NFL Power Rankings Week 6: Surprise In The Top 3
By Paul Novak
Oct 6, 2014; Landover, MD, USA; A Washington Redskins fan looks on from the stands against the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth quarter at FedEx Field. The Seahawks won 27-17. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Week 5 of the NFL season is in the bag and you can’t really say that there are too many huge surprises around the league. Have there been upsets? Sure there are. But no teams are severely underperforming or on the other hand, greatly exceeding their general expectations.
The Jaguars and Raiders stay at the bottom of the power rankings for obvious reasons. Rumors have started that former Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren flew to Oakland to interview for their head coaching opening. He admitted to visiting with the team and you can read more about that here.
On the other end of the spectrum, the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos stay at the very top with their performances to date. There is a surprise team in our top three this week however. We won’t spoil that here, but you’ll be shocked when you see who it is.
Continue on to see 32-17 on this page… or skip ahead to see the top 16 here. As always, let us know what you think.
The former Seattle coaching staff and players haven’t been able to turn around the struggling Jaguars so far. Time might be running out.. (0-5). Previous: NAth. Jacksonville Jaguars. 32. team. 52
I don’t even think Mike Holmgren could fix this hot mess in Oakland in under a decade.. (0-4). Previous: NAth. Oakland Raiders. 31. team. 28
30. team. 30. <strong><a rel=. (1-4). Previous: NAth. New York Jets
Things just keep getting worse for the Vikings and <strong><a rel=. (2-3). Previous: NAth. Minnesota Vikings. 29. team. 60
(1-3). Previous: NAth. St. Louis Rams. 28. team. 51. It’s a shame to see such a good defense wasted. A few more options on offense and they could contend in the NFC West.
35. . (1-4). Previous: NAth. Tennessee Titans. 27. team
26. team. 59. . (2-2). Previous: NAth. Miami Dolphins
48. I’ll tell you right now that the Bucs are the NFL’s second best one-win team.. (1-4). Previous: NAth. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 25. team
Previous: NAth. Chicago Bears. 23. team. 57. The Bears look like Super Bowl challengers one week and then go and blow a huge lead the next. No wonder Chicagoans have a love/hate relationship with <strong><a rel=. (2-3)
22. team. 16. Rookie WR <strong><a rel=. (3-2). Previous: NAth. Buffalo Bills
Previous: NAth. Cleveland Browns. 21. team. 53. Drafting Manziel might have been a mistake. Although not from a marketing standpoint.. (2-2)
New Orleans Saints. 20. team. 15. Even at 2-3 you can’t count out <strong><a rel=. (2-3). Previous: NAth
team. 44. Their season can either go like 2012, or 2013 from here.. (2-3). Previous: NAth. Atlanta Falcons. 19
Previous: NAth. Houston Texans. 18. team. 10. This might be the surprise team of the season thus far. And no <strong><a rel=. (3-2)
The Panthers never win pretty. But they win.. (3-2). Previous: NAth. Carolina Panthers. 17. team. 87