NFL Power Rankings: Week 5
1. Chicago Bears (4-0): Right now, they look unstoppable. They've outscored their opponents 116-29 through the first four games. The defense is better than ever, and most importantly Grossman looks strong. If they can keep this up, they'll never be beat.
2. Indianapolis Colts (4-0): Peyton Manning looks plain scary (as usual), and the defense is holding its own. There are two concerns I have to bring up. First, the running game is still iffy, and the fact that the Jets scared them like that is small concern only because they did beat the Jets.
3. Baltimore Ravens (4-0): Steve McNair so far is holding up, along with the rest of the offense and the defense is upholding its hard-hitting, criminalistic tradition that makes Baltimore one of the most scary places to play on Sundays.
4. New England Patriots (3-1): Rocking the Bengals world on Sunday showed the NFL nation that the Patriots are still for real, and you can't ever count them out of any Super Bowl conversation.
5. Cincinnati Bengals (3-1): Last week's game against the Pats was flat out pathetic. I still have them as a high ranked NFL team, but if they wanna be among the cream of the crop, they've gotta show more consistency. That being said, look for the Bengals to come out against the Buccanneers in week 6 (week 5 is a bye), and crush them like soda cans. In 5 weeks, I expect this game to be a hazy memory.
6. San Diego Chargers (2-1): They are for real. They played Baltimore tight last week, and I gurantee you, that in late December, they'll be more than alive. The only concern I do have with this team is Phillip Rivers, but so far he's looking pretty good for a first time NFL starting QB.
7. Seattle Seahawks (3-1): How much slack to I cut the Seahawks for not having Shaun Alexander in last weeks humiliating loss to the Bears? Not much, but enough to keep them in the Top 10.
8. Philadelphia Eagles (3-1): As long as Donovan McNabb is playing well, the Eagles will be sniffing at the Playoffs.
9. Atlanta Falcons (3-1): They bounced back pretty well this week against the Cardinals killing them 32-10. The only issue is that'st the Cards. They've got a bye week, so expect them to go over the last two puzzling weeks and breakdown what the differences were.
10. Denver Broncos (2-1): They're looking pretty good right now, especially the defense, despite Jake Plummers 60.8 passer rating. Look for the Ravens to give Plummer all he can handle on Sunday.
11. New Orleans Saints (3-1): They look pretty good right now, and playing Carolina tight shows me that they can ball.
12. Dallas Cowboys (2-1): The only thing I can say, is when T.O. comes to Philly, expect boos.
13. Carolina Panthers (2-2): They've rebounded, come out of the 0-2 hole, but don't get excited just yet. After this weeks easy (and must win) game against the Browns, they're off to Baltimore and Cincinnati.
14. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2): Remember that tough schedule I was talking about? Well, they get their first taste of it this upcoming week @ San Diego.
15. Washington Redskins (2-2): If they did not barely beat Jacksonville, they'd really be in a hole.
16. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2): They must beat the Jets this week otherwise their could be some trouble for these boys as they enter their bye week for the following week.
17. New York Jets (2-2): Too bad they couldn't beat Indy. You know that would have been sweet.
18. Buffalo Bills (2-2): Beating Minnesota was impressive, but don't look for anything spectacular coming from Buffalo.
19. Minnesota Vikings (2-2): The lack of consistency worries me. Tough against Chicago, 2-0 start, and then Buffalo beats them 17-12. WEAK. However, look for them to maim, torment, frustrate, throttle, crush, cream, biligerate, destroy, embarrass, tease, posterize, and even elegantly annihilate the "Mainless" Detroit Lions, and since the Detroit Tigers are heading to the ALCS, nobody in Detroit gives a shit.
20. St.Louis Rams (3-1): Let me explain this one. Two of their three wins against Arizona and Detroit, and the 49ers beat them. Take that for facts.
21. Kansas City Chiefs (1-2): Ok, I did say they'd beat the 49ers, but other than that, they got nothing to yelp about.
22. New York Giants (1-2): All I can say is they better beat Washington, otherwise New York is really gonna be unhappy (they can thank the Yankees for pissing off the town just in time for them).
