Fox News Digital Sports NFL power rankings after Week 5 of 2024 NFL season

There are 2 conclusions fans could marque 5 weeks into the 2024 NFL season: The Kansas City Chiefs are going to find a mode to triumph shot games nary substance however they play; the Minnesota Vikings whitethorn person recovered the close acceptable with Sam Darnold arsenic quarterback.

Both things dependable strange.

The Chiefs person not played similar a squad that has won 2 consecutive Super Bowls. They’ve had to grind retired wins implicit their opponents, and adjacent portion stars similar Travis Kelce person not scored a touchdown yet, Kansas City finds itself with 5 consecutive wins.

The Vikings were apt getting acceptable to manus the reins to J.J. McCarthy astatine immoderate constituent during the twelvemonth earlier helium went down with an injury. But Darnold has proven that with the close coaching and weapons astir him, helium tin execute good capable to pb a squad to victory.

Both teams are connected apical of this week’s NFL powerfulness rankings.

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1. Kansas City Chiefs (5-0)

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy (1) celebrates aft scoring arsenic teammate Travis Kelce watches during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the New Orleans Saints, Oct. 7, 2024, successful Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Kansas City's reign of favorable calls from refs continues. Still, Monday night's triumph against the Saints felt similar the easiest triumph the Chiefs person had each year, arsenic the defence has been a accordant positive that has anchored the squad this year. Patrick Mahomes is starting to walk with greater ratio arsenic well, adjacent if the touchdown passes haven't rained down arsenic consistently. But present the chiefs look a four-week gauntlet of erstwhile Super Bowl opponents and part rivals, successful a agelong that volition beryllium precise telling of however superior this squad should beryllium taken astir becoming the archetypal squad to three-peat.

Last week: 1

2. Minnesota Vikings (5-0)

Minnesota Vikings' Justin Jefferson, left, gets distant from New York Jets' Isaiah Oliver during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium successful London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Another week, another win. At immoderate point, Sam Darnold has to crook backmost into San Darnold, right? … RIGHT??

Last week: 2

3. Houston Texans (4-1)

Houston Texans backmost C.J. Stroud runs from Buffalo Bills linebacker Dorian Williams during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

C.J. Stroud was electrical to commencement this conflict of AFC heavyweights with the Buffalo Bills, uncovering Nico Collins for yet different deep-throw touchdown arsenic the prima receiver torched the secondary. Unfortunately for Houston, Collins is week-to-week with a hamstring ailment that had him permission the crippled aboriginal aft that touchdown grab, but this radical is buzzing close present and proving they genuinely are the squad to bushed successful the division.

Last week: 6

4. Detroit Lions (3-1)

Lions backmost Jared Goff prepares to propulsion during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Seattle Seahawks, Sept. 30, 2024, successful Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

With the San Francisco 49ers struggling, the Lions are making a lawsuit arsenic the apical squad successful the NFC. Jared Goff is playing well, the discourtesy is loaded, and the antiaircraft enactment generates a batch of pressure. They’re pugnacious to beat.

Last week: 3

5. Baltimore Ravens (3-2)

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, left, and backmost Lamar Jackson respond aft an NFL shot crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson are paving the mode for the Ravens this play arsenic Baltimore improved to necktie Pittsburgh for archetypal spot successful the part with a triumph implicit the Cincinnati Bengals connected Sunday. Henry leads the league with 572 yards rushing done 5 games, but the Ravens secondary needs to cleanable things up earlier they instrumentality connected the Washington Commanders this weekend. 

Last week: 5

6. Washington Commanders (4-1)

Washington Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels looks to walk against the Cleveland Browns during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Surprise! They've won 4 consecutive games and person an Offensive Rookie of the Year campaigner successful backmost Jayden Daniels, who happens to beryllium utilizing the weapons astir him similar an orchestra conductor.

Last week: 10

7. Buffalo Bills (3-2)

Buffalo Bills backmost Josh Allen is deed by Houston Texans information Jalen Pitre during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Buffalo could easy beryllium higher connected this database if not for manager Sean McDermott’s late-game clip absorption blunder successful the nonaccomplishment against the Texans. It won’t truly substance successful the agelong run, though. With the remainder of the AFC East successful shambles, Buffalo tin seashore to a part title.

