NFL power rankings, Week 5: Browns rise, Titans fall

Previous: . San Francisco 49ers. 32. team. 42. Without Jimmy Garoppolo, the Niners are dead on arrival.. 1-4

32. The Cardinals finally have a win. Now they head to Minnesota.. 1-4. Previous: . Arizona Cardinals. 31. team

Previous: . Buffalo Bills. 30. team. 16. How the Bills won that game, I have no idea.. 2-3

28. Oakland is a mess, from a horrific defense to Derek Carr’s unending string of picks.. 1-4. Previous: . Oakland Raiders. 29. team

30. The Jets destroyed the Broncos on the ground, and Sam Darnold hit some huge deep shots.. 2-3. Previous: . New York Jets. 28. team

1-4. Previous: . Indianapolis Colts. 27. team. 46. Andrew Luck looks great and the team plays hard, but it’s not enough most weeks.

31. The Giants just can’t win a game. It’s incredible.. 1-4. Previous: . New York Giants. 26. team

Denver Broncos. 25. team. 45. The quarterback and coach combination in Denver is a recipe for failure.. 2-3. Previous:

2-3. Previous: . Dallas Cowboys. 24. team. 123. The Cowboys did a fantastic job of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

2-3. Previous: . Seattle Seahawks. 23. team. 36. The Seahawks played a heck of a game against the Rams, but were victimized by a questionable call.

59. Miami is clearly coming back to earth in a major way.. 3-2. Previous: . Miami Dolphins. 22. team

44. It’s all over in Atlanta.. 1-4. Previous: . Atlanta Falcons. 21. team

20. team. 53. The Browns might be a legitimate threat to make the playoffs in the AFC.. 2-2-1. Previous: . Cleveland Browns

2-3. Previous: . Detroit Lions. 19. team. 50. Detroit needed a million missed field goals to win, but here we are.

team. 10. Bill O’Brien is a complete disaster, but the team won in spite of him.. 2-3. Previous: . Houston Texans. 18

Previous: . Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 16. team. 48. The Buccaneers have to win this week against the ravaged Falcons.. 2-2

15. team. 55. The Steelers finally looked dangerous with an offensive explosion.. 2-2-1. Previous: . Pittsburgh Steelers

35. The Titans were looking like a quality team, and then Sunday happened.. 3-2. Previous: . Tennessee Titans. 14. team

26. You can’t lose a game in which you allow 12 points. Can’t happen.. 3-2. Previous: . Baltimore Ravens. 13. team

Previous: . Philadelphia Eagles. 12. team. 54. The Eagles will be fine, but they’re all kinds of disjointed at the moment.. 2-3

Los Angeles Chargers. 11. team. 13. The Chargers rolled the Raiders, and now go to Cleveland.. 3-2. Previous:

The Packers are a circus. Time to get things figured out across the board.. 2-2-1. Previous: . Green Bay Packers. 10. team. 49

57. If the Bears can win on South Beach, it’s time to think of them as division contenders.. 3-1. Previous: . Chicago Bears. 9. team

team. 56. The Bengals are legit, although the AFC North is going to be a brawl.. 4-1. Previous: . Cincinnati Bengals. 8

The Vikings got a huge win in Philadelphia, and now should get going.. 2-2-1. Previous: . Minnesota Vikings. 7. team. 60

The Panthers are maddeningly inconsistent, from week to week, quarter to quarter.. 3-1. Previous: . Carolina Panthers. 6. team. 87

team. 52. Jacksonville is always going to be held back by Blake Bortles until proven otherwise.. 3-2. Previous: . Jacksonville Jaguars. 5

3-2. Previous: . New England Patriots. 4. team. 47. New England is playing well, and now welcomes in the Chiefs.

3. team. 15. Drew Brees is a great player, a great person, and potentially on a great team.<p class=. 4-1. Previous: . New Orleans Saints

2. team. 124. If the Chiefs can play defense even close to what we saw Sunday, good night.. 5-0. Previous: . Kansas City Chiefs

51. The Rams got a test in Seattle, but they emerged victorious.. 5-0. Previous: . Los Angeles Rams. 1. team