Rank |
|
Team |
Record |
Result |
Movement |
Comment |
1. |
|
Los Angeles Rams |
5-0 |
beat Seattle 33-31 |
(–) |
Offense has scored at least 33 every week, but what’s up with the defense? |
2. |
|
Kansas City Chiefs |
5-0 |
beat Jacksonville 30-14 |
(–) |
Chiefs actually outgained on offense, but D forced five Jaguars turnovers, including four picks of Bortles. |
3. |
|
New Orleans Saints |
4-1 |
beat Washington 43-19 |
(▲1) |
Special night for Drew Brees, who becomes NFL’s all-time leading passer (yards). |
4. |
|
New England Patriots |
3-2 |
beat Indianapolis 38-24 |
(▲5) |
Brady throws three TDs and gets 226th win as a starter, tying him for most of all-time. |
5. |
|
Chicago Bears |
3-1 |
Bye Week |
(–) |
Will try to move to 4-1 against struggling Miami. |
6. |
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
4-1 |
beat Miami 27-17 |
(▲5) |
Trailed 17-0, then ripped off 27 straight points vs. Dolphins, including two defensive touchdowns. |
7. |
|
Carolina Panthers |
3-1 |
Beat NY Giants 33-31 |
(▲5) |
Graham Gano from 63? Yeah, that’ll work. |
8. |
|
Minnesota Vikings |
2-2-1 |
beat Philadelphia 23-21 |
(▲9) |
The roller coaster continues for the Vikes, but a nice bounce-back win over the Super Bowl champs. |
9. |
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
3-2 |
lost to Kansas City 30-14 |
(▼6) |
Blake Bortles is like a box of chocolates. You know how this ends. |
10. |
|
Los Angeles Chargers |
3-2 |
beat Oakland 26-10 |
(▲5) |
Haven’t beaten a good team yet, but wins are wins. |
11. |
|
Baltimore Ravens |
3-2 |
lost to Cleveland 12-9 (OT) |
(▼5) |
Offense appeared to be legit, until it got to Cleveland. |
12. |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
2-2-1 |
beat Atlanta 41-17 |
(▲4) |
Which version of the Steelers will show up this week? |
13. |
|
Tennessee Titans |
3-2 |
lost to Buffalo 13-12 |
(▼6) |
Titans are now 1-1 in games where they haven’t scored a touchdown. |
14. |
|
Green Bay Packers |
2-2-1 |
lost to Detroit 31-23 |
(▼6) |
Mason Crosby with a season’s worth of misses in one game. |
15. |
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
2-3 |
lost to Minnesota 23-21 |
(▼5) |
Very thin at RB with Jay Ajayi out for the year. |
16. |
|
Miami Dolphins |
3-2 |
lost to Cincinnati 27-17 |
(▼3) |
Ryan Tannehill commits three turnovers in loss to Bengals. |
17. |
|
Seattle Seahawks |
2-3 |
lost to LA Rams 33-31 |
(▲3) |
Played pretty well in loss to the best team in the league. |
18. |
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
2-2 |
Bye week |
(–) |
Pretty much playing an NFC South elimination game at Atlanta this week. |
19. |
|
Washington Redskins |
2-2 |
lost to New Orleans 43-19 |
(▼5) |
Offered Drew Brees little resistance on his way to an NFL record. |
20. |
|
Denver Broncos |
2-3 |
lost to NY Jets |
(▼1) |
Losing streak hits three with a completely uninspired performance at the Meadowlands. |
21. |
|
Cleveland Browns |
2-2-1 |
beat Baltimore 12-9 (OT) |
(▲2) |
The Browns actually executed a game-winning field goal — barely, but still! |
22. |
|
New York Jets |
2-3 |
beat Denver 34-16 |
(▲6) |
When the Jets play well, they look really good. It’s just not that often. |
23. |
|
Houston Texans |
2-3 |
beat Dallas 19-16 (OT) |
(▲2) |
Two straight for the Texans…although I still don’t think they’re very good. |
24. |
|
Dallas Cowboys |
2-3 |
lost to Houston 19-16 (OT) |
(▼3) |
Remember those signs of life on offense? Yeah, about those… |
25. |
|
Atlanta Falcons |
1-4 |
lost to Pittsburgh 41-17(▼3) |
(–) |
What a mess on defense. |
26. |
|
Detroit Lions |
3-3 |
beat Green Bay 31-23 |
(▲3) |
Kenny Golladay is becoming a top receiver. |
27. |
|
New York Giants |
1-4 |
lost to Carolina 33-31 |
(▼1) |
Finally broke 30 points, but this OBJ-Eli issue isn’t going away. |
28. |
|
Buffalo Bills |
2-3 |
beat Tennessee 13-12 |
(▲3) |
Won a game that set offense back a long, long way. |
29. |
|
Indianapolis Colts |
1-4 |
lost to New England 38-24 |
(▲1) |
At least Thursday night didn’t come down to a fourth-down decision. |
30. |
|
Arizona Cardinals |
1-4 |
beat San Francisco 28-18 |
(▲2) |
A one-play flash on offense is actually sadly encouraging. |
31. |
|
San Francisco 49ers |
1-4 |
lost to Arizona 28-18 |
(▼7) |
C.J. Beathard is not good. |
32. |
|
Oakland Raiders |
1-4 |
lost to LA Chargers 26-10 |
(▼5) |
Yikes. |