JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 6 2021 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
- Arizona Cardinals (5-0) | 1 | First 5-0 start since 1974 in St. Louis
- Los Angeles Rams (4-1) | 2 | (Whispers) The NFC West is really good at the top
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-1) | 3 | Because he's still Tom Brady
- Buffalo Bills (4-1) | 5 | Starting to look like AFC (and maybe NFL) favorite
- Los Angeles Chargers (4-1) | 8 | AFC's top contender after Buffalo
- Baltimore Ravens (4-1) | 4 | All the way back – in wild, wild fashion
- Green Bay Packers (4-1) | 7 | Feels like they could run away from NFC North fast
- Dallas Cowboys (4-1) | 10 | The 'Boys finally could be back
- Cleveland Browns (3-2) | 6 | Really good - but just below AFC's best
- Chicago Bears (3-2) | 19 | Impressive road victory makes them a factor
- Las Vegas Raiders (3-2) | 9 | No more Gruden – but still very much a contender
- Carolina Panthers (3-2) | 11 | Back-to-back losses after 3-0 start
- Denver Broncos (3-2) | 12 | Back-to-back losses after 3-0 start
- New Orleans Saints (3-2) | 17 | Up again, down again – but contending
- Tennessee Titans (3-2) | 18 | Got healthy in a hurry in Duuuval
- Cincinnati Bengals (3-2) | 14 | Let a big victory get away Sunday
- Kansas City Chiefs (2-3) | 13 | You keep expecting a turnaround, but …
- Pittsburgh Steelers (2-3) | 21 | Snapped three-game losing streak Sunday
- Seattle Seahawks (2-3) | 15 | Life without Russell Wilson begins …
- San Francisco 49ers (2-3) | 16 | Three losses to contenders in the last three weeks
- Washington Football Team (2-3) | 20 | Have allowed 43, 30 and 33 in last three games
- Minnesota Vikings (2-3) | 23 | Victories in two of three games
- Philadelphia Eagles (2-3) | 24 | Snapped three-game losing streak Sunday
- New England Patriots (2-3) | 26 | Victories over 1-4 Jets and 1-4 Texans
- Atlanta Falcons (2-3) | 27 | Victories over 1-4 Giants and 1-4 Jets
- Indianapolis Colts (1-4) | 22 | Let huge victory get away Monday
- Miami Dolphins (1-4) | 25 | Up next: Jaguars in London
- New York Giants (1-4) | 28 | Key injuries now a major storyline
- New York Jets (1-4) | 29 | Zero points, 79 total yards in first quarter this season
- Houston Texans (1-4) | 30 | Signs of improvement versus NE Sunday
- Detroit Lions (0-5) | 31 | Late FG has them kicking themselves … again
- Jacksonville Jaguars (0-5) | 32 | Twenty consecutive losses …
