{"id":14028,"date":"2009-10-06T16:29:43","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T21:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=14028"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:45","slug":"week-5-power-rankings-61009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nfl\/week-5-power-rankings-61009\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 5 Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

2009 NFL Football Power Ratings<\/h2>\n

Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings<\/strong><\/a>. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the NFL Power Rankings have changed.<\/p>\n

NFL Power Rankings will be updated by Friday every week. Be sure to visit our home page for more articles and NFL analysis.<\/p>\n

Its with this knowledge that we can then deliver to you The NFL Power Rankings!<\/p>\n

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Week 5 Power Rankings<\/h3>\n

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Week 5 Power Rankings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This Week<\/strong><\/td>\nLast Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nRecord<\/strong><\/td>\nComment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Giants<\/strong><\/td>\n4–0<\/strong><\/td>\nOffensive and defensive lines pound opponents for 60 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Orleans<\/strong><\/td>\n4–0<\/strong><\/td>\nHey, that defense is pretty good, too<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\nIndianapolis<\/strong><\/td>\n4–0<\/strong><\/td>\nManning on a pace to shatter Marino’s single-season yardage record<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\nNew England<\/strong><\/td>\n3–1<\/strong><\/td>\nFour-back rotation (Taylor, Maroney, Faulk, Morris) is paying dividends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\nMinnesota<\/strong><\/td>\n4–0<\/strong><\/td>\nQuick start should aid efforts to build a new stadium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\nDenver<\/strong><\/td>\n4–0<\/strong><\/td>\nBroncos have allowed only two touchdowns in four games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\nBaltimore<\/strong><\/td>\n3–1<\/strong><\/td>\nTough guy Ray Lewis is reduced to whining about officials’ calls after NE loss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Jets<\/strong><\/td>\n3–1<\/strong><\/td>\nMonday night at Miami: Jets put 8 in the box to stop Wildcat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Francisco<\/strong><\/td>\n3–1<\/strong><\/td>\nLooks like Crabtree is starting to crawl back. 3 TD’s by that D.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\nChicago<\/strong><\/td>\n3–1<\/strong><\/td>\nBears had to sweat for a half against Lions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\n17<\/strong><\/td>\nCincinnati<\/strong><\/td>\n3–1<\/strong><\/td>\nOT victory over Browns prevents Bengals from becoming laughingstock in state of Ohio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/strong><\/td>\nPittsburgh<\/strong><\/td>\n2–2<\/strong><\/td>\nStarting to dawn on Steelers that AFC North won’t be a cakewalk this year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\nAtlanta<\/strong><\/td>\n2–1<\/strong><\/td>\nTwo full weeks should be enough to straighten out the offense that sputtered in New England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\nPhiladelphia<\/strong><\/td>\n2–1<\/strong><\/td>\nIt’s time for the McNabb-Vick Show<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Diego<\/strong><\/td>\n2–2<\/strong><\/td>\nNorv\u2026Norv? Are you there? Time to wake up the boys and go to work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\nGreen Bay<\/strong><\/td>\n2–2<\/strong><\/td>\nDefense is still a work in progress<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\nDallas<\/strong><\/td>\n2–2<\/strong><\/td>\nSomeone needs to tell Wade Philips that his team isn’t supposed to gag until December<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/strong><\/td>\nArizona<\/strong><\/td>\n1–2<\/strong><\/td>\nUnless the Cardinals start to protect their home field, it’ll be a long season in the desert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\nHouston<\/strong><\/td>\n2–2<\/strong><\/td>\nFour of the next five are on the road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/strong><\/td>\nMiami<\/strong><\/td>\n1–3<\/strong><\/td>\nMaybe the Fins had the wrong Chad at quarterback; victory over Jets gets them back in the hunt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/strong><\/td>\nJacksonville<\/strong><\/td>\n2–2<\/strong><\/td>\nGood thing they didn’t embalm these guys after 0-2 start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/td>\nWashington<\/strong><\/td>\n2–2<\/strong><\/td>\nCarolina and KC next two weeks, then schedule looks like it will be too tough for Redskins to handle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\nBuffalo<\/strong><\/td>\n1–3<\/strong><\/td>\nThe running game is in shambles; what happened to Fred Jackson (9 carries, 42 yards vs. Miami)?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\nTennessee<\/strong><\/td>\n0–4<\/strong><\/td>\nWill the last Titans player to miss a tackle please turn out the lights?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/strong><\/td>\nSeattle<\/strong><\/td>\n1–3<\/strong><\/td>\nNot out of it yet, but need to push the accelerator a bit with three of the next four at home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/strong><\/td>\n25<\/strong><\/td>\nOakland<\/strong><\/td>\n1–3<\/strong><\/td>\nThey’ve proven two things — A. They can beat Kansas City and B. Not much else<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/strong><\/td>\n28<\/strong><\/td>\nCarolina<\/strong><\/td>\n0–3<\/strong><\/td>\nBefore the season Panthers fans feared the worst. Turns out they were right.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nDetroit<\/strong><\/td>\n1–3<\/strong><\/td>\nBe patient, fans. This team will get there.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/strong><\/td>\nKansas City<\/strong><\/td>\n0–4<\/strong><\/td>\nStop me if you’ve heard this one before: RB Larry Johnson is disgruntled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/strong><\/td>\n31<\/strong><\/td>\nCleveland<\/strong><\/td>\n0–4<\/strong><\/td>\nWhy doesn’t Columbus, Ohio have a pro football team? Cause then Cleveland will want one<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/strong><\/td>\n32<\/strong><\/td>\nTampa Bay<\/strong><\/td>\n0–4<\/strong><\/td>\nOne bright spot: the running of Cadillac Williams, on the rebound after multiple injuries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/strong><\/td>\nSt. Louis<\/strong><\/td>\n0–4<\/strong><\/td>\nWindbag Rush Limbaugh wants to buy the Rams. If he succeeds, that precludes any possible deals for McNabb, Garrard, Campell or Russell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\nLawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel writer from Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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