NFL Week 5 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Preseason rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1)

SECOND TIER

2 New Orleans (2)

3 New England (3)

4 Baltimore (4)

5 San Diego (5)

6 Detroit (10)

7 Atlanta (8)

8 Houston (12)

THIRD TIER

9 Tampa Bay (16)

10 New York Giants (13)

11 Pittsburgh (6)

12 New York Jets (7)

13 Tennessee (20)

14 Oakland (17)

15 Philadelphia (9)

16 Washington (15)

17 Dallas (14)

18 San Francisco (18)

19 Buffalo (11)

20 Chicago (22)

21 Carolina (24)

22 Arizona (21)

23 Cincinnati (28)

24 Cleveland (19)

FOURTH TIER

25 Denver (25)

26 Indianapolis (31)

27 Jacksonville (29)

28 Seattle (30)

29 Kansas City (32)

30 St. Louis (23)

31 Minnesota (27)

32 Miami (26)

BIGGEST RISERS: Tampa Bay and Tennessee (7 spots), Cincinnati and Indianapolis (5 spots), Detroit and Houston (4 spots), Carolina, Kansas City, New York Giants and Oakland (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Buffalo (8 spots), St. Louis (7 spots), Miami and Philadelphia (6 spots), Cleveland, New York Jets and Pittsburgh (5 spots), Minnesota (4 spots), Dallas (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 NFC South 39

2T NFC East 58

2T NFC North 58

4 AFC North 62

5 AFC East 66

6 AFC West 73

7 AFC South 74

8 NFC West 98

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 253

2 AFC 275