Week 5 Team Rankings

1. Dallas Cowboys- Took a step back against Redskins, but still too match talent to drop from the top spot after just one poor showing.
2. Pittsburgh Steelers- Won ugly against the Ravens, but Parker and Rothlisberger should be healed up in a few weeks, and with them healthy they are the best in the AFC.
3. New York Giants- Best of the undefeated teams left. Wins against Rams and Bengals don't mean much, but that win against the Redskins is starting to look more impressive.
4. Denver Broncos- Scary how bad they were against the Chiefs. Scary how good they were before that, so I'm gonna give them the benefit of the doubt for one more week.
5. San Diego Chargers- Broncos better watch out. LT is looking good and the Chargers are on the move.
6. Carolina Panthers- Tons of talent here. Big question is Delhomme. But he was good enough to get them to the Super Bowl once, and this team is probably more talented than that one was.
7. Indianapolis Colts- Should come back strong after bye week.
8. Tennessee Titans- Undefeated, so I will let them into the top ten, but still not talented enough at receiver to go far. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
9. Buffalo Bills- 4-0? I'll take notice when they beat someone who's worth a damn/not hampered by serious injuries.
10. Washington Redskins- Still can't figure out their week 1 flop, but have looked fantastic since then.
11. Green Bay Packers- Rodgers' injury a big concern. Grant's slow start not good either.
12. New Orleans Saints- 2-2 not so bad considering all the injuries. When Colston gets back they will be tough.
13. Philadelphia Eagles- They have to have McNabb and Westbrook healthy to play at a high level. That's a tall order.
14. Seattle Seahawks- With Engram and Branch coming back, and Arizona and SF shaky, I'm ready to hand them back their NFC West crown right now.
15. New York Jets- So up and down, hard to know with these guys. At least Mangina finally turned Brett loose.
16. Baltimore Ravens- Defense and running games look good, but too limited in the passing game.
17. New England Patriots- Didn't see the headline I wanted: "Patriots sign Culpepper". Will two weeks really have been enough for Matt Cassel to develop into a decent QB?
18. Chicago Bears- Could easily be 4-0, but that's the problem: don't have a leader to win it for them in the crunch. Will Kyle Orton really become that guy?
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Nowhere near as good as their record, but I liked the show with their cheerleaders.
20. Arizona Cardinals- Falling fast. Blew their chance to take advantage of Seattle's slow start, and Boldin getting banged up hurts.
21. Jacksonville Jaguars- Have come alive a bit, but still no receivers.
22. Cleveland Browns- Bye week couldn't come fast enough. Enough talent to right the ship still, though, maybe.
23. San Francisco 49ers- Decent. Not great. Not technically even good.
24. Minnesota Vikings- Gus Frerotte is their quarterback.
25. Atlanta Falcons- For a bad, rebuilding, super-young team they're pretty good.
26. Kansas City Chiefs- With Huard they are solid. Will Herm be smart enough to stick with him?
27. Miami Dolphins- Hey, they beat the Patriots!
28. Cincinnati Bengals- Still too talented to be this bad, but Palmer's arm-injury doesn't help any.
29. Houston Texans- Could still be decent.
30. Oakland Raiders- For such a young team, they aren't that bad, but coaching change may make maturation process even more awkward.
31. Detroit Lions- Matt Millen's out? Great! Jon Kitna is still the starting QB? Crap!
32. St. Louis Rams- Firing Linehan has to make them better. Restoring Bulger as the starter is a good move. Swap offensive lines and defenses with another team and we just might have a decent team here.