Post-Week 5 Power Rankings
Top 10
1. Kansas City - lost in their 5-0 start is that there was their toughest 5-game stretch of the season
2. Philadelphia - they continue to impress everywhere
3. Washington - can they get their record to reflect how good they have looked?
4. Carolina - back to back road wins at NE and Detroit, and Newton all of a sudden looks like the 2015 version again
5. Denver - can they win on the road? We will find out soon.
6. Green Bay - no words left for how good Aaron Rodgers is
7. LA Rams - despite the tough loss, this is still a team on the rise
8. Jacksonville - unbelievably, this team is 2nd in the NFL in point differential; imagine if they had a real QB!
9. New England - ugly win over TB, but now there are reports that Brady's shoulder is banged up; is this the beginning?
10. Seattle - that o-line is god-awful, but any team with Russell Wilson and that D has a chance
Trending Up
NY Jets - 3 wins in a row???!!!!
Minnesota - fought back to over .500, but their upside is limited with Case Keenum at QB
New Orleans - got rid of the dead weight that was old man Adrian Peterson
Cincinnati - can they get back in it?
Buffalo - despite the loss, this is still a team doing better than expected
Trending Down
Dallas - offensive line simply does not as dominant this year
Oakland - getting Carr back will help, but what has happened to Amari Cooper?
Tennessee - have to be considered one of the biggest disappointments thus far
Tampa Bay - just when I thought they were on the rise, Winston plays like Ryan Leaf for most of the game
Pittsburgh - should survive enough to win that division, but this team has a lot of issues
Bottom 5
28. Chicago - more growing pains coming from the rookie
30. Indianapolis - 2-3 on the way to 5-11
30 . NY Giants - they should tank, get a new coach, and draft a new QB
31. San Francisco - on pace to either sign Cousins or get one of the top QBs in next year's draft
32. Cleveland - they are somehow getting worse
NFL MVP Top 5
1. Aaron Rodgers - take him away and this team is quite possibly 0-5
2. Alex Smith - playing out of his mind thus far
3. Carson Wentz - this guy has superstar written all over him
4. Tom Brady - will likely move up as the Patriots win more games, assuming he stays healthy
5. Kareem Hunt - not just the rookie of the year, but the best RB this year so far and a major difference maker