battle. He's cleaned up Sam Darnold significantly. That's what he does. He is the QB whisperer … Darnold led a game-winning clinching drive without [Justin] Jefferson , [Jordan] Addison and T.J. Hockenson . I think we may have the best young coach in football in Minnesota."

5. New Orleans Saints (2-0, LW unranked) Super Bowl odds: +3500

Cowherd's thoughts: "I like the Saints. Let's not go crazy. I need one more week of the Saints. Derek Carr , I've got to give him credit. Alvin Kamara … is a beast, and they are leaning on [him] heavy. They have the highest rushing percentage at 64% in the NFL through the first two weeks. And, Klint Kubiak [is] from the 49ers system. These quarterbacks get the Niners system, and they look different."

4. Buffalo Bills (2-0, LW unranked) Super Bowl odds: +1200

Cowherd's thoughts: "[This is] the first time in seven, eight years they have a star running back. They can run the football now. 9-2 since offensive coordinator Joe Brady arrived. Josh Allen has been very dependent on offensive coordinators to clean him up. This is a new offense. The tight ends are excellent. [The] receivers don't have a star, but they have depth. [Allen] is one of two quarterbacks in the league … without a turnover. Again, he's very coordinator-dependent."

3. Los Angeles Chargers (2-0, LW 8) Super Bowl odds: +4000

Cowherd's thoughts: "I buy the Chargers. Their tackles Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater were the two highest-graded tackles in the entire league … J.K. Dobbins looks like [Ohio State] J.K. Dobbins. [Justin] Herbert , for the record, is 18-0 when his team allows less than 20 points. He just needs a coach. Now, I don't think their defense will remain this viable, but they have two pass rushers, two elite tackles, and a run game … this is a real team."

2. Houston Texans (2-0, LW 7) Super Bowl odds: +1100

Cowherd's thoughts: "I buy the Texans. I didn't even think they played well against Chicago . They're young and I can see them getting to the AFC Championship and making a silly play and losing to Kansas City. C.J. Stroud is insane. That kid is the most effortlessly accurate guy, outside of maybe Burrow and Mahomes, in the league. Nico Collins … his size, they're comparing him to Andre Johnson. They've got multiple weapons. A great left tackle. The quarterback. The coach. The culture."

1. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0, LW 1) Super Bowl odds: +450

Cowherd's thoughts: "I do worry. I don't think they're very good at tackle. They were not very good on third down against the Bengals. They've got to clean that up. It is hard to win a Super Bowl, even with Mahomes, if you don't love the offensive line and I don't. But, I think their coaching, their structure, their defense, Chris Jones … Now, Travis Kelce , I don't worry too much about because he was invisible for spots last year, then … arrived when it mattered. Even though Hollywood Brown is not going to be back for a while, I think their weapons feel like significant upgrades to me."

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