Last week: 4

8. Green Bay Packers (3-2)

Green Bay Packers' Jordan Love throws a walk during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Los Angeles Rams, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The Packers yet won a crippled with Jordan Love starting, which is simply a chaotic connection of fact. The Packers are astir apt the third-best squad successful the NFC North, which shows the spot of the part from apical to bottom.

Last week: 13

9. Atlanta Falcons (3-2)

Falcons wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge celebrates aft scoring the game-winning touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers successful overtime, Oct. 3, 2024, successful Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

The Falcons person been surviving dangerously each week this season. Atlanta is arguably 1 walk interference telephone distant from being 4-1. But without a fewer late-game heroics from backmost Kirk Cousins and kicker Younghoe Koo, the Falcons could besides beryllium 1-4. The ace competitory games could yet beryllium beneficial for the Falcons if they tin marque a playoff propulsion aboriginal successful the season. Cousins appears to beryllium person to afloat wellness aft past year’s Achilles injury, and with each passing week the four-time Pro Bowl backmost looks similar he’s becoming much comfy successful first-year play-caller Zac Robinson’s offense. However, 1 country that continues to beryllium a interest for Atlanta is the deficiency of a walk rush. The Falcons' 5 sacks are past successful the NFL.

Last week: 16

10. Dallas Cowboys (3-2)

Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott (4) and moving backmost Rico Dowdle respond aft connecting for a touchdown against the Steelers during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 7, 2024, successful Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

It is nary tiny feat to spell to Pittsburgh and bushed the Steelers successful a crippled that seemed to beryllium played precisely arsenic the Steelers would want. And that winning TD thrust astatine the extremity was a show of large resolve.

Last week: 15

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Baker Mayfield walks disconnected aft the squad mislaid to the Falcons successful overtime, Oct. 3, 2024, successful Atlanta. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

The Buccaneers' inability to adjacent retired a triumph against the Atlanta Falcons is the quality betwixt a 4-1 grounds and an aboriginal two-game pb successful the NFC South and 3-2 and tied atop the division. Between Bucky Irving’s fumble and not being capable to get a archetypal down successful the last infinitesimal of regularisation spoiled a large Baker Mayfield performance. On the antiaircraft broadside of the ball, Kirk Cousins gashed what had antecedently been a precise stout defence this play for the Bucs, throwing for 509 yards. Despite that unsmooth antiaircraft performance, the Bucs were successful presumption to bring location a triumph and couldn’t get it done.

Last week: 7

12. San Francisco 49ers (2-3)

San Francisco 49ers backmost Brock Purdy walks toward the sideline during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Arizona Cardinals, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A precise pugnacious nonaccomplishment for San Fran, losing to an inferior hostile astatine home. But their past speaks for itself, and they’ll person a abbreviated remainder for a existent trial successful Seattle connected Thursday.

Last week: 8

13. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2)

Steelers backmost Justin Fields looks to walk against the Dallas Cowboys during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The Steelers look to beryllium making a crook for the worse aft a constrictive nonaccomplishment to the Dallas Cowboys. A large determination could beryllium connected the skyline for manager Mike Tomlin arsenic Russell Wilson was expected to instrumentality for a afloat signifier connected Tuesday up of their matchup against the Raiders.

Last week: 11

14. Philadelphia Eagles (2-2)

Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts, left, celebrates with Kenneth Gainwell and Dallas Goedert aft scoring a touchdown during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sept. 29, 2024, successful Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

They were connected their bye past weekend, which means they didn't lose. But it is besides an accidental for coaches to instrumentality inventory of what has gone close and incorrect and absorption the squad going forward.

Last week: 12

15. Seattle Seahawks (3-2)

Seahawks backmost Geno Smith is sacked by New York Giants linebacker Brian Burns during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

Sunday’s nonaccomplishment to the Giants could beryllium alternatively fluky arsenic a game-tying tract extremity was blocked and returned for a score. But it ne'er should person been that adjacent anyway. They’ll person a changeable astatine flipping the publication connected Thursday.

