PFT’s Week 5 2026 NFL power rankings - NBC Sports
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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.
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