{"id":186047,"date":"2025-10-02T22:07:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T22:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/186047\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T22:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T22:07:12","slug":"nfl-power-rankings-week-5-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/186047\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Power Rankings: Week 5 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Now that Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season is in the books, it\u2019s time for an incredibly meaningful and serious exercise: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/nfl-power-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL Power Rankings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL Power Rankings<\/a>! What differentiates these rankings from all the others is that they\u2019re THE only truly accurate ones in the entire universe. Hard to believe, I know. Let\u2019s take a look at how all 32 teams stack up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">1 \u2013 Philadelphia Eagles (Last Week: 1) \u2013 If you think about it, the Eagles\u2019 flat out ineptitude at times (zero second half completions!) really just makes their 4-0 record that much more impressive. What could this team be if they actually played well? Answer: repeat Super Bowl champions. Of course, the question is if they can actually get their act together and play a full 60 minutes for once.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">2 \u2013 Buffalo Bills (LW: 2) \u2013 The Bills are the only remaining undefeated team in the AFC. The four one-loss teams right behind them: LAC, PIT, INDY, JAX. Not exactly the most threatening bunch. Also, Buffalo has the fifth-easiest remaining schedule in the NFL. The No. 1 seed is theirs as long as they don\u2019t really mess up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">3 \u2013 Detroit Lions (LW: 3) \u2013 Following their Week 1 loss to Green Bay, the Lions have arguably been the most impressive team in the NFL. Detroit owns the league\u2019s best point differential at +49.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">4 \u2013 Los Angeles Rams (LW: 8) \u2013 Matthew Stafford is cooking. His undeniable connection with Puka Nacua is alive and well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">5 \u2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 5) \u2013 This Bucs team has a lot of fight. Just tough for them that injuries continue to take a toll. They might be able to grit their way through them anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">6 \u2013 Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 9) \u2013 Surprise, surprise: the Chiefs have turned it around after an 0-2 start. Blasting Baltimore was impressive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">7 \u2013 Baltimore Ravens (LW: 4) \u2013 The Ravens are 1-3 with damaging losses to Buffalo and KC, who now hold valuable head-to-head tiebreakers over Baltimore. If Lamar Jackson\u2019s injury is serious, they\u2019re clearly cooked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">8 \u2013 Green Bay Packers (LW: 7) \u2013 Some of the early season shine is already starting to wear off. What happened to the defense that looked so dominant through the first three weeks of the season? Also, bad game management from Matt LaFleur continues to be a concern. The Packers were a second away from badly botching a tie into a loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">9 \u2013 Los Angeles Chargers (LW: 6) \u2013 Rashawn Slater being out for the season and Joe Alt getting banged up just isn\u2019t ideal. Neither is losing to Jaxson Dart in his first NFL start.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">10 \u2013 Seattle Seahawks (LW: 13) \u2013 The No. 1 team in DVOA also owns the league\u2019s second-best point differential. It\u2019s hard to take them over the Rams to win the NFC West. But they\u2019re not a team to sleep on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">11 \u2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 16) \u2013 Don\u2019t look now but the Steelers are in a strong position to win the AFC North with Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson both banged up to varying degrees. Would be their first division win since 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">12 \u2013 San Francisco 49ers (LW: 10) \u2013 The 49ers are on fraud watch. In part because they\u2019re just so banged up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">13 \u2013 Washington Commanders (LW: 11) \u2013 Jayden Daniels\u2019 return won\u2019t change the fact that their defense is old and vulnerable. The Marshon Lattimore trade has been a big bust for Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">14 \u2013 Indianapolis Colts (LW: 12) \u2013 The Colts looked like they belonged in their loss to the Rams. Would\u2019ve really helped if Adonai Mitchell didn\u2019t needlessly forfeit a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">15 \u2013 Denver Broncos (LW: 19) \u2013 Not really sure what we learned by the Broncos beating up on a listless Bengals team. Denver has beaten some bad teams at home but struggled to beat better teams on the road. Seems like their .500 record is fitting for them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">16 \u2013 Dallas Cowboys (LW: 17) \u2013 Dak Prescott played at a very high level on Sunday night. But that Dallas defense is just so terrible. Add it together and you likely have an average team at best. Would be very funny if the Cowboys go 8-8-1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">17 \u2013 Atlanta Falcons (LW: 20) \u2013 The same team that lost 30-0 to the Panthers had a lot of success against Dan Quinn\u2019s defense. Make it make sense.