JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 5 2020 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
1.Kansas City Chiefs (4-0) | 1 | Methodically, still No. 1
2.Baltimore Ravens (3-1) | 2 | As long as they're not playing Kansas City…
3.Green Bay Packers (4-0) | 3 | The 'Pack is back as a legitimate Super Bowl contender
4.Seattle Seahawks (4-0) | 4 | Because he's Russell Wilson
5.Buffalo Bills (4-0) | 5 | League's most overlooked really good team
6.Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0) | 6 | Unexpected bye, but this team feels like it's good
7.New England Patriots (2-2) | 7 | Losses at No. 1 Kansas City and No. 4 Seattle
8.Tennessee Titans (3-0) | 8 | No positive COVID-19 tests Monday a good sign
9.Los Angeles Rams (3-1) | 10 | Fi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ght!!!!!
10.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) | 13 | Maybe Tom really is still terrific
11.Indianapolis Colts (3-1) | 14 | Three consecutive victories since Week 1 loss in Duval
12.Cleveland Browns (3-1) | 15 | Looking more and more like the real deal
13.Chicago Bears (3-1) | 9 | Nick Foles 0-1 as a Windy City starter
14.New Orleans Saints (2-2) | 17 | Looked familiarly good Sunday
15.Las Vegas Raiders (2-2) | 11 | Back-to-back losses after 2-0 start
16.San Francisco 49ers (2-2) | 12 | May have trouble withstanding injury losses much longer
17.Carolina Panthers (2-2) | 23 | A major early-season surprise
18.Arizona Cardinals (2-2) | 16 | Big-time offense, very concerning defense
19.Philadelphia Eagles (1-2-1) | 25 | Your first-place Philadelphia Eagles
20.Dallas Cowboys (1-3) | 18 | Trouble in Big D at the quarter pole
21.Los Angeles Chargers (1-3) | 19 | Struggling – but Justin Herbert looks for real
22.Miami Dolphins (1-3) | 20 | Tua remains the backup – for now
23.Cincinnati Bengals (1-2-1) | 26 | They look like they have found their quarterback
24.Minnesota Vikings (1-3) | 28 | Tough early schedule continues at Seattle Sunday
25.Jacksonville Jaguars (1-3) | 21 | Three consecutive losses after Week 1 upset over Indy
26.Washington Football Team (1-3) | 22 | Tied for second – and a half game behind in NFC East
27.Detroit Lions (1-3) | 24 | Another double-digit lead, another difficult loss
28.Houston Texans (0-4) | 27 | Bill O'Brien couldn't survive 0-4 start
29.Atlanta Falcons (0-4) | 29 | Second consecutive disastrous start to a season
30.Denver Broncos (1-3) | 30 |Lone victory over struggling Jets
31.New York Giants (0-4) | 31 | Fi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ght!!!!!
32.New York Jets (0-4) | 32 | Oof
