It's that time of the week again, boys and girls. Yes, the Power Rankings for week five are ready for public consumption.
Finally, same as always - comments, critiques, snarky digs, questions - all welcome.
Team's ranking last week in parentheses.
BTSC AFC Power Rankings, Week 5| Team | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1. San Diego (6) | Phillip Rivers might not play like Joe Montana every week, but they've got a scary good defense and an emerging offense. Absolutely legit. |
| 2. Indianapolis (1) | There's no such thing as a bad win. But Sunday's was close. |
| 3. New England (3) | I'm not sure they have enough offense to be as good as they've been in the past, but it's a very solid squad. |
| 4. Jacksonville (4) | Maurice Jones-Drew is the sh*t. As tough a home team as you'll find in the AFC. |
| 5. Denver (5) | Credit where it's due: they held off the Ravens. Still, do you trust Plummer? |
| 6. Cincinnati (7) | A much-needed bye week to get things re-focused. Probably the divisional favorites at this point. |
| 7. Baltimore (2) | Okay, Steve McNair's mediocrity finally caught up to this team. Offense remains a problem. |
| 8. Kansas City (11) | It took a 13-0 fourth quarter to win, but they'll take it. This team's not out of anything yet. |
| 9. Pittsburgh (8) | For a quarter, things looked great. Then the Chargers took over. Ben's slow start is crippling the offense. He's improving, but not playing winning football yet. |
| 10. Buffalo (10) | No penalty for getting bombed by the red hot Bears. |
| 11. NY Jets (9) | That's just an embarrassing loss. Goodness. |
| 12. Cleveland (12) | This team is decent on defense, slow on offense. 4-12 sounds about right. |
| 13. Houston (13) | DNP |
| 14. Miami (14) | When the Joey Harrington era is announced, you know the ship has officially sunk. I'm stunned at how bad they've been. Stunned. |
| 15. Tennessee (15) | There were real signs of improvement for both Vince Young and the Titan defense. Good news for a team with some raw upside. |
| 16. Oakland (16) | Is it safe to lock them in this spot for the rest of the year? Looking that way. |