23. Arizona Cardinals (1-3): Here's another overated, overhyped, discombobulated piece of chicken shit.
24. Houston Texans (1-3): A weak team, and beating Miami doesn't say shit.
25. Miami Dolphins (1-3): Weak, overhyped, and just plain retarted. The Dolphins need a wake up call.
26. Green Bay Packers (1-3): I think that this should be the end of Favres career and they might as well start promoting the Aaron Rogers tour next year. They aren't going anywhere.
27. Cleveland Browns (1-3): Oakland almost beat them last week. What an ominous sign for a team heading down a lonely river of isolation with a select few of genuinely dysfuntional teams.
28. Tampa Bay Buccanners (0-3): These guys suck, and New Orleans will kick their ass on Sunday.
29. San Francisco 49ers (1-3): Losing 41-0 last Sunday to the Cheifs was embarrassing.
30. Detroit Lions (0-4): With the former happless Detroit Tigers (another kind of cat) in the ALCS, do you think tha stings at all?
31. Tennessee Titans (0-4): Time 4 the Vince Young Era.
32. Oakland Raiders (0-4): With the A's in ALCS, who the hell's gonna waste money on a Raiders game?
Ranking Adjustments
1. Chicago Bears +2
2. Indianapolis Colts --
3. Baltimore Ravens +1
4. New England Patriots +10
5. Cincinnati Bengals -4
6. San Diego Chargers --
7. Seattle Seahawks -2
8. Philadelphia Eagles +4
9. Atlanta Falcons -1
10. Denver Broncos +1
11. New Orleans Saints -4
12. Dallas Cowboys +4
13. Carolina Panthers +5
14. Pittsburgh Steelers -1
15. Washington Redskins +8
16. Jacksonville Jaguars-6
17. New York Jets +2
18. Buffalo Bills +3
19. Minnesota Vikings -10
20. St. Louis Rams -5
21. Kansas City Chiefs --
22. New York Giants --
23. Arizona Cardinals -3
24. Houston Texans +7
25. Miami Dolphins -1
26. Green Bay Packers +1
27. Cleveland Browns -1
28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers +1
29. San Francisco 49ers -4
30. Detroit Lions -2
31. Tennessee Titans -1
32. Oakland Raiders --
2. Indianapolis Colts (4-0): Peyton Manning looks plain scary (as usual), and the defense is holding its own. There are two concerns I have to bring up. First, the running game is still iffy, and the fact that the Jets scared them like that is small concern only because they did beat the Jets.
3. Baltimore Ravens (4-0): Steve McNair so far is holding up, along with the rest of the offense and the defense is upholding its hard-hitting, criminalistic tradition that makes Baltimore one of the most scary places to play on Sundays.
4. New England Patriots (3-1): Rocking the Bengals world on Sunday showed the NFL nation that the Patriots are still for real, and you can't ever count them out of any Super Bowl conversation.
5. Cincinnati Bengals (3-1): Last week's game against the Pats was flat out pathetic. I still have them as a high ranked NFL team, but if they wanna be among the cream of the crop, they've gotta show more consistency. That being said, look for the Bengals to come out against the Buccanneers in week 6 (week 5 is a bye), and crush them like soda cans. In 5 weeks, I expect this game to be a hazy memory.
6. San Diego Chargers (2-1): They are for real. They played Baltimore tight last week, and I gurantee you, that in late December, they'll be more than alive. The only concern I do have with this team is Phillip Rivers, but so far he's looking pretty good for a first time NFL starting QB.
7. Seattle Seahawks (3-1): How much slack to I cut the Seahawks for not having Shaun Alexander in last weeks humiliating loss to the Bears? Not much, but enough to keep them in the Top 10.
8. Philadelphia Eagles (3-1): As long as Donovan McNabb is playing well, the Eagles will be sniffing at the Playoffs.
9. Atlanta Falcons (3-1): They bounced back pretty well this week against the Cardinals killing them 32-10. The only issue is that'st the Cards. They've got a bye week, so expect them to go over the last two puzzling weeks and breakdown what the differences were.
10. Denver Broncos (2-1): They're looking pretty good right now, especially the defense, despite Jake Plummers 60.8 passer rating. Look for the Ravens to give Plummer all he can handle on Sunday.
