JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 6 2020 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
1.Seattle Seahawks (5-0) | 5 | Because Russell Wilson
2.Green Bay Packers (4-0) | 3 | Because Aaron Rodgers – even on a bye week
3.Pittsburgh Steelers (4-0) | 6 | First 4-0 start since 1979
4.Tennessee Titans (4-0) | 8 | Really, really impressive Tuesday
5.Kansas City Chiefs (4-1) | 1 | No one's perfect – not even Mahomes
6.Baltimore Ravens (4-1) | 2 | Dominant – except against KC
7.Buffalo Bills (4-1) | 5 | Thud…
8.New England Patriots (2-2) | 7 | A most unwanted bye week
9.Los Angeles Rams (4-1) | 9 | Still not willing to help the Jaguars in the draft
10.Cleveland Browns (4-1) | 12 | This team's for real – at last
11.Chicago Bears (4-1) | 13 | Nick's still back
12.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2) | 10 | Yeah … it's fourth down
13.Las Vegas Raiders (3-2) | 15 | Winning at KC means they're legitimate now
14.Indianapolis Colts (3-2) | 11 | Defense will keep them in it all season
15.New Orleans Saints (3-2) | 14 | Not that impressive, but hovering about .500
16.Carolina Panthers (3-2) | 17 | Much faster turnaround than expected
17.Arizona Cardinals (3-2) | 18 | When this offense is good, it's very good
18.Dallas Cowboys (2-3) | 20 | Your first-place Dallas Cowboys
19.Miami Dolphins (2-3) | 22 | Wow
20.San Francisco 49ers (2-3) | 16 | Oof
21.Philadelphia Eagles (1-3-1) | 19 | A long way from out of it in NFC East
22.Los Angeles Chargers (1-4) | 21 | Struggling, but they found their quarterback
23.Cincinnati Bengals (1-3-1) | 23 | The Life of a Rookie Quarterback
24.Minnesota Vikings (1-4) | 24 | Let one get away in Seattle Sunday
25.Houston Texans (1-4) | 28 | Better than their 0-4 start showed
26.Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4) | 25 | Four consecutive losses after 1-0 start
27.Washington Football Team (1-4) | 26 | Four consecutive losses after 1-0 start
28.Detroit Lions (1-3) | 27 | Duval-bound
29.Atlanta Falcons (0-5) | 29 | Regime change in Atlanta
30.Denver Broncos (1-3) | 30 | That didn't really feel like a bye week
31.New York Giants (0-5) | 31 | So close …
32.New York Jets (0-5) | 32 | Oof
