Official r/NFL Week 6 Power Rankings

Welcome to the week 6 Official r/NFL Power Rankings! Six weeks into the season and one undefeated team remains, led by MVP front runner Kyler Murray. Roughly the top dozen teams are loaded with talent and faith, with an equal amount of bottom feeders already hopeless. Do the Jags deserve to jump after they left the lowly Lions in the dust? Have the Bills fallen too far, or not enough after a loss to the toe tapping, Techmo Bowl Titans? Discuss! 31/32 reporting

#		Team	Δ	Record	Comment
1.		Cardinals	+1	6-0	They say great teams overcome adversity. Hard to find a team that faced more adversity than the Cardinals this week, as they returned to scoring 30+ points while making sure the other team scored less than that. Using a fun football cliché, the Cards dominated the Browns in all three phases of the game, and if there were such a thing as a fourth phase, they probably would have dominated that too. Then, add in Zachary Adam Ertz to this offense. Thrilling. Of course, us here in the Red Sea are hoping Mayfield and Hunt are ok, and wish the Browns good luck for the rest of the season!
2.		Buccaneers	+1	5-1	Another victory for the Buccaneers, and of course, another injured defensive back after a hamstring injury to recent signee Richard Sherman. As the team’s defensive corps gets decimated with the frequency of a Squid Game rendition of “Red Light, Green Light,” the offense is stepping up with increasing explosivity each week. Leonard Fournette is quietly averaging 91 yards per scrimmage this year and is embracing his pass protection responsibilities with gusto— something Ronald Jones II has always failed to do. The Bucs face a tough Bears defense this week, but Todd Bowles is likely to return the favor with a young Justin Fields.
3.		Rams	+1	5-1	Stop what you're doing right now and watch this filth.
4.		Ravens	+2	5-1	This team squeaks past the Lions due to the GOAT putting all his loins into a kick, then puts together 4 quarters of splendid defensive / run based football and blows out a burgeoning high-powered offense by 28 points. Rookie Rashod Bateman had 4 catches, each for first downs -- exactly what the Ravens have needed since Derrick Mason left. Sure it's awesome to be 5-1, but this Ravens team epitomizes the NFL. Are the Ravens this year incredibly versatile or incredibly inconsistent? You decide.
5.		Bills	-4	4-2	This certainly wasn't the result the Bills wanted, but losses like this happen. The team had opportunities to win --even up until the final play. Credit where it's due: the Titans played a good football game. Their defense got a couple stops, the passing offense did what it needed, and Derrick Henry flexed on what still looks like a suspect Buffalo run defense. It stings to lose a heartbreaker, but keep in mind that last year the Bills lost in a similarly crushing manner to Arizona before their bye. It's time to take a week off, regroup, and get ready for the cupcake schedule between now and December.
6.		Packers	--	5-1	The Owner of the Bears didn't put up any gaudy stats, but three total touchdowns and timely completions were enough to win at Chicago. A patchwork secondary did fairly well to contain Justin Fields, and some key sacks from the front 4 got the stops needed to pull out a W.
7.		Cowboys	+2	5-1	Dallas was penalized 12 times for 115 yards. They were 2-5 in the red zone and 3-13 on third down. They lost a fumble, threw a pick, and failed two fourth down conversions. And they still scored 29 points on offense and gained 567 yards. This offense is stupid. I mean, just imagine what four quarters of disciplined, mistake-free offense would look like.
8.		Chargers	-3	4-2	With expectations rising after a thrilling win against a good team last week, having your worst game of the season is not a great encore. Baltimore dominated on the ground with 187 total rushing yards and the Ravens defense held the Chargers offense to season lows in...a lot of things. This isn't a 'panic button' game by any means, but it would be a waste if the Chargers don't learn from this. They'll have plenty of time to do so, as the team now enters the bye week.
9.		Titans	+4	4-2	The Titans were able to hold Josh Allen and the Bills on a late 4th and 1 to hold on to a victory against one of the NFL’s premier teams. Henry hit 21.80 mph on his 76 yard run in the 2nd quarter, this was the fastest a ball carrier has ran in the entire NFL this season. More amazingly, the Titans offensive line didn’t allow a sack of Tannehill all night.
10.		Chiefs	--	3-3	A win! The first half of the game against the WFT looked exactly like every other Chiefs game this year, sloppy as all hell. However, after throwing the worst pick of all time Patrick Mahomes and the entire Chiefs team turned it on in the second half to win comfortably. An offense with few mistakes and a defense buoyed by young blood starting and playing well, with the biggest being Juan Thornhill finally playing over Daniel Sorensen, could spell a turn around in the Chiefs season. Derrick Henry and the Titans will provide a good test this week.