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">18 \u2013 Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 21) \u2013 The Jags have been better than anyone really expected. And yet \u2026 is anyone truly buying their stock right now?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">19 \u2013 Minnesota Vikings (LW: 14) \u2013 Through two games, the Vikings have already lived through the highs and the lows of the Carson Wentz experience. Minnesota has talent but they seemingly do not have a viable quarterback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">20 \u2013 Arizona Cardinals (LW: 15) \u2013 Jonathan Gannon couldn\u2019t stop good quarterbacks as a defensive coordinator. Now he can\u2019t beat good teams as a head coach. Shocker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">21 \u2013 Chicago Bears (LW: 22) \u2013 Two straight wins! Just took facing some pretty bad defenses. They\u2019re not the worst of the worst but they\u2019re not actually good.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">22 \u2013 Houston Texans (LW: 23) \u2013 The Texans are on the board with a win. And now they might be getting a break with Lamar Jackson potentially missing Week 5. If they can\u2019t beat Cooper Rush, just call it a season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">23 \u2013 New England Patriots (LW: 25) \u2013 The Pats have a chance to prove they can actually contend for the AFC East crown by beating Buffalo. They probably won\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">24 \u2013 Las Vegas Raiders (LW: 24) \u2013 Geno Smith? More like Geno Stinks. Gottem. Seriously, though, that trade always felt like a win for the Seahawks to me. Not sure why people love to overrate Geno so much.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">25 \u2013 New York Giants (LW: 30) \u2013 It was hardly a scintillating start for Jaxson Dart but that doesn\u2019t really matter. Giants fans can at least be happy they have a young quarterback to watch develop as they got to see a win. Just sucks for them that Malik Nabers is now out for the season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">26 \u2013 Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 18) \u2013 Jake Browning ain\u2019t gonna cut it. The Bengals don\u2019t need to make an aggressive move for a quarterback in what\u2019s likely a lost season anyway \u2026 but they need to at least try another option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">27 \u2013 Cleveland Browns (LW: 26) \u2013 Will be interesting to see how the Browns fare with Dillon Gabriel. He showed some promise in the summer. We\u2019ll see if he can fend off Shedeur Sanders from overtaking him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">28 \u2013 Miami Dolphins (LW: 29) \u2013 With a win over the 0-3 Jets, the Dolphins are officially not the worst team in the AFC East. Congrats! Mike McDaniel survives at least one more week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">29 \u2013 Carolina Panthers (LW: 27) \u2013 Last week, we wrote about how the Panthers being 5.5-point underdogs against the Pats was not a good sign for them. Indeed, the betting line was telling. Carolina is simply not a good football team.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">30 \u2013 New York Jets (LW: 28) \u2013 Let\u2019s face it: Justin Fields isn\u2019t a quarterback to build around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">31 \u2013 Tennessee Titans (LW: 31) \u2013 The Titans own the NFL\u2019s worst point differential at -69. Not so nice. They\u2019re also dead last in DVOA. Only reason I don\u2019t have them lower is because Cam Ward\u2019s presence presents some potential upward mobility that I don\u2019t see for the Saints.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">32 \u2013 New Orleans Saints (LW: 32) \u2013 Spencer Rattler is 0-10 as a starter. Can he get on the board with his first career win this week in a home game against the Giants?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now that Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season is in the books, it\u2019s time for an incredibly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[99750,1258,1276,64,63,613,631,5360,1261,5372,1257,55565,1248,1238,55558,1273,1234,1256,3055,1266,1279,6587,1243,1255,1246,1237,55559,1274,5347,80738,629,5368,1240,628,1250,3052,1263,118704,5371,118705,6588,1233,1239,1231,1249,1242,593,1260,1241,20795,43812,1262,1254,1244,40054,85,1247,1253,1272],"class_list":["post-186047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-adonai-mitchell","tag-arizona-cardinals","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-baltimore","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-bengals","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-cam-ward","tag-carolina-panthers","tag-carson-wentz","tag-chicago-bears","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-cooper-rush","tag-dak-prescott","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-denver-broncos","tag-detroit-lions","tag-dillon-gabriel","tag-geno-smith","tag-green-bay","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-houston-texans","tag-indianapolis-colts","tag-jacksonville-jaguars","tag-jake-browning","tag-jaxson-dart","tag-jets","tag-joe-alt","tag-joe-burrow","tag-justin-fields","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-lamar-jackson","tag-las-vegas-raiders","tag-los-angeles-chargers","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-lw","tag-malik-nabers","tag-marshon-lattimore","tag-matthew-stafford","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-new-orleans-saints","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-puka-nacua","tag-rashawn-slater","tag-san-francisco-49ers","tag-seattle-seahawks","tag-shedeur-sanders","tag-spencer-rattler","tag-sports","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","tag-tennessee-titans","tag-washington-commanders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}