NFL Power Rankings: Week Five
By Scott Allen
Each that passes continues to surprise me with many teams. Anyone else feel like Detroit could be 3-1 instead of 0-4? Anyone think St. Louis is a couple of plays away from being 4-0? The first quarter of the season is in the books. Here are my weekly power rankings.
32. Buffalo Bills - Horrible. What else can you say? I say I'm taking them against Jacksonville this week. Weird huh?
31. Tampa Bay Bucs - A very deceiving 2-1. Will be 2-2 after a visit to Cincy this weekend.
30. San Francisco 49ers - I only don't put them last because they aren't getting blown out. Most disappointing NFL team.
29. Carolina Panthers - Many many issues to deal with.
28. Detroit Lions - Soon they will learn how to close games out.
27. Oakland Raiders - Close, but yet so far away.
26. Arizona Cardinals - Lucky to be 2-2. Easily could be 0-4, but fact is 2-2 and in first place. Sad.
25. Seattle Seahawks - Just a little better than the Cards because they avoid blowout losses.
24. Cleveland Browns - Nice win for the Browns over the Bengals. Peyton Hillis is the real deal.
23. Miami Dolphins - Special teams awful. At least they started doing something about it by firing the coach.
22. St. Louis Rams - If they can get a big road win, it will go a long way in determining just how far they've come.
21. Dallas Cowboys - I have a feeling this ranking is going to improve quite a bit real soon.
20. Tennessee Titans - Too many turnovers. Should have defeated Denver at home.
19. Minnesota Vikings - Now they have Randy Moss. You're welcome Brett Favre.
18. New York Giants - They may be 2-2, but this team has a lot of issues.
17. Philadelphia Eagles - Welcome back Kevin Kolb. Welcome back losing.
16. San Diego Chargers- Nice whipping of the Cards. Um, you still lost to the Seahawks and Chiefs.
15. Cincinnati Bengals - Still not sure about these guys, but a bad loss to the Browns.
14. Washington Redskins - Showed toughness with win in Philly.
13. Jacksonville Jaguars - Very nice win against Indy. That is the Jags team I expected to see.
12. Denver Broncos - Surprised me in Tennessee. Kyle Orton playing better than expected.
11. Indianapolis Colts - Lots of injuries. You might see more losses like last Sunday in Jacksonville.
10. Chicago Bears - Sure they are 3-1, however with Todd Collins behind the wheel this week, its not looking good.
9. Kansas City Chiefs - A win over the Colts would send this team to the top. Only undfeated team remaining.
8. Pittsburgh Steelers - Tough loss to Baltimore. They get Big Ben back this week.
7. New England Patriots -Thank God for the special teams. Without them, nothing special about this team.
6. Green Bay Packers -Not as good as I thought. Lucky to win over Detroit.
5. Houston Texans - 3-1 and should roll over the Giants this week.
4. Baltimore Ravens - Nice late game win over Steelers.
3. Atlanta Falcons - After getting down 14-0 to the Niners, I thought they were done. Nice comeback.
2. New Orleans Saints - Not a lot of bad things to say. They win the close games. Sign of another championship team.
1. New York Jets - From #32 in week 1 to #1. I guess they aren't who I thought they were.