11. New Orleans Saints (3-1): They look pretty good right now, and playing Carolina tight shows me that they can ball.
12. Dallas Cowboys (2-1): The only thing I can say, is when T.O. comes to Philly, expect boos.
13. Carolina Panthers (2-2): They've rebounded, come out of the 0-2 hole, but don't get excited just yet. After this weeks easy (and must win) game against the Browns, they're off to Baltimore and Cincinnati.
14. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2): Remember that tough schedule I was talking about? Well, they get their first taste of it this upcoming week @ San Diego.
15. Washington Redskins (2-2): If they did not barely beat Jacksonville, they'd really be in a hole.
16. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2): They must beat the Jets this week otherwise their could be some trouble for these boys as they enter their bye week for the following week.
17. New York Jets (2-2): Too bad they couldn't beat Indy. You know that would have been sweet.
18. Buffalo Bills (2-2): Beating Minnesota was impressive, but don't look for anything spectacular coming from Buffalo.
19. Minnesota Vikings (2-2): The lack of consistency worries me. Tough against Chicago, 2-0 start, and then Buffalo beats them 17-12. WEAK. However, look for them to maim, torment, frustrate, throttle, crush, cream, biligerate, destroy, embarrass, tease, posterize, and even elegantly annihilate the "Mainless" Detroit Lions, and since the Detroit Tigers are heading to the ALCS, nobody in Detroit gives a shit.
20. St.Louis Rams (3-1): Let me explain this one. Two of their three wins against Arizona and Detroit, and the 49ers beat them. Take that for facts.
21. Kansas City Chiefs (1-2): Ok, I did say they'd beat the 49ers, but other than that, they got nothing to yelp about.
22. New York Giants (1-2): All I can say is they better beat Washington, otherwise New York is really gonna be unhappy (they can thank the Yankees for pissing off the town just in time for them).
23. Arizona Cardinals (1-3): Here's another overated, overhyped, discombobulated piece of chicken shit.
24. Houston Texans (1-3): A weak team, and beating Miami doesn't say shit.
25. Miami Dolphins (1-3): Weak, overhyped, and just plain retarted. The Dolphins need a wake up call.
26. Green Bay Packers (1-3): I think that this should be the end of Favres career and they might as well start promoting the Aaron Rogers tour next year. They aren't going anywhere.
27. Cleveland Browns (1-3): Oakland almost beat them last week. What an ominous sign for a team heading down a lonely river of isolation with a select few of genuinely dysfuntional teams.
28. Tampa Bay Buccanners (0-3): These guys suck, and New Orleans will kick their ass on Sunday.
29. San Francisco 49ers (1-3): Losing 41-0 last Sunday to the Cheifs was embarrassing.
30. Detroit Lions (0-4): With the former happless Detroit Tigers (another kind of cat) in the ALCS, do you think tha stings at all?
31. Tennessee Titans (0-4): Time 4 the Vince Young Era.
32. Oakland Raiders (0-4): With the A's in ALCS, who the hell's gonna waste money on a Raiders game?
Ranking Adjustments
1. Chicago Bears +2
2. Indianapolis Colts --
3. Baltimore Ravens +1
4. New England Patriots +10
5. Cincinnati Bengals -4
6. San Diego Chargers --
7. Seattle Seahawks -2
8. Philadelphia Eagles +4
9. Atlanta Falcons -1
10. Denver Broncos +1
11. New Orleans Saints -4
12. Dallas Cowboys +4
13. Carolina Panthers +5
14. Pittsburgh Steelers -1
15. Washington Redskins +8
16. Jacksonville Jaguars-6
17. New York Jets +2
18. Buffalo Bills +3
19. Minnesota Vikings -10
20. St. Louis Rams -5
21. Kansas City Chiefs --
22. New York Giants --
23. Arizona Cardinals -3
24. Houston Texans +7
25. Miami Dolphins -1
26. Green Bay Packers +1
27. Cleveland Browns -1
28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers +1
29. San Francisco 49ers -4
30. Detroit Lions -2
31. Tennessee Titans -1
32. Oakland Raiders --
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