NFL Power Rankings Week 5: Division Standings and Latest 2015-16 Super Bowl Odds
Through four weeks, NFL power rankings are as difficult as the new extra-point attempt.
Imagine how oddsmakers in Las Vegas feel.
Some preseason favorites continue to go the way of the dinosaur, such as the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers. Others, such as the New York Jets, continue to exceed expectations.
TOP NEWS
.jpg?w=256 "Colts Jaguars Football")
Colts Release Kenny Moore
Projecting Every NFL Team's Starting Lineup 🔮
Rookie WRs Who Will Outplay Their Draft Value 📈
Below, let's take a look at each team's record, how Las Vegas feels about a team's Super Bowl chances and power rankings based on performance, projections and more.
Week 5 NFL Power Rankings and 2015-16 Super Bowl Odds
| 1 | New England Patriots | 7-2 |
| 2 | Green Bay Packers | 7-2 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15-1 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | 18-1 |
| 5 | Carolina Panthers | 33-1 |
| 6 | Denver Broncos | 10-1 |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks | 7-1 |
| 8 | Arizona Cardinals | 18-1 |
| 9 | New York Jets | 50-1 |
| 10 | Dallas Cowboys | 35-1 |
| 11 | Buffalo Bills | 40-1 |
| 12 | Indianapolis Colts | 20-1 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 40-1 |
| 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | 75-1 |
| 15 | Minnesota Vikings | 50-1 |
| 16 | San Diego Chargers | 50-1 |
| 17 | St. Louis Rams | 90-1 |
| 18 | Detroit Lions | 150-1 |
| 19 | New York Giants | 33-1 |
| 20 | Tennessee Titans | 150-1 |
| 21 | Miami Dolphins | 150-1 |
| 22 | Baltimore Ravens | 40-1 |
| 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | 35-1 |
| 24 | Chicago Bears | 300-1 |
| 25 | Oakland Raiders | 150-1 |
| 26 | Houston Texans | 250-1 |
| 27 | Cleveland Browns | 300-1 |
| 28 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 500-1 |
| 29 | New Orleans Saints | 125-1 |
| 30 | San Francisco 49ers | 300-1 |
| 31 | Washington | 100-1 |
| 32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 400-1 |
Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.
Division Standings
| New England Patriots | 3 | 0 |
| New York Jets | 3 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 2 | 2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 3 |
| Cleveland Browns | 1 | 3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 2 |
| Tennessee Titans | 1 | 2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 3 |
| Houston Texans | 1 | 3 |
| Denver Broncos | 4 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | 2 | 2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 2 | 2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 2 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 2 |
| Washington Redskins | 2 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 2 |
| Chicago Bears | 1 | 3 |
| Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 |
| Carolina Panthers | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 3 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 2 | 2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 3 |
Analyzing Notable Odds Movement
Miami Dolphins (150-1)
Is it all downhill from here for the Miami Dolphins?
The team that "won" free agency by inking Ndamukong Suh and others isn't doing much of it on the field. They sit at 1-3 and are perhaps the NFL's biggest disappointment this season.
After a 27-14 embarrassment in London against the Jets, the organization decided to part ways with coach Joe Philbin, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
In other words, what once looked like a decent payout for a team littered with talent has morphed into a no-fly zone. The offensive philosophy in Miami has been odd, hence the team reaching the 20-point mark once this season. Ditto for the underperforming defense, which has allowed at least 23 points per game in three straight losses, including one at the hands of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
As the standings show, each team other than the Dolphins in the AFC East has at least two wins. Still having to play three teams from the NFC East and the New England Patriots twice, it's not hard to see why the odds for the Dolphins continue to rocket in the wrong direction.
Philadelphia Eagles (35-1)
Bad news for the Philadelphia Eagles: The team might be the biggest mess not named the Dolphins.
There's good news, though: The NFC East is a disaster.
Chip Kelly's Eagles sit at 1-3, but the rest of the division touts just two wins apiece at .500. The Dallas Cowboys don't have Tony Romo, the New York Giants look sluggish and Washington looks erratic at best.
Maybe unlike Miami, Philadelphia has correctable issues. Quarterback Sam Bradford can improve on his per-pass average of 6.54 yards. The offensive line can play better as a group. Kelly can decide to get star offseason acquisition DeMarco Murray (who has 29 rushes in three games) more touches.
In fact, that might be the biggest point. Murray wasn't shy about his role after the loss to Washington this past Sunday, per Eliot Shorr-Parks of NJ.com:
The recipe for a turnaround isn't hard to see, which is why Las Vegas isn't overreacting to the team's start. Other than late-season encounters with New England and the Arizona Cardinals, Philadelphia's schedule the rest of the way doesn't look too difficult.
As long as Kelly can see the issues and make corrections, the NFC East is very much still up for grabs.
Kansas City Chiefs (75-1)
On paper, things look terrible for Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs at 1-3.
In reality, the Chiefs have a better chance at digging out of the hole than most may realize.
The makers of the NFL schedule didn't do the Chiefs any favors. The team won in Houston to start the season, but then had to deal with the Denver Broncos in Week 2 before a Monday Night Football showdown with the Green Bay Packers on the road. Then the team had to turn around on a short week and travel to Cincinnati to take on the red-hot Bengals.
So yes, the team lost those three games, the finale of the exhausting trip the worst, a 36-21 disaster.
But Alex Smith is completing 65.0 percent of his passes with four scores, Jamaal Charles averages 5.2 yards per carry on the ground and Jeremy Maclin is everything the team hoped he could be, having already caught 28 passes for 398 yards and a score.
While it would be nice if the offense could score seven points on a drive instead of three, the team figures to break through sooner or later. The defense hasn't looked great yet, but so it goes facing Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Andy Dalton, two of those encounters without top corner Sean Smith.
The Chiefs still have to deal with divisional play and the AFC North, but the areas of improvement seem obvious. When it comes to upside in this odds range, bettors could do much worse.
Stats courtesy of NFL.com and are accurate as of October 5. All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus.
.jpg?w=480 "Colts Jaguars Football")
.png?w=480)
.jpg?w=600 "Post-June 1 Trade Candidates ☎️")
.JPG?w=600 "TO Talks Cowboys Relationship")
.jpg?w=600 "Taylor Heinicke Retiring")
.jpg?w=600 "49ers OC Hypes Mike Evans 🤩")