NFL Power Rankings: Regular Season Week 6 from the Sports Mac

1.         New York Jets (LW: 3): The sign of a really good team is winning a game when you aren't playing your best and that's what they did in Denver.

2.        Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 4): With the return of Ben Roethlisberger, this may now be the team to beat in the NFL this season.

3.        Indianapolis Colts (LW: 5): Not a pretty win, but a good win nonetheless on the road in a tough place to win a ballgame.

4.        New England Patriots (LW: 6): The overtime win over Baltimore keeps them in the discussion for home field advantage in the AFC.

5.        New Orleans Saints (LW: 8): Winning a big division game on the road decisively shows the Falcons will have a fight on their hands in the division.

6.        Baltimore Ravens (LW: 1): All of those tough road games early in the season were going to take a toll eventually, and it showed in their game vs. New England.

7.        Atlanta Falcons (LW: 2): They're still trying to develop consistency, especially on the road where they've been a little erratic.

8.        New York Giants (LW: 9): They're starting to look like they want to take control of the NFC East; they can take a big step this week on Monday night.

9.        Tennessee Titans (LW: 11): Even with the backup QB playing, they looked to be in complete control besting Jacksonville handily.

10.      Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 12): For now, it looks like its Kevin Kolb's job again, but it's a nice problem to have Michael Vick as the backup.

11.      Houston Texans (LW: 14): The comeback win over Kansas City shows that these young Texans are learning how to win in different ways this season.

12.      Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 7): They're starting to come back to earth, but it's important to get a win soon and not lose the momentum of an unbeaten start.

13.      Green Bay Packers (LW: 10): The only good news right now is that no one else has run away with the NFC North so far, as everyone is struggling.

14.      Minnesota Vikings (LW: 19): While it was a really ugly win, it does get them right back into the division race despite all of the problems so far this year.

15.      Chicago Bears (LW: 13): What has happened to the offense?  They were exposed against the Giants and haven't gotten any better since.

16.      Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 15): This is the story of this year's Buccaneers: a young team that will look completely different from week to week.

17.      Miami Dolphins (LW: 22): That was a huge road win for Miami and they're just trying to stay with the leaders in the AFC East.

18.      Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 16): They need to get momentum quickly coming off of the bye or risk falling behind both the Ravens and Steelers.

19.      Dallas Cowboys (LW