NFL Week 5 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Last week's ranking in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 New York Jets (4)

2 Baltimore (6)

3 Pittsburgh (2)

4 New England (8)

5 New Orleans (5)

6 Atlanta (9)

7 Indianapolis (1)

8 Green Bay (3)

SECOND TIER

9 Chicago (7)

10 Houston (12)

11 Dallas (11)

12 San Diego (16)

13 Kansas City (18)

14 New York Giants (21)

15 Tennessee (15)

16 Minnesota (17)

17 Philadelphia (14)

18 Washington (22)

19 Cincinnati (10)

20 Denver (20)

21 Miami (13)

THIRD TIER

22 Jacksonville (25)

23 St. Louis (27)

24 Seattle (19)

25 Tampa Bay (23)

FOURTH TIER

26 Arizona (24)

27 San Francisco (26)

28 Cleveland (31)

29 Oakland (29)

30 Detroit (28)

31 Carolina (30)

32 Buffalo (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: New York Giants (7 spots), Baltimore, New England, San Diego, St. Louis and Washington (4 spots), Atlanta, Cleveland, Jacksonville and New York Jets (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Cincinnati (9 spots), Miami (8 spots), Indianapolis (6 spots), Green Bay, Kansas City and Seattle (5 spots), Philadelphia (3 spots)