11.		Browns	-2	3-3	Back in the 60's defensive backs we're essentially suplexing quarterbacks without a second thought. Now, don't even attempt to whisper sweet nothings in their ear or its roughing. One can guess most fans reactions to the officiating. That said the Browns looked rough on all fronts. And Barker is hurt. And Hunt. And they have a short week. Browns fans we're excited at the start of the season. But now here we are in week six looking at a week 13 bye.
12.		Bengals	-1	4-2	A summary of the Bengals/Lions game courtesy of @cincyhub on twitter.
13.		Raiders	+1	4-2	After Gruden resigned the Raiders put together their most complete game since JDR was coach. It's a small sample size, but Coach Bisaccia seems to be good fit for the team. The players want to play for him and they want to win for him. Bisaccia handed off play calling duties to OC Greg Olson which lead to Carr having arguably his best game of the season completing 18/27 passes for 341 yards and 2 TDs. Kenyan Drake finally had the type of game the Raiders signed him for, in only 11 offensive snaps Drake had 6 touches and 2 TDs. Meanwhile the Raiders defense had the same type of game they have had all year, generating constant pressure on the QB which lead to 3 (1 full, and 4 half) sacks for Maxx Crosby who is proving he deserves to be in the DPOY conversation this year. The Broncos were able to put up some garbage time points, but it was too little too late and they were not able to climb back from the 4 turnovers the Raiders forced Bridgewater to make. The Raiders dominated offensively and defensively which lead to Broncos fans filing out of Mile High with nearly 10 minutes left to go in the 4th quarter, even though the game was IN-COM-PLETE (insert annoying ass horse neigh here).
14.		Saints	-2	3-2
15.		Vikings	+5	3-3	It's easy to talk yourself into this team. Cousins is currently PFF's third highest graded QB; Jefferson, Thielen and breakout-WR3 K.J. Osborn make a heck of a WR room; and Christian Darrisaw looks like he might just fix the weak link in the Vikings' offensive line. That offense on Sunday got into scoring position on nine of 16 drives. Meanwhile, Zimmer's defense ranks fifth in EPA/play against this year and just held Darnold to under 4.2 net yards per attempt. And yet, because of a blocked punt returned for touchdown, two missed field goals and 11 penalties, it took an overtime game-winning drive from Cousins for the Vikings to come out of this game with a win. If this team can just get out of its own way, it could wind up surprising folks.
16.		49ers	--	2-3	During the bye, Jimmy G is back at practice and most likely starting against the Colts. Trey Lance is still a non participant in practice with injury.
17.		Steelers	+4	3-3	Geno Smith. Geno Smith. Geno Smith came into Pittsburgh and nearly upset the Steelers at home. Geno Smith. Let that sink in for a moment. If it had been Russell Wilson, the Steelers would have lost. Or, they would have played up to his level. It's always a rollercoaster. Regardless, the entire nation saw the Steelers move away from the ground and pound that worked, making it clear that this is a team with an identity crisis.
18.		Panthers	-3	3-3	The greatest comeback the NFL has ever seen, trust me, all the people are telling me it was the greatest comeback, maybe ever, resulted in us being robbed in a RIGGED game. You can't win Minnesota, they all said, the ""Purple Wall"", that's what they said, believe me, yet our great players marched down the field and made the ""Purple Wall"" disappear! Zany Zimmer and Kooky Kirk had to use extra time to come up with the points needed to win! SAD!
19.		Bears	--	3-3	After a strong first quarter, the Bears had a chance to change the narrative on their season. Instead they went totally MIA on offense and hemorrhaged yards on defense. It's increasingly unclear what the path forward is with this team that's not good enough to win in the playoffs and doesn't have the draft capital to tank. Hey, at least they have the oldest roster in the league and the arrow is solidly pointing sideways! The Bears travel to play the Bucs next week, and, uh, you might want to close your eyes for that one.
20.		Broncos	-3	3-3	Getting blown out at home by a team with an interim head coach? That's worthy of the "World of Suck" moniker. With a date with Cleveland fast approaching, the Broncos 3-0 memory might be a 3-4 reality before Friday.
21.		Seahawks	-3	2-4	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-WONCgwTEg
22.		Patriots	--	2-4	Down 17-14 going into the fourth quarter, five scores later, three in the last two and a half minutes, the Patriots and Cowboys went into overtime. Pats got the ball, didn’t score and the offense never got another shot. A game of every emotion had Jones throwing an incredible TD the play after an embarrassing pick 6. Unfortunately in the end the tired defense could not get a stop to seal the fourth or in OT. 2-4, the Patriots host the jets next. A must win. Two games behind, there are still two games ahead against the bills. we can’t be dropping games to teams below us in the AFC East.
23.		Colts	+2	2-4	Fuck the Texans. The Colts get a major bounce back win after whatever happened last week against the Ravens. The offense was in full swing. Wentz was dropping more bombs than Vietnam, and Jonathon Taylor was slicing holes like a dude cutting a piece of swiss cheese. Darius Leonard continues to be a turnover machine, and for the first time this season the defense actually played up to their potential. Again, fuck the Texans. Despite Tennessee winning this week, the Colts have a chance to take the division in two weeks. Assuming they beat the 49ers next Sunday Night and the Titans lose to the Chiefs, the Colts could tie for first if they beat the Titans in week 8. Don't count them out just yet.
