NFL Week 6 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 Detroit (6)

6 San Diego (5)

7 San Francisco (18)

THIRD TIER

8 Buffalo (19)

9 Pittsburgh (11)

10 Houston (8)

11 Atlanta (7)

12 Oakland (14)

13 Tampa Bay (9)

14 Washington (16)

15 Tennessee (13)

16 New York Jets (12)

17 Dallas (17)

18 New York Giants (10)

19 Cincinnati (23)

20 Philadelphia (15)

21 Chicago (20)

22 Carolina (21)

23 Arizona (22)

24 Cleveland (24)

FOURTH TIER

25 Kansas City (29)

26 Minnesota (31)

27 Seattle (28)

28 Jacksonville (27)

29 Denver (25)

30 St. Louis (30)

31 Indianapolis (26)

32 Miami (32)

BIGGEST RISERS:

BIGGEST FALLERS:

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

1 NFC South 47

2 NFC North 53

3T AFC East 56

3T AFC North 56

5 NFC East 69

6 AFC West 72

7 AFC South 84

8 NFC West 87

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 256

2 AFC 268