FDH 2018 Week 5 NFL power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 LA Rams (2-1-1)

2 Kansas City (5-3-2)

3 New Orleans (10-17-5)

SECOND TIER

4 Carolina (8-11-4)

5 Philadelphia (3-4-3)

6 Baltimore (12-12-12)

7 New England (4-7-11)

8 Minnesota (1-2-6)

9 Green Bay (6-5-8)

10 Jacksonville (7-6-13)

11 Cincinnati (25-10-15)

12 Chicago (18-18-19)

13 Tennessee (23-22-17)

14 LA Chargers (14-13-14)

15 Atlanta (9-9-10)

16 Pittsburgh (11-14-7)

17 Miami (17-16-9)

THIRD TIER

18 Denver (16-15-18)

19 Seattle (20-24-21)

20 Washington (21-23-20)

21 Tampa Bay (13-8-16)

22 Houston (22-26-28)

23 Indianapolis (27-21-22)

24 Cleveland (28-27-23)

25 Dallas (26-25-25)

26 NY Jets (15-20-24)

27 Detroit (31-30-26)

28 Oakland (29-29-32)

29 Buffalo (32-32-29)

30 NY Giants (24-28-27)

31 San Francisco (19-19-30)

FOURTH TIER

32 Arizona (30-31-31)

BIGGEST RISERS: Chicago (7 spots), Baltimore and Houston (6 spots), Cincinnati, New England, Oakland and Tennessee (4 spots), Jacksonville (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Pittsburgh (9 spots), Miami (8 spots), Atlanta and Tampa Bay (5 spots), New York Giants (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM

1 NFC South 43

2 NFC North 56

3 AFC North 57

4 AFC West 62

5 AFC South 68

6 AFC East 78

7 NFC East 80

8 NFC West 83

NFC 262

AFC 265