24.		Washington FT	-1	2-4	Copy/paste the same blurb from the past four years and you couldn’t tell the difference. This team just looks as bad as they always have both on and off the field. Heinicke in recent weeks has plummeted back down to earth and is playing his way out of the starting role the second Fitzpatrick is healthy. The offense only managed to score 13 points on the leagues worst defense coming in and once again the home crowd was shouted over by opposing fans. Free-fall mode is in full effect.
25.		Eagles	-1	2-4	Miles Sanders, who is averaging 4.7 ypc this year (9th best in the league), has 11 total first-quarter carries in the last 4 games combined. That is all you need to know about how bad the play-calling has been for the Eagles through week 6.
26.		Falcons	--	2-3	Calvin Ridley and Russell Gage are back to practice, the Falcons needed this BYE week earlier than they'd like to admit. Winning two of their last three games, Atlanta looks to gain even more momentum against a Dolphins team looking for answers themselves. Matt Ryan looks sharp as ever, which usually means he has bought into a system, but the real story is the Titanic matchup of the Miami offense versus the Falcons defense. Atlanta has a weak enough schedule that with the right amount of luck, they'll end up at every team's new favorite draft position of 6-11.
27.		Giants	+3	1-5	Did anyone really expect the Giants to beat the Rams? No. Were we hoping to at least keep it competitive? Yes, and it looked like it might be a close game through the first quarter. The Rams quickly pulled the game away after that, though, generating several Daniel Jones turnovers and ripping through the Big Blue defense. Between the questionable decision to put KT on the field despite dealing with lingering injury, only to have him then get injured early in the game, to the basically undefendable decision of keeping our starting QB in the game on a final drive down 27 with 1 minute to go, Joe Judge has certainly earned the ire of many fans from his personnel decisions this game. That's to say nothing of the play-calling of the offense and defense, either. This squad, heavily injured and coming off back-to-back beatdowns, gets another chance to right the ship against the Panthers, who are undoubtedly looking for their own retribution after some disappointing losses.
28.		Dolphins	-1	1-5	Visiting London, the Dolphins got a nice serving of spotted dick and some tea bags from the Jaguars as the NFL continues to export the worst of their product to the British Isles. While there were some promising takeaways from the game, the fact that Dolphins fans only have promising takeaways from a game against a team that hasn't won a game in well over a year is shameful. Even ardent supporters are starting to say that the coaching is questionable, and wondering why development of players seems to have slowed down from last year.
29.		Jaguars	+3	1-5	I'll be honest with you, dear reader. I'm at a loss of what to put in this blurb today. I've spent the week leading up to games pre-writing how to explain each loss in a way that hopefully doesn't bore you to tears. This week was no different, until a last minute field goal decided the outcome in favor of the Jaguars for once. I don't know what else to say, other than it seems the Jaguars appear to be the best non-Brady team in Florida.
30.		Jets	+1	1-4	An early test for Robert Saleh and the Jets new coaching staff -- what adjustments can they make during the bye week? Zach Wilson has certainly shown flashes, but has struggled with routine throws. One bright spot for the Jets has been the rapid growth of first round rookie left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, who led all guards with a 90.6 PFF run blocking grade in week 5.
31.		Texans	-3	1-5	These are the Texans that everyone expected to take the field this season: so bad that ultimately you can only be left with a feeling of pity. Culley and Co. flop about ineffectually, but really the only fool was anyone who thought they would be more. There's still a lot of season left, but there's little to give fans hope. This week will see the Texans face off against the former faces of the franchise, and it'll be impossible not to think of a better time when they were in blue and red.
32.		Lions	-3	0-6	Ever wanted to watch someone go through the five stages of grief in real time? Anyone who has tuned in to Dan Campbell's post-game press conferences has been rewarded with this rare opportunity. From biting kneecaps to tearing up at the podium, placing blame at the feet of his QB (fairly deserved, to be honest) and now vowing to "shake up the roster," something's gotta give in the Motor City. If anything's gonna give, it's a sure bet to be the fans, giving up their souls and Sundays for another season of defeatist football. At least Eminem opened that Spaghetti restaurant. What's that? It gave Jackson Carmon food poisoning and he puked on the field? But then he recanted and said he didn't even eat there? And some people say there's no interesting football news coming out of Detroit this year, pfft. In all seriousness, the Detroit Lions are experiencing close losses, which are exactly what a rebuilding team needs to aspire to. Unfortunately 2022 is going to be a weak QB draft class, but close losses keep their draft pick high while still keeping the flames of locker room morale from being completely extinguished. Lions, when you're going through hell, keep going. Someday another team will take your place in the NFC North's basement.