NFL Computerized Power Ranks: Week 6

J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets. For the 2nd week in a row, the Jets are the #1 ranked team, and with Atlanta's loss, they widened their lead over 2nd place significantly. It's strange how things are turning out for the Jets so far. They came into this season with a ton of hype, probably mostly because they play in New York (well sorta). Then, you hear about the HBO show where Rex Ryan said a lot of bad words and you find out Antonio Cromartie has 8 kids. Then, they go out and lose the first game of the season to the Ravens in unimpressive fashion. Then, you hear about the whole controversy involving Ines Sainz, and at this point, you pretty much had to assume their season would unravel fast. But so far, it hasn't. Most of these early season controversies have blown over and now the Jets are 5-1 and looking great every week, making the preseason prognosticators look smart for a change.

The Steelers took advantage of the Falcons loss and moved up to #2, while the Falcons fell to #5. The Patriots also moved up a spot, going to #4, and the Titans big dominating win over the Jaguars jumped them 8 spots all the way to #3.

On the low side of the things, the Vikings win over the Cowboys moved them out of the bottom 5 and moved the Cowboys in. The other 4 members are no big surprise: Cleveland, San Francisco (who finally won), Buffalo, and Carolina. This sets up the pillow fight of the week: #30 San Francisco vs. #32 Carolina.

The biggest gainer this week was the before mentioned Titans, who jumped 8 spots. The Giants, Rams, and Vikings also jumped 7 spots. The biggest loser was Tampa, who fell 8 spots and are crashing back to Earth after their shocking 3-1 start.

I'm thinking I will post the first playoff projections after week 7.

Here are the full ranks:
1. Jets - 84.08 - Even
2. Steelers - 76.31 - +1
3. Titans - 72.84 - +8
4. Patriots - 70.99 - +1
5. Falcons - 69.30 - -3
6. Colts - 68.40 - -2
7. Eagles - 67.66 - +1
8. Giants - 62.08 - +7
9. Ravens - 60.72 - +1
10. Saints - 58.41 - +6
11. Bears - 58.20 - -5
12. Texans - 55.80 - +2
13. Chiefs - 55.68 - -6
14. Redskins - 53.98 - -2
15. Seahawks - 52.18 - +6
16. Rams - 52.15 - +7
17. Buccaneers - 50.29 - -8
18. Bengals - 49.21 - Even
19. Dolphins - 48.12 - +6
20. Packers - 47.04 - -7
21. Cardinals - 43.50 - +3
22. Vikings - 41.90 - +7
23. Jaguars - 39.98 - -4
24. Chargers - 39.71 - -7
25. Broncos - 39.43 - -5
26. Lions - 36.12 - Even
27. Raiders - 33.90 - -5
28. Cowboys - 31.74 - -1
29. Browns - 28.32 - -1
30. 49ers - 23.49 - +2
31. Bills - 19.26 - -1
32. Panthers - 16.81 - -1