Last week: 9

16. Chicago Bears (3-2)

Bears receiver DJ Moore celebrates his touchdown drawback against the Carolina Panthers during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

The Bears person benefited from an casual docket to commencement the year, but they are winning those games and merit recognition for that. Caleb Williams mightiness beryllium the second-best QB successful the 2024 draught class, but helium looks similar an NFL starter already.

Last week: 21

17. Denver Broncos (3-2)

Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II (2) celebrates aft a play during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Denver. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan)

Denver has looked similar a morganatic squad for 3 consecutive weeks now, sporting 1 of the champion defenses successful the league and a rookie backmost who has somewhat outperformed expectations. Sean Payton's power arsenic a winning caput manager is starting to look successful his archetypal play without being weighed down by the Russell Wilson distraction.

Last week: 22

18. New Orleans Saints (2-3)

New Orleans Saints backmost Derek Carr throws during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Kansas City Chiefs, Oct. 7, 2024, successful Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

The Saints' 2-0 commencement feels similar a distant memory. The 26-13 last people successful their nonaccomplishment to the Chiefs was not indicative to however the crippled was played. The Chiefs out-gained the Saints 460 yards to the Saints 220, portion Chiefs astir had 40 minutes of clip of possession. The much concerning quality is if Derek Carr’s wounded that knocked him retired precocious successful the Saints nonaccomplishment is going to origin him to miss games. Losers of 3 straight, the Saints cannot spend to suffer Carr for immoderate agelong of time.

Last week: 14

19. Los Angeles Chargers (2-2)

Los Angeles Chargers backmost Justin Herbert (10) throws during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sept. 29, 2024, successful Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

The Chargers are coming disconnected their bye week, truthful the past representation of them is inactive letting a winnable crippled against the Chiefs gaffe done their fingers. The team's vibe going into the week disconnected surely would person been amended if they pulled that triumph off, but their talented players are resting up and should beryllium acceptable for enactment erstwhile they are back, but their ceiling successful large games inactive stands until further notice.

Last week: 18

20. Arizona Cardinals (2-3)

Arizona Cardinals backmost Kyler Murray, right, runs against San Francisco 49ers cornerback Isaac Yiadom during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled successful Santa Clara, Calif., Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Maybe the achromatic jerseys successful the mid-90s vigor played a factor. Nonetheless, Kyler Murray is playing similar his accustomed self, James Conner is staying young, and the weapons successful Marvin Harrison Jr., Michael Wilson and Trey McBride person been precise reliable.

Last week: 25

21. Cincinnati Bengals (1-4)

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Tavius Robinson, right, sacks Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

The Bengals are impervious that having a bully backmost doesn’t construe into winning NFL games. Joe Burrow enactment connected a show, passing for 392 yards and a career-high 5 touchdowns successful Sunday’s nonaccomplishment to the Ravens, portion Ja’Marr Chase finished with 12 catches for 193 yards.

Last week: 19

22. New York Jets (2-3)

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers is sacked by Minnesota Vikings' Harrison Smith during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, astatine Tottenham Hotspur stadium successful London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Ho-hum, thing going connected successful Florham Park these days? Robert Saleh is gone, leaving a messiness successful his wake, starting with an discourtesy that needs a jolt. Will Aaron Rodgers deliver?

Last week: 17

23. New York Giants (2-3)

New York Giants backmost Daniel Jones (8) runs with the shot arsenic Seattle Seahawks antiaircraft extremity Leonard Williams (99) tries to tackle during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

It is nary tiny feat to question crossed the state and triumph astatine Seattle. Yes, the Giants had other days to hole for that game, but the triumph keeps them applicable successful the division.

Last week: 27

24. Indianapolis Colts (2-3)

Indianapolis Colts backmost Joe Flacco throws during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

The Colts ever person occupation successful Jacksonville and that continued this week against a winless Jaguars squad. If determination is immoderate caveat, though, Joe Flacco remains unafraid to sling the shot and astir mounted a brainsick fourth-quarter comeback acknowledgment to immoderate dimes to Alec Pierce, who continues to beryllium helium tin beryllium a deep-ball menace successful this league.

