DTTWSB Week 5 NFL Power Rankings

The fourth week of the NFL season is now in the books, so I will now turn my attention to Week 5. Now it's still early in the season but we're starting to see the cream rise to the top. With that said, I would like to remind everyone the NFL season is a marathon. A lot of times the first half of the season feels completely different than the second half. So here is the Week 5 edition of the Down To The Wire Sports Blog power rankings.

1. New York Jets (3-1): Boy this team is really starting to look real good. They're coming off a three-game winning streak where they beat their division. Now they will be adding wide receiver Santonio Holmes to their offensive attack. All the pieces are falling together nicely.

2. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1): The Steel Curtain is definitely alive once again. Now they get quarterback Ben Roethlisberger back from a four-game suspension so that should allow them to be more explosive on offense. Head coach Mike Tomlin has this team playing inspired ball, I'll take them everyday of the week.

3. Baltimore Ravens (3-1): There are a lot of things to love about the Ravens. They have a great head coach, a great defense, a great offsensive line, a great rushing attack and an up and coming young quarterback. They are unfortunate to play in a tough conference otherwise I could see them getting home-field advantage.

4. New Orleans Saints (3-1): The defending champs have been struggling lately on offense but they still find ways to win. The absence of running backs Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas is huge. They are less explosive without those playmakers on the field. I'm not sure if they can keep on winning, we'll have to wait and see.

5. Dallas Cowboys (1-2): Coming off the bye week, the Cowboys should be energized to take on the tough portion of their schedule. This team cannot afford to beat themselves if they want to win the NFC East. They showed a lot of grit by beating up the Texans on their home field. Let's see if they can carry that over to their upcoming games.

6. Green Bay Packers (3-1): Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has the Packer offense looking explosive. Their passing attack is loaded with weapons. Tight end Jermichael Finley is a flat out stud. My worry with the Packers is that they can't run the ball and they are suspect on defense, not to mention that their offensive line lets more things through than a New Orleans levee.

7. Minnesota Vikings (1-2): What a bye week for the Minnesota Vikings! They just traded for wide receiver Randy Moss who will be a much needed deep threat. Moss should open up the offense. If the Vikings fall short of the playoffs, it will be on quarterback Brett Favre because he has so many weapons to play with now.

8. Houston Texasn (3-1): Houston bounced back nicely last Sunday by beating Oakland. Running back Arian Foster has played with his hair on fire this season. Head coach Gary Kubiak has built an offensive juggernaut down there. I'm not sure if they can keep up this success cause they have some glaring holes but it's fun to watch while it's going on.

9. Indianapolis Colts (2-2): This team is in serious trouble. They play in a division where all the teams are good at running the football and they can't stop the run. They've already lost two division games this season. I'm not sure if quarterback Peyton Manning can bail them out this season like he always does.

10. Atlanta Falcons (3-1): I'm not really sold on the Falcons like everyone else is. They were in the same situation last year and they fell of the map real quick. I want to see them sustain some success before I put them higher than 10 on my power rankings.