NFL Power Rankings: Week 6

What a wild week in the NFL. Four of the top five teams in the rankings lost. New Orleans and Tennessee both got their first wins of the season. There are no undefeated teams and only one winless team. We have a new number one:

#1 DETROIT LIONS (4-1) +2

Last Week: #3, won at #29 Cincinnati, 37-24

The Lions are showing that week one was an aberration. They’ve been in total control since.

This Week: at #11 Kansas City

#2 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4-1) -1

Last Week: #1, lost vs #14 Denver, 21-17

Philly blew a double digit lead and the offense is completely out of sorts, but I have to believe they’ll figure it out and that defense is elite.

This Week: at #27 NY Giants

#3 BUFFALO BILLS (4-1) -1

Last Week: #2, lost vs #21 New England, 23-20

Not only did Buffalo lose for the first time, they may have gotten a serious challenger for division supremacy.

This Week: at #20 Atlanta

#4 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (4-1) +2

Last Week: #6, won at Seattle, 38-35

All four of their wins have been fourth quarter comebacks. The Buccaneers just have a will to win.

This Week: vs #13 San Francisco

#5 GREEN BAY PACKERS (2-1-1) +3

Last Week: #8, BYE

Packers benefit from the attrition in front of them on their bye week.

This Week: vs #30 Cincinnati

#6 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (4-1) +6

Last Week: #12, won vs #27 Las Vegas, 40-6

I still don’t wholly believe in Daniel Jones, but I do believe in Jonathan Taylor and the Colts.

This Week: vs #24 Arizona

#7 LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-2) -3

Last Week: #4, lost vs #16 San Francisco, 26-23

Rams fell to division rival and into second place in their division, but I ultimately believe they’ll win said division.

This Week: at #19 Baltimore

#8 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3-1) +2

Last Week: #10, BYE

Pittsburgh has a clear path to the division title and another post season berth.

This Week: vs #25 Cleveland

#9 DENVER BRONCOS (3-2) +5

Last Week: #14, won at #1 Philadelphia, 21-17

Denver came back from 14 down in the fourth quarter against the defending champions in what may be Bo Nix’s signature win.

This Week: vs #32 NY Jets in London

#10 WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (3-2) +1

Last Week: #11, won at #7 LA Chargers, 27-10

The Commanders were dominant on the road in Jayden Daniels’ return from injury.

This Week: vs #17 Chicago

#11 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-3) -6

Last Week: #5, lost at #15 Jacksonville, 31-28

The Chiefs don’t seem to have the same aura around them anymore and the schedule doesn’t get easier.

This Week: vs #1 Detroit

#12 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (4-1) +3

Last Week: #15, won vs #5 Kansas City, 31-28

It might be time to start believing in Jacksonville as legit contenders.

This Week: vs #14 Seattle

#13 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4-1) +3

Last Week: #16, won at #4 LA Rams, 26-23

The Niners injury list keeps me from elevating them into the top ten, but I may have to soon.

This Week: at #4 Tampa Bay

#14 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-2) -5

Last Week: #9, lost vs #6 Tampa Bay, 38-35

Seattle stood toe to toe with Tampa, but they need to find a way to win those games if they want a shot at the NFC West crown.

This Week: at #12 Jacksonville

#15 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (3-2) -8

Last Week: #7, lost vs #11 Washington, 27-10

The Chargers have looked nothing like the team they were in the first 3 weeks, and now the injuries are mounting.

This Week: vs #29 Miami

#16 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (3-2) +2

Last Week: #18, won vs #24 Cleveland in London, 21-17

The Vikings need to find some offensive consistency if they’re to contend in the tough NFC North.

This Week: BYE

#17 CHICAGO BEARS (2-2)

Last Week: #17, BYE

The Bears get a shot a redemption coming out of the break, and they should get some key defenders back.

This Week: at #10 Washington

#18 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (3-2) +3

Last Week: #21, won at #2 Buffalo, 23-20

The Patriots look like they may be ready to surge up the rankings.

This Week: at #26 New Orleans

#19 BALTIMORE RAVENS (1-4) -6

Last Week: #13, lost vs #22 Houston, 44-10

Lamar Jackson’s return will help, but it won’t fix the Baltimore defense.

This Week: vs #7 LA Rams

#20 ATLANTA FALCONS (2-2)

Last Week: #20, BYE

Did the Falcons figure out a fix to their inconsistency over the break?

This Week: vs #3 Buffalo

#21 HOUSTON TEXANS (2-3) +1

Last Week: #22, won at #13 Baltimore, 44-10

Too soon to tell if Houston has righted the ship, but they’ve won two in a row heading into a break.

This Week: BYE

#22 DALLAS COWBOYS (2-3) +1

Last Week: #23, won at #30 NY Jets, 37-22

Dallas had their most dominating victory of the season, albeit against the lowly Jets.

This Week: at #23 Carolina

#23 CAROLINA PANTHERS (2-3) +2

Last Week: #25, won vs #28 Miami, 27-24

The Panthers are one of the more inconsistent teams in the NFL.

This Week: vs #22 Dallas

#24 ARIZONA CARDINALS (2-3) -5

Last Week: #19, lost vs #32 Tennessee, 22-21

Simply an inexcusable loss to Tennessee. Arizona is far removed from their 2-0 start.

This Week: at #6 Indianapolis

#25 CLEVELAND BROWNS (1-4) -1

Last Week: #24, lost vs #18 Minnesota in London, 21-17

No bye after a London game, on the road vs Pittsburgh. The NFL hates Cleveland.

This Week: at #8 Pittsburgh

#26 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-4) +5

Last Week: #31, won vs #26 NY Giants, 26-14

The Saints came from behind to get their first victory of the season.

This Week: vs #18 New England

#27 NEW YORK GIANTS (1-4) -1

Last Week: #26, lost at #31 New Orleans, 26-14

The Giants fell back to earth after the first win of the Jaxson Dart era with a turnover fest in the Big Easy.

This Week: vs #2 Philadelphia

#28 TENNESSEE TITANS (1-4) +4

Last Week: #32, won at #19 Arizona, 22-21

The first win in the Cam Ward era was a wild one, Tennessee should fall back to earth now.

This Week: at #31 Las Vegas

#29 MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-4) -1

Last Week: #28, lost at #25 Carolina, 27-24

Miami did what bad teams do, squandered a game they could have won on the road.

This Week: vs #15 LA Chargers

#30 CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-3) -1

Last Week: #29, lost vs #3 Detroit, 37-24

Cincy flashed some offense with the game well out of hand, but they might not win a single game without Joe Burrow.

This Week: at #5 Green Bay

#31 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (1-4) -4

Last Week: #27, lost at #12 Indianapolis, 40-6

Vegas has no identity right now, and little fight.

This Week: vs #28 Tennessee

#32 NEW YORK JETS (0-5) -2

Last Week: #30, lost vs #23 Dallas, 37-22

The Jets are the least disciplined and poorly coached team in the NFL.

This Week: vs #9 Denver

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