Last week: 20

25. Los Angeles Rams (1-4)

Green Bay Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (56) sacks Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford (9) during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

This squad conscionable cannot bash overmuch without Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp. They person a much-needed bye week earlier getting a brushed hostile successful Las Vegas successful their archetypal crippled back, with rosters perchance looking overmuch antithetic astatine that point.

Last week: 24

26. Las Vegas Raiders (2-3)

Las Vegas Raiders backmost Gardner Minshew, front, walks disconnected the tract with defender Jackson Powers-Johnson aft an NFL shot crippled against the Broncos, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The Raiders are backmost successful the basement of the AFC West, and their blowout nonaccomplishment to Denver, combined with a grueling four-game agelong coming up, should guarantee they enactment determination for a while.

Last week: 23

27. Miami Dolphins (2-3)

Miami Dolphins backmost Tyler Huntley throws a walk against the New England Patriots during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Winning football! It doesn’t substance that it came against New England successful 1 of the NFL’s ugliest games of the season. Now Miami tin remainder up during its bye and eyeball a .500 grounds if it tin triumph successful Indy successful Week 7.

Last week: 26

28. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4)

Jaguars backmost Trevor Lawrence throws during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Indianapolis Colts, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

The streak yet ended for Trevor Lawrence, who hadn’t won a commencement for the Jags successful his past 9 games dating to past year. The Colts ever person occupation successful Duval County, and that continued with Brian Thomas Jr. breaking retired for a catch-and-run of 85 yards for a people successful the archetypal half. Jacksonville inactive has to enactment backmost to stay applicable successful the part and playoff race, but this was a measurement successful the close absorption for Doug Pederson’s radical … and cooled disconnected his blistery spot a bit.

Last week: 32

29. Tennessee Titans (1-3)

Tennessee Titans backmost Will Levis aims a walk during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Miami Dolphins, Sept. 30, 2024, successful Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The Titans were 1 of the teams connected the aboriginal bye this week, but fans volition anticipation they took this clip to usage an disfigured triumph successful Miami to physique a instauration moving forward. First-year manager Brian Callahan hasn’t gotten the accumulation retired of second-year backmost Will Levis that he’d like, but possibly adjustments with the disconnected week could get him and the discourtesy right. Division crippled upcoming successful Nashville against Indianapolis.

Last week: 29

30. Cleveland Browns (1-4)

Cleveland Browns caput manager Kevin Stefanski, right, talks with backmost Deshaun Watson during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Washington Commanders successful Landover, Md., Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

It’s getting disfigured successful Cleveland. Deshaun Watson looked unsmooth successful the Commanders' 34-13 rout of the Browns connected Sunday, getting sacked 7 times and completing conscionable 15 of 28 for 125 yards. He’s failed to scope 200 passing yards done 5 games, but the Browns’ dysfunction goes beyond conscionable the quarterback. 

Last week: 28

31. New England Patriots (1-4)

New England Patriots backmost Jacoby Brissett walks disconnected the tract aft a 15-10 nonaccomplishment to the Miami Dolphins aft an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

It’s lone a substance of clip until New England gives Drake Maye a shot. Losing astatine location to Miami volition bash that.

Last week: 31

32. Carolina Panthers (1-4)

Carolina Panthers moving backmost Chuba Hubbard (30) runs for a 38-yard touchdown against the Chicago Bears during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Oct. 6, 2024, successful Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The honeymoon signifier for Andy Dalton could perchance already beryllium over. After a superb crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders successful Week 3, the seasoned backmost came backmost to world this past week. He threw an interception and could not negociate to find the extremity portion successful a blowout nonaccomplishment to the Chicago Bears. Dalton’s show is already prompting questions astir whether first-year Panthers manager Dave Canales volition springiness Bryce Young the starting backmost reins sooner alternatively than later. The Panthers volition besides person to code immoderate large issues connected the antiaircraft broadside of the shot if they privation to drawback immoderate momentum this season.

Last week: 30

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