Week 5 NFL power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTES: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

 

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1-2-1-1)

2 New England (4-1-2-2)

3 Cincinnati (17-16-6-5)

4 Denver (3-3-3-4)

5 Arizona (14-7-5-3)

6 Seattle (2-4-4-6)

7 Atlanta (22-18-10-7)

SECOND TIER

8 Carolina (23-19-16-10)

9 New York Jets (26-21-11-13)

10 San Diego (8-5-7-11)

11 Minnesota (12-17-12-9)

12 New York Giants (24-23-22-16)

13 Buffalo (18-6-13-8)

14 Baltimore (16-15-18-19)

15 Pittsburgh (10-13-8-14)

16 Dallas (7-14-15-15)

17 Kansas City (9-9-9-12)

18 Washington (27-28-19-20)

19 St. Louis (13-11-17-24)

20 Indianapolis (5-8-20-18)

21 Oakland (30-32-30-21)

22 Detroit (19-22-21-22)

23 Tennessee (32-26-27-25)

24 Miami (11-10-14-17)

25 Philadelphia (6-12-23-23)

THIRD TIER

26 New Orleans (21-20-25-27)

27 Houston (25-24-24-26)

28 Jacksonville (31-29-28-28)

29 Tampa Bay (20-31-31-29)

30 Chicago (15-27-32-32)

31 Cleveland (28-30-29-31)

32 San Francisco (29-25-26-30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Baltimore and St. Louis (5 spots), New York Giants and New York Jets (4 spots)

 

BIGGEST FALLERS: Miami (7 spots), Buffalo and Kansas City (5 spots)

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

1 AFC East 48

2 AFC West 52

3 NFC West 62

4 AFC North 63

5 NFC North 64

6 NFC South 70

7 NFC East 71

8 AFC South 98

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 AFC 261

2 NFC 267