NFL Power Rankings 2016 Week 6
The Broncos take a dive, the Falcons rise, the Cowboys stay in top 10, and what's up with the Panthers?
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Pete Prisco
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Biggest Movers
8
Lions
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Panthers
Rk | Teams | Chg | Rcrd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Winning without much offense speaks volumes about the defense. Mike Zimmer is the Coach of the Year right now. | 1 | 9-8-0 |
| 2 |  | Tom Brady comes back. Tom Brady is the same Tom Brady. Did we expect anything different? | 2 | 14-3-0 |
| 3 |  | They haven't really clicked on offense, and yet they are 3-1. They face a tough game with Dallas this week. | -- | 9-7-1 |
| 4 |  | That was an impressive road victory at Denver. The surprising part was how well the defense played. | 7 | 8-9-0 |
| 5 |  | Who knew they would miss Trevor Siemian so much? Paxton Lynch wasn't as good as some expected. Now they have to play a game without Gary Kubiak. | 4 | 14-3-0 |
| 6 |  | With that offense, they will be a tough team to beat every week. Getting Le'Veon Bell back makes a big difference for the passing game. | -- | 10-7-0 |
| 7 |  | They come off their bye with the Falcons coming to town. That won't be easy. But they have the talent to slow that offense. | -- | 14-3-0 |
| 8 |  | They head to Green Bay to face the Packers, their first big-time road game. We will find out a lot about Dak Prescott. | -- | 7-9-1 |
| 9 |  | They lost for the first time, which means their bye came at a bad time. The defense didn't look as good against the Lions. | 4 | 11-6-0 |
| 10 |  | They're 4-1, but they have some major defensive issues that need to be fixed. Teams are moving the ball easily on that unit. | -- | 3-14-0 |
| 11 |  | Brock Osweiler was bad at Minnesota. That's not a good sign going forward. | 2 | 12-5-0 |
| 12 |  | They come off their bye with a big division road game against the Raiders. | 5 | 6-11-0 |
| 13 |  | They've won three straight games to put their slow start in the rear-view mirror. They play a tough game with the Eagles this week. | 5 | 5-12-0 |
| 14 |  | At 3-2, they've really turned their season around. LeSean McCoy is running wild. | 5 | 12-5-0 |
| 15 |  | At one point do they think about playing Jared Goff? They just aren't good enough with Case Keenum. | 1 | 12-5-0 |
| 16 |  | After their fast start, they've dropped two tough home games to fall to 3-2 as they ready to face the Giants. Will firing Marc Trestman impact the offense? | 4 | 8-9-0 |
| 17 |  | They won without Carson Palmer last Thursday and now should have him back against the Jets and former coordinator Todd Bowles. | 5 | 3-14-0 |
| 18 |  | Is Marvin Lewis in trouble if they don't get it going? It won't be easy to get it started at New England this week either. | 5 | 6-11-0 |
| 19 |  | They're back home this week after two brutal prime-time road games against the Vikings and Packers. They spent a lot of money in free agency to be 2-3. | 4 | 4-13-0 |
| 20 |  | They come off their bye with a division game against the Panthers. Neither team can afford a loss with Atlanta playing so well. | 4 | 6-11-0 |
| 21 |  | That was a big victory at Carolina heading to the bye. Now they need to get many of the injured back. | 7 | 8-9-0 |
| 22 |  | Now 2-3, that just might have been a season-saving victory against the Eagles. Can they build on it? | 8 | 9-8-0 |
| 23 |  | In a bad division, they are far from done. That doesn't mean they are a team without issues. It's a big one with Houston this week. | 4 | 8-9-0 |
| 24 |  | There sure aren't people talking up coach Todd Bowles now. A 1-4, their season is going bad quickly. | 4 | 3-14-0 |
| 25 |  | They come off their bye with a road game at Chicago and a division that's wide open. When does the offense get it going? | 1 | 13-4-0 |
| 26 |  | So Exotic Smashmouth can work when you play a bad team. It just can't work all the time. But here comes the Browns this week. | 5 | 3-14-0 |
| 27 |  | Can you believe they are this far down in the rankings? They are playing for their season this week in New Orleans. | 11 | 8-9-0 |
| 28 |  | Mike McCoy look finished. They just keep blowing leads. | 7 | 11-6-0 |
| 29 |  | So now it's Brian Hoyer who should start over Jay Cutler? Wasn't that Josh McCown a few years ago? When will the Bears learn? | 4 | 11-6-0 |
| 30 |  | This is a team in need of a talent overhaul. They just don't have enough of it. | 7 | 7-10-0 |
| 31 |  | When do they make a quarterback change? It's coming. It should be Colin Kaepernick time soon. | 2 | 12-5-0 |
| 32 |  | What is it with all the quarterbacks getting hurt? Can one team be this snake-bitten? | -- | 5-12-0 |
