NFL Power Rankings: Week 6

Unbeaten at 5-0, the 49ers are carried by one of the league's best offenses, which has outscored opponents 154 to 93 through five weeks. The defense is middling, but it has not mattered yet.

At 4-1, the Bills carry one of the league's best offenses into the top tier of the league, and even a below-average defense has not slowed them down — they outscored the Rams 37-34 in their latest win.

At 4-0, the Chiefs combine a top-eight offense with an above-average defense — a pairing that has them near the top of the league after dropping one spot this week.

A 23-17 road win over the Chargers keeps Denver at 3-2, backed by a top-eight defense that continues to do the heavy lifting for a middling offense. The Seahawks come to town in Week 6.

A narrow home win over the Eagles keeps the Jaguars at 4-1 with both sides of the ball ranked among the league's best eight. The Houston Texans come to town in Week 6.

A 2-3 record undersells what this team actually is — both sides of the ball rank among the league's top eight, and the points column is nearly dead even at 119 scored against 120 allowed. The standing should climb, not fall.

At 3-2, the Patriots sit a few spots higher than that record might suggest, but both sides of the ball are above average and the ranking holds up on merit.

Up 6 spots on the back of a 45-21 demolition of the Cardinals, the Lions now sit 3-2 with one of the league's best offenses carrying the load — though a below-average defense will be tested when Green Bay visits in Week 7.

Dropped four spots after falling 32-29 at home to the 49ers, the Seahawks are sliding despite carrying one of the league's best defenses — a below-average offense is costing them. The defending Super Bowl champions sit at 3-2 heading to Denver in Week 6.

Unbeaten at 5-0, yet the underlying picture is lopsided — one of the league's weakest offenses has been carried this far by one of the league's best defenses, and the Vikings slip a spot despite the perfect record.

A 31-7 loss to the Packers dropped them one spot to 12th, and the Bears head to Atlanta in Week 6 carrying an above-average offense but a middling defense.

Up seven spots to sit at 13th, the Bengals have ridden an above-average offense and a 3-2 record — capped by a 31-24 road win over the Dolphins — to shake off last season's 6-11 finish.

A top-eight offense paired with one of the league's weakest defenses has produced a lopsided 2-3 squad that has allowed 136 points — nearly matching the 138 it has scored. A road trip to Green Bay in Week 6 is a tough ask for a defense this vulnerable.

Dropped five spots after a loss to the Steelers, 34-22, that exposed both a middling offense and a below-average defense. At 2-3, the Colts host the Titans in Week 6 needing a win to avoid slipping further from relevance.

A 34-22 win over the Colts keeps them at 3-2 with middling units on both sides of the ball — the Steelers head to Tampa Bay in Week 6 with just two more points scored this season than allowed.

A below-average offense is undermining an above-average defense, leaving the Eagles at 2-3 after dropping a 17-19 decision to Jacksonville. The Carolina Panthers visit in Week 6 with Philadelphia needing to find some balance on that side of the ball.

Dropped five spots after getting routed 45-17 by the Patriots — a result that exposed both a below-average offense and a middling defense. At 3-2, the Raiders have enough wins to stay relevant, but that margin of defeat is hard to ignore.

Jumped six spots after a 24-16 road win over the Cowboys, the kind of defensive performance Tampa Bay will need more of to climb out of a 1-4 hole. The unit has been above average all season, but a below-average offense leaves little margin for error heading into a home date with the Steelers.

Dropped twelve spots to 25th after falling to the Jets, a loss that exposed one of the league's weakest offenses — a unit that has held the team to fewer points than it has allowed through five games.

At 1-4 with one of the league's weakest defenses and only a middling offense to compensate, the Cardinals have allowed 162 points through five games. A road trip to face the Rams in Week 6 offers little relief.

A narrow win over the Browns moved them one spot up the board to 28th, and at 2-3 they head to New England in Week 6 with both sides of the ball running below average.

A 13-23 home loss to the Vikings dropped them three spots, and at 1-4 the Saints carry a below-average offense and a middling defense into a road trip to face the Giants in Week 6.

One of the league's weakest offenses paired with a top-eight defense that hasn't been enough — the Chargers are 0-5 and sit at 30th after dropping two spots. Last week's home loss to Denver, 17-23, kept the skid alive heading into a road trip to Kansas City.

At 0-5, Miami sits near the very bottom of the league, dragged down by one of the league's weakest offenses and one of the league's weakest defenses — a combination that has produced just 70 points scored against 132 allowed through five games.

At 0-5, the Titans rank last in the league, and it is easy to see why — they carry one of the league's weakest offenses and one of the league's weakest defenses, a combination that has them outscored 109 to 58 on the season.