NFL Power Rankings - Week 5
1. Giants – What a way to climb…let the top couple teams fall first. Nicely done by the defending champs, but can they keep it up? Without Strahan and that other guy I don’t know how to spell, they are looking just like last year. Could you imagine it with them?
2. Titans – 4-0 ….. with Kerry Collins. Just let that sink in for a little ….. Ok, still hasn’t? Hopefully VY is learning a few things so he can come back bc there is no way Collins is the long term answer.
3. Cowboys – close, tough loss to the Redskins. They’ll bounce back though, especially with who they are playing their next three games.
4. Bills – the only other undefeated team. Dick Jauron isn’t known for his success but he may have found all of the right pieces now. If they make it to the Super Bowl though, they’ll probably just lose like they always do.
5. Steelers – pulled out a tough win on MNF. But with only one health RB, can Big Ben carry this team by himself?
6. Panthers – they have their best WR duo with Smith and Moose since they had….well, Smith and Moose. Teams will have to start respecting that soon which will lead to a stronger running game for them too.
7. Redskins – huge win for the Skins. Zorn seems to know what he is doing in Washington, but it will be hard to keep up in the toughest division out there.
8. Eagles – Tough loss, but no Westbrook, so I’ll give them a little credit this week. Washington comes to town this week.
9. Chargers – Didn’t turn it on until the 4th quarter, but 25 pts is still really sweet. Imagine what they could do in a whole game. Look out Denver!
10. Buccaneers – Griese is undefeated since taking over. If they don’t win their division, they’ll be a tough out for the wildcard
11. Broncos – KC is never a friendly place for them and they lost once again there. Hopefully Shannahan took some good notes in this game so they know how to fend off the Chargers
12. Jaguars – David Gerrard is carrying this team just like he did last year. Taylor and MJD need to step it up so he isn’t doing it himself.
13. Ravens – tough loss in a game they needed to make a big statement in. But this team is still performing a little better than expected, so they’ll be fun to watch.
14. Patriots – had a bye week to regather themselves. Should come out firing against the 49ers. They need the win to keep up in the division.
15. Packers – Almost had two losses in one day….if Rodgers goes down, it won’t be pretty. He is starting to get antsy, so he just needs to go back to the basics and he’ll be fine
16. Saints – they needed the win and needed Deuce back. If you were a fantasy owner of Pierre Thomas (like me) he’s no longer much of an option with Deuce being back.
17. Jets – 6 TDs?!!? Don’t think Favre can do that every week, but I think he is getting used to being a Jet know. The only question is if they can actually give Buffalo a run for their money…
18. Bears – eeked out the win against the Eagles. Now they just need more consistency from their offense
19. Colts – needed the bye to get healthy. Manning should be back in sync now. They just gotta climb back to the top of their division where they are used to being.
20. Cardinals – Kurt Warner got hit a lot…he needs much better protection if they want to keep him in as QB. Some would say this is a must win against Buffalo coming up.
21. 49ers – JT O’Sullivan is holding up so far…
22. Vikings – Gus may not be the answer either and their season doesn’t get much easier.
23. Falcons – Turner is the guy that will make this team succeed….just has to prove he can do it
24. Seahawks – hopefully they have some healthier WRs with their bye week this past week
25. Browns – finally got a win and with their bye week this week, hopefully they can readjust
26. Dolphins – shocked the world by beating the Pats….can they do it again against the Chargers?
27. Chiefs – no longer winless and LJ is starting to pick up some steam
28. Raiders – Kiffin being fired makes this team worse off in my opinion
29. Texans – not looking good for a team with a lot of promise
30. Bengals – Not looking good with Palmer, so don’t expect things to get much better
31. Lions – Firing Millen was a step in the right direction…now they just need to win a few games
32. Rams – first team to fire their coach…and Bulger is back as starter…now they just have to win
