Everyone talks about parity in the NFL. Well, where exactly is it? The league right is made out of the haves and the have-nots. The top 6 look very strong followed by a bunch of teams whose records indicate they’re better than they really are. Sure, as the adage goes, you’re only as good or as bad as your record says you are. But really, are the Giants or Jax a legitimate threat come playoff time? I don’t think so.
Then we have the bottom of the barrel of 2 and 1 win teams. Just terrible football teams that can only climb up the rankings by beating each other. It’s a small field, folks.
| Rank (Pv) | Team | Record | Comment |
| 1 (1) |  |
5-0 | Made the plays when it counted against Seattle. Look, Seattle, see how the New England receivers actually catch the ball? You might want to get into that habit. |
| 2 (2) |  |
5-0 | Yawner against Carolina. Browns don’t expect to offer much more resistance. Eagles are playing like they’re trying to set personal best records on NFL 2K5. |
| 3 (3) |  |
4-1 | Colts get last week off and then get a chance to solidify division title at home. Yes, I know it’s early. |
| 4 (6) |  |
5-0 | Two ugly wins versus terrible teams. But hey, undefeated is undefeated. |
| 5 (7) |  |
4-1 | We’ll see how good the offense is if Randy Moss can’t go. We already know how bad the defense is though. |
| 6 (7) |  |
5-1 | Easy easy win against the Raiders. Their first real test comes Week 8 versus Atlanta. |
| 7 (11) |  |
5-1 | Atlanta goes up and down, up and down, up and down. Wouldn’t surprise me if they lost to KC next week. |
| 8 (6) |  |
3-2 | Seahawks keep dropping but we couldn’t penalize them too much for losing to New England at New England. |
| 9 (9) |  |
5-1 | Why is Pittsburgh ranked below Seattle? Because beating Dallas on a boneheaded call by Parcells isn’t that impressive. |
| 10 (13) |  |
4-2 | Is it just me or does MNF have some of the worst games on the schedule this year. Who actually thought St. Louis vs TB would be a good matchup? |
| 11 (8) |  |
4-1 | If you’re a great team, you can’t drop spots because of a bye week. Giants aren’t a great team. |
| 12 (12) |  |
3-2 | Here’s hoping Kyle Boller used the bye week to get his head out of his ass. |
| 13 (15) |  |
4-2 | Needs to beat Indy next week in order to become a legitimate threat in the AFC. Otherwise, it’s a nice story but they won’t be this year’s Panthers. |
| 14 (14) |  |
3-3 | Does Keenan McCardle make this team a threat in the AFC West? No. |
| 15 (10) |  |
3-2 | For a game where the Lions could’ve put themselves into position as a legitimate contender for the NFC North, they sure laid an egg vs Green Bay. |
| 16 (16) |  |
3-3 | Houston took the torch from Tennessee and is running with it. Unfortunately, that torch was only to finish behind the Colts in the division. Still, a good young team moving forward. |
| 17 (24) |  |
3-3 | In this section of the Power Rankings, beating a bad Cinci team is enough to move you 7 spots. Being undefeated at home goes away this week when Philly visits. |
| 18 (17) |  |
2-4 | For a team expected to challenge for the AFC title, they sure do stink. |
| 19 (25) |  |
2-4 | Beating the Lions was nice… but it really is time Favre retired. |
| 20 (22) |  |
2-4 | I guess the good news is that they didn’t lose to a previously winless team this week. |
| 21 (18) |  |
2-3 | I had always heard that Parcells was so good at playing the field position game. So tell me why he decided to pass on 3rd and long with Vinny at the helm? |
| 22 (20) |  |
2-4 | Look Grandma Davis, just pay Shanny his money so he stops punking you every year. |
| 23 (26) |  |
2-4 | The mighty Redskins offense scored 13 againt Chicago. Well, at least it was a win. |
| 24 (21) |  |
1-4 | What happened to Golden Boy Jake Delhomme? Injuries have sent this team to the bottom of the barrel. |
| 25 (19) |  |
1-4 | Just when I thought perhaps KC learned how to win, they find a way to lose again. Maybe they’ll actually bring in new talent for 2005. |
| 26 (23) |  |
1-4 | Cinci started out the year as the sexy pick to win the North. Right now they’re about as sexy as Sam Wyche. |
| 27 (31) |  |
1-4 | Man, it gets really ugly down here in the power rankings. A win moves you up to the head of the special ed class. |
| 28 (27) |  |
1-4 | Playing for draft picks in Chicago. |
| 29 (28) |  |
1-4 | Denny Green said he’d get rid of the losing attitude. Well, he was right for at least this week. |
| 30 (29) |  |
1-5 | They gave St. Louis a better game than I would have expected. Too bad Pittman basically lost the game for them. |
| 31 (30) |  |
1-5 | Had everyone in knockout pools sweating in the first half. Then they realized who they were and gave up 22 unanswered points. |
| 32 (32) |  |
0-6 | Just for shits and giggles, I hope they do go 0-16. |