2006 NFL Power Rankings
By: Q.
Smyth
Friday, October 6th,
2006 - Page updated at 7:00am
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week 5 2006 power rankings
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With the NFL week 4 behind
us, it's time to check in with the Week 5 NFL
Power Rankings.
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The Indianapolis Colts, the Chicago Bears, and
the Baltimore Ravens are the last three unbeaten
teams in the National Football League, and they
hold down the top three spots in this week's edition
of the NFL Power Rankings. The Bears will try
to go to 5-0 by getting past the Buffalo Bills
this week, while the Ravens will need to top the
Denver Broncos on Monday night to keep that zero
in the loss column. The Colts look like they have
a gift this week - they're scheduled to take on
the winless Tennessee Titans, with a win likely
keeping them second in this list heading into
Week 6.
The Titans are one of four winless teams left
in the league, and they obviously will have
the toughest time picking up that elusive first
victory this weekend. The 0-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
have a road game against the New Orleans Saints
Sunday, while the 0-4 Detroit Lions play in
Minnesota against the Vikings, and the 0-3 Oakland
Raiders travel across the bay to battle the
San Francisco 49ers. Obviously all four of those
teams will be underdogs this weekend; in fact,
the Titans opened as huge 18.5-point road underdogs
against the Colts, a spread usually seen only
in college.
Here is the Week 5 edition of the NFL Power
Rankings.
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Did the Bears catch the
Seahawks on an off-week, or are they that
far ahead of the NFC competition this year?
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2 |
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Needed
a touchdown run from Peyton Manning late
in the fourth quarter to get a win over
the Jets on Sunday. |
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Won a battle of unbeatens
by upending the Chargers Sunday. Late TD
toss by Steve McNair was the difference.
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Only managed
two FGs in their loss to the Bears last
week. Matt Hasselbeck was picked off twice
in the defeat. |
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Donovan McNabb threw for
two touchdowns and ran for another two in
their easy win over the Packers on MNF.
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Tamed
the Bengals last week (38-13) to shoot back
up the list. Scored 24 straight points to
finish out the contest. |
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7 |
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Carson Palmer went just
20-of-35 for 245 yards passing in their
loss to the Patriots, with zero touchdown
strikes. |
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Come off
a bye week into a Monday Night Football
contest against Baltimore, so they'll at
least be plenty rested. |
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9 |
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Philip Rivers tossed a TD
strike for them in the first quarter Sunday,
but he couldn't get a crucial score in the
fourth. |
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10 |
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Running
game was back versus the Cards, with Jerious
Norwood and Michael Vick both rushing for
100+ yards. |
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11 |
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Terrell Owens didn't get
into the end zone versus the Titans, but
he did have five catches for 88 yards in
the win. |
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12 |
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The Jaguars
are falling down the list after losing to
Washington last week. Get a visit from the
Jets this week. |
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13 |
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Another tough opponent for
the Steelers this weekend, as they take
on the Chargers in the Sunday night contest.
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14 |
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Topped
New Orleans last week to move up in the
division, but they still haven't managed
to cover a spread in '06. |
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15 |
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Drew Brees was still good
in their loss to Carolina (28-of-38 for
349 yards), but the unbeaten season is done.
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16 |
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Came out
on top in a high-scoring affair versus the
Lions. Marc Bulger threw for 328 yards and
three touchdowns. |
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Mark Brunell threw a touchdown
pass to Santana Moss in overtime on Sunday
to give the Redskins the victory. |
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18 |
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Will tumble
down this list if they come off their bye
week and play poorly this Sunday against
the rival Redskins. |
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Almost pulled off an upset
over the Colts Sunday afternoon; holding
on for that win would've moved them farther
up. |
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Scored
a fourth-quarter touchdown to make the final
closer, but their record was still dropped
to the .500 mark. |
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Suddenly the Bills are 2-2
after topping the Vikings last week. J.P.
Losman went 23-of-32 for 222 yards passing.
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Larry
Johnson ran for 101 yards and two scores
as the Chiefs pounded the 49ers for their
first win of the year. |
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Lost to the Texans last
week to continue their miserable '06 campaign.
Haven't paid off for their bettors either.
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Finally
found a team they could beat in the Raiders,
but it took three unanswered touchdowns
to get the job done. |
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25 |
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Gave up 10 late points to
the Dolphins on Sunday, but still managed
to hold on to earn their first win of the
year. |
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26 |
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Got trampled
by the Falcons last week, with Matt Leinart
going 5-of-8 for 49 yards and an INT in
relief duties. |
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27 |
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Will try for their first
win again this week, versus the Saints.
An 0-4 start to the year would be a T-Bay
disaster. |
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28 |
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Managed
just three FGs on Monday night, and QB Brett
Favre was picked off twice and threw for
only 205 yards. |
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29 |
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41-0 loss to the Chiefs
on Sunday was one of the year's ugliest
efforts. Good news though - Raiders this
week. |
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30 |
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They did
manage to score 34 points against the Rams,
but giving up 41 points dropped their season
mark to 0-4. |
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31 |
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Vince Young went 14-of-29
for 155 yards passing, with one TD and two
INTs as the starter in their Week 4 loss. |
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32 |
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Andrew
Walter in their loss to the Browns: 9-of-23
for 68 yards, and one INT. At least one
completion was a TD. |
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