PFT's Week 5 2026 NFL power rankings

1. 49ers (last week No. 3; 4-0): Take that, substation.2. Chiefs (No. 2; 4-0): They need help at receiver, badly.3. Jaguars (No. 5; 3-1): The Jaguars have the best shot at winning the No. 1 seed in the AFC.4. Bills (No. 1; 3-1): The benefited from getting early-season wins against teams that aren’t as good as most thought they’d be.5. Seahawks (No. 6; 3-1): Let Rashid cook. 6. Broncos (No. 4; 2-2): The Davis Webb problem isn’t going away. 7. Rams (No. 8; 2-2): It shouldn’t have been as hard as it was in Philly.8. Vikings (No. 9; 4-0): Kyler Murray is no longer the Road Runner.9. Bears (No. 10; 3-1): Kyle Monangai may be emerging as the best tailback option. 10. Ravens (No. 12; 3-1): They’ll need Lamar Jackson back sooner than later.11. Raiders (No. 15; 3-1): Even though they lost, the Raiders must be regarded as a contender.12. Browns (No. 18; 3-1): The Browns may soon be saying, “The Steelers is the Steelers.”13. Patriots (No. 20; 2-2): Drake Maye was under more pressure than anyone in Week 4, and he delivered.14. Steelers (No. 13; 2-2): The best-case scenario is 9-8. The worst-case scenario is they’re giving Will Howard or Drew Allar game reps after Thanksgiving.15. Bengals (No. 7; 2-2): The Super Bowl pipe dream is quickly imploding.16. Giants (No. 16; 3-1): Giants fans will age like presidents with Jameis Winston playing quarterback. 17. Eagles (No. 11; 2-2): It’s quickly getting very ugly in Philly. 18. Cowboys (No. 21; 2-2): They have a chance to start stacking wins, until the 49ers come to town in Week 10.19. Panthers (No. 26; 2-2): Bryce Young is getting better and better all the time.20. Falcons (No. 22; 2-2): Just give the ball to a Robinson on every play.21. Lions (No. 14; 2-2): The Super Bowl window sure seems closed. 22. Colts (No. 24; 2-2): Can they win enough games to steal a wild-card berth? 23. Packers (No. 25; 2-2): It never felt like they truly wanted to beat the Buccaneers.24. Texans (No. 17; 0-4): Where did the Houston defense go? 25. Saints (No. 19; 1-3): They’ve improved, but not nearly enough to contend. 26. Commanders (No. 23; 1-3): It’s getting late early for the Commanders and coach Dan Quinn. 27. Cardinals (No. 27; 1-3): With each Chargers’ loss, the Week 1 win looks less impressive. 28. Jets (No. 28; 1-3): Woody Johnson may soon be tempted to let Mike Tomlin build Minecraft Manhattan.29. Chargers (No. 29; 0-4): Andrew Luck retired and stopped playing. Justin Herbert has apparently retired and kept playing.30. Buccaneers (No. 30; 0-4): It could get very ugly on Thursday night in Dallas. 31. Titans (No. 31; 0-4): They’re getting a new stadium. One of these days, they’ll get a new team. 32. Dolphins (No. 32; 0-4): Could the first team to go 17-0 go 0-17?