The Week 5 Power Ranks

Week 5 is in the books, and at the end, there are 3 undefeateds left standing. Not many people would have New England ranked 3rd of those 3 teams, but my formula puts them there. They've been impressive against their opponents, but none have been very impressive in the win column this season. Also, they are well on their way to getting 6 easy wins against a terrible division this year. I'm interested to see how the Pats do against the #2 Cowboys this weekend. The Colts will likely remain on top during their bye week, but the winner will have a commanding hold on 2nd. The biggest gainers this week were Washington, who destroyed a feisty Lions team and jumped all the way up to #5 overall and Chicago, who knocked off the previously unbeaten Packers in Lambeau, with Brian Griese no less! The biggest loser was Seattle, who dropped 7 spots after being shut out by the Steelers and falling into a first place tie with the Cardinals. Meanwhile, two former top 10 teams, Denver and San Francisco, continue their spiral into the pit of despair at #25 and #26. The 3 winless teams each came close to winning this week, and stayed in the order they were in last week. The Dolphins are .08 points behind the Saints, so Ryan suggests all they need to do is get drunk next week to climb out of last. On to the ranks....

1. Colts - 90.70 - Even
2. Cowboys - 81.56 - Even
3. Patriots - 79.85 - +1
4. Steelers - 71.89 - +1
5. Redskins - 71.55 - +7
6. Titans - 71.07 - +2
7. Jaguars - 70.69 - +2
8. Packers - 67.38 - -5
9. Giants - 62.07 - +4
10. Texans - 60.44 - Even
11. Buccaneers - 57.70 - -5
12. Cardinals - 56.72 - +2
13. Ravens - 56.54 - +4
14. Seahawks - 51.19 - -7
15. Panthers - 48.09 - +1
16. Bears - 47.46 - +8
17. Lions - 47.03 - -6
18. Raiders - 46.42 - Even
19. Browns - 46.39 - -4
20. Eagles - 46.13 - +2
21. Chargers - 42.09 - +5
22. Chiefs - 41.51 - -3
23. Vikings - 38.53 - Even
24. Bengals - 37.21 - +1
25. 49ers - 35.34 - -5
26. Broncos - 32.96 - -5
27. Bills - 28.69 - +1
28. Falcons - 28.29 - -1
29. Jets - 25.81 - Even
30. Rams - 17.05 - Even
31. Saints - 14.14 - Even
32. Dolphins - 14.06 - Even