Now that Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season is in the books, it’s time for an incredibly meaningful and serious exercise: NFL Power Rankings! What differentiates these rankings from all the others is that they’re
THE only truly accurate ones in the entire universe. Hard to believe, I know. Let’s take a look at how all 32 teams stack up.
BLG’S WEEK 6 POWER RANKINGS
1 – Detroit Lions (Last Week: 3) – The Lions have won four straight since starting the season with a loss in Green Bay. Detroit is the No. 1 team in DVOA and they’re averaging 34.8 points per game. Very much a contender to be the No. 1 seed in the NFC again.
2 – Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 1) – When you’re up 17 to 3 at home in the fourth quarter, you shouldn’t lose. But when you’ve been playing with fire all season long, you were bound to get burned eventually. The Eagles really need to get their act together on offense.
3 – Buffalo Bills (LW: 2) – With a win over the Pats, the Bills would’ve advanced to 3-0 in division games to really put a stranglehold on the AFC East. Instead, they left the door open. They’ll still probably win it but that was a damaging loss.
4 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 5) – Baker Mayfield is third in MVP odds after five weeks. Not a bad bet to make.
5 – San Francisco 49ers (LW: 12) – The Niners have battled through injuries to reach 4-1. It’ll be very interesting to see how they fare against the Bucs this weekend. They’ll be undeniable if they can win in Tampa.
6 – Los Angeles Rams (LW: 4) – Pretty good team that has let some big opportunities slip away in losses to Philly and San Fran.
7 – Indianapolis Colts (LW: 14) – Are the Colts for real? They lead the league in point differential and they rank third in DVOA. No reason to doubt them at this moment in time, especially given a soft upcoming schedule. They’re probably going to keep winning.
8 – Green Bay Packers (LW: 8) – The Packers return from their bye to host the Bengals. Green Bay will be trying to avoid losing to Joe Flacco for a second time this season.
9 – Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 6) – One-score game regression has come for the Chiefs. After going 11-0 in those scenarios last year, they’re 0-3 in such situations this season. And now KC has to beat the Lions to avoid dropping to 2-4 overall.
10 – Seattle Seahawks (LW: 10) – The Seahawks are 3-0 against teams below them in these rankings and 0-2 against teams above them in these rankings. They came up just short in the losses.
11 – Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 11) – The Stillers return from their bye to host the Browns. Chance for them to get on the board with their first division win.
12 – Washington Commanders (LW: 13) – The Commanders had a 99-yard touchdown drive to cap off a 14-point swing after logging an interception at the 1-yard line. Big boy stuff there.
13 – Denver Broncos (LW: 15) – They didn’t look great for most of the game but they ultimately beat an Eagles team that was 20-1 in their last 21 games. Sean Payton is very unlikable but he’s a good coach.
14 – Dallas Cowboys (LW: 16) – To their credit, the Cowboys overcame a lot of injury issues to blow out the Jets. Of course, the winless Jets are terrible. But good teams decisively beat the really bad ones.
15 – Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 18) – Call me guilty of not giving them more respect but I’m just not buying the Jags. Felt like a fluky win over KC. This team ranks 12th in DVOA.
16 – Los Angeles Chargers (LW: 9) – Just when you think the Chargers might have turned a corner … no, they haven’t. Two losses in a row after the 3-0 start.
17 – Atlanta Falcons (LW: 17) – The Falcons return from their bye to host the Bills. I don’t like them in that spot with Buffalo angry after a loss to the Pats.
18 – Baltimore Ravens (LW: 7) – Tough to rank them when they’re so banged up. They could be pretty good if they can get healthy. Well, the offense can. Not so sure about the defense. And the damage of dropping to 1-4 is tough.
19 – Minnesota Vikings (LW: 19) – The Vikings are staying afloat while J.J .McCarthy is out. Which might be for a bit longer.
20 – New England Patriots (LW: 23) – Drake Maye has arrived. Beating Josh Allen in Buffalo is a signature win for the second-year quarterback. Now the Pats get to play the easiest remaining schedule in the NFL. Not impossible they end up winning the AFC East.
21 – Houston Texans (LW: 22) – The Texans blew out an incredibly injured Ravens team. Not sure how much credit to give them for that but they’ve now won two in a row.
22 – Chicago Bears (LW: 21) – The Bears return from their bye to play the Commanders on Monday Night Football. Can they get revenge after losing on the Hail Mary last year?
23 – Carolina Panthers (LW: 29) – The Panthers haven’t looked good but they aren’t totally lifeless.
24 – Tennessee Titans (LW: 31) – A big jump for the Titans. Too big of a jump, perhaps, but a lot of other teams ahead of them lost. So, here we are. They might win two in a row with the Raiders up next!
25 – Arizona Cardinals (LW: 20) – Jonathan Gannon and Kyler Murray are really a perfect head coach-quarterback combination considering they’re both frauds.
26 – New Orleans Saints (LW: 32) – They covered the spread against Buffalo before beating the Giants. Maybe the Saints have something cooking. Probably not. But, hey, they’re on the board.
27 – New York Giants (LW: 25) – After jumping out to a 14-3 lead, the Giants allowed 23 unanswered to the previously winless Saints. Spencer Rattler got his first career win against this team after starting out 0-10.
28 – Cleveland Browns (LW: 27) – My prediction that the Browns will have a better record against the spread (2-3) than in reality (1-4) is holding true so far. Competitive but bad.
29 – Las Vegas Raiders (LW: 24) – Incredibly embarrassing season for the weirdo Geno Smith fans out there.
30 – Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 26) – Trading for Joe Flacco will surely fix everything. The Bengals should be more focused on moves that can help them in the long-term than trying to salvage this season.
31 – Miami Dolphins (LW: 28) – The Dolphins snatched defeat from the jaws of victory when they had a chance to keep their season alive. Mike McDaniel continues to be on the hot seat.
32 – New York Jets (LW: 30) – Justin Fields is now 14-34 as a starter in the NFL. I think we have enough of a sample size to suggest he doesn’t play a winning brand of football.
