Thanks to their 48-3 pounding of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the San Francisco 49ers made the biggest jump in this week's NFL.com Power Poll, from No. 15 to No. 8, while the Philadelphia Eagles at No. 22 and the New York Jets at No. 19 continued their free fall from the ranks of the top 10.
The Packers and New Orleans Saints retained the top two spots, with Green Bay once again claiming all nine first-place votes.
While the
Packers grabbed all nine first-place votes again, the undefeated
Lions still were unable to vault into the No. 2 spot. See where our experts have Detroit this week.
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Other notable developments from Week 5:
» Based on their upset at the hands of the Oakland Raiders and injuries to Mario Williams and Andre Johnson, the Houston Texans dropped from No. 6 to No. 12.
» The Washington Redskins made their first appearance in the top 10.
» Despite the presence of Tim Tebow in relief, the Denver Broncos drew a last-place vote for the first time.
NFL.com Power Poll |
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| Teams ranked Nos. 1 through 32, as voted on by a panel of nine NFL.com and NFL Network experts. Total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote. | ||||||
|
Rank
|
Previous
|
Team |
W-L
|
First-place votes
|
Last-place votes
|
Points
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
1
|
Green Bay Packers |
5-0
|
9
|
-
|
288
|
|
2
|
2
|
New Orleans Saints |
4-1
|
-
|
-
|
271
|
|
3t
|
3
|
Baltimore Ravens |
3-1
|
-
|
-
|
264
|
|
3t
|
4
|
Detroit Lions |
5-0
|
-
|
-
|
264
|
|
5
|
5
|
New England Patriots |
4-1
|
-
|
-
|
259
|
|
6
|
7
|
San Diego Chargers |
4-1
|
-
|
-
|
236
|
|
7
|
10
|
Buffalo Bills |
4-1
|
-
|
-
|
228
|
|
8
|
15
|
San Francisco 49ers |
4-1
|
-
|
-
|
216
|
|
9
|
13
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
3-2
|
-
|
-
|
215
|
|
10
|
11
|
Washington Redskins |
3-1
|
-
|
-
|
213
|
|
11
|
16
|
Oakland Raiders |
3-2
|
-
|
-
|
200
|
|
12
|
6
|
Houston Texans |
3-2
|
-
|
-
|
196
|
|
13t
|
9
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
3-2
|
-
|
-
|
162
|
|
13t
|
8
|
New York Giants |
3-2
|
-
|
-
|
162
|
|
15
|
12
|
Tennessee Titans |
3-2
|
-
|
-
|
160
|
|
16
|
21
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
3-2
|
-
|
-
|
156
|
|
17
|
19
|
Dallas Cowboys |
2-2
|
-
|
-
|
148
|
|
18
|
16t
|
Atlanta Falcons |
2-3
|
-
|
-
|
141
|
|
19t
|
14
|
New York Jets |
2-3
|
-
|
-
|
129
|
|
19t
|
18
|
Chicago Bears |
2-3
|
-
|
-
|
129
|
|
21
|
21
|
Cleveland Browns |
2-2
|
-
|
-
|
111
|
|
22
|
20
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
1-4
|
-
|
-
|
90
|
|
23
|
28
|
Seattle Seahawks |
2-3
|
-
|
-
|
88
|
|
24
|
25
|
Kansas City Chiefs |
2-3
|
-
|
-
|
79
|
|
25
|
23
|
Carolina Panthers |
1-4
|
-
|
-
|
77
|
|
26
|
31t
|
Minnesota Vikings |
1-4
|
-
|
-
|
61
|
|
27
|
24
|
Arizona Cardinals |
1-4
|
-
|
-
|
52
|
|
28
|
26t
|
Denver Broncos |
1-4
|
-
|
1
|
45
|
|
29
|
26t
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
1-4
|
-
|
1
|
40
|
|
30
|
29
|
Indianapolis Colts |
0-5
|
-
|
1
|
34
|
|
31
|
31t
|
St. Louis Rams |
0-4
|
-
|
2
|
21
|
|
32
|
30
|
Miami Dolphins |
0-4
|
-
|
4
|
17
|
