JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's post-Week 5, pre-Week 6 2017 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
Rank | Team (record) | Comment
1.Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) | 1 | Taking on a Super Bowl look
2.Denver Broncos (3-1) | 3 | Moved up with strong bye week
3.Atlanta Falcons (3-1) | 5 | Another strong bye-week effort
4.Carolina Panthers (4-1) | 6 | Won at New England, then won at Detroit
5.Green Bay Packers (4-1) | 8 | Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rodgers …
6.New England Patriots (3-2) | 5 | So, the Pats won in an adverse situation? There's a shock
7.Philadelphia Eagles (4-1) | 10 | Quietest one-loss team in the league
8.Detroit Lions (3-2) | 7 | Narrow losses to Panthers, Falcons
9.Seattle Seahawks (3-2) | 14 | Took early control of NFC West Sunday
10.Buffalo Bills (3-2) | 4 | A whisper or two from 5-0
11.Jacksonville Jaguars (3-2) | 18 | Suddenly deserving of a big move up
12.Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2) | 2 | Two losses in three games to Bears, Jaguars
13.Minnesota Vikings (3-2) | 16 | Breath-holder in prime time Monday
14.Los Angeles Rams (3-2) | 11 | Missed a chance at a statement versus 'Hawks
15.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-2) | 13 | Looking for way out of up again/down again
16.Oakland Raiders (2-3) | 12 | Life without Carr not a good life for Silver and Black
17.Washington Redskins (2-2) | 17 | Stayed true to form on bye week
18.New York Jets (3-2) | 21 | Tank job? Don't tell the Jets
19.Baltimore Ravens (3-2) | 24 | Season-saver in the Black Hole Sunday?
20.Dallas Cowboys (2-3) | 15 | Losers of three of the last four
21.Houston Texans (2-3) | 18 | Rash of injuries could prove tough to overcome
22.Tennessee Titans (2-3) | 18 | Gave one back to the field in Miami Sunday
23.New Orleans Saints (2-2) | 22 | Knocked it out of park during bye
24.Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) | 27 | Can they claw their way back?
25.Arizona Cardinals (2-3) | 23 | Last season looking less and less like a fluke
25.Indianapolis Colts (2-3) | 25 | Three-point victories over Browns, 'Niners from 0-5
26.Chicago Bears (2-3) | 26 | Decent debut for the rookie quarterback
- Miami Dolphins (2-2) | 28 | Impressive victory over Titans. Can they do it again?
28.Los Angeles Chargers (1-4) | 29 | Can Philip Rivers be Philip Rivers again?
30.New York Giants (0-5) | 30 | No victories, no OBJ … tough times for Big Blue
31.Cleveland Browns (0-5) | 31 | Missed a real chance at Victory No. 1
32.San Francisco 49ers (0-5) | 32 | Oh-so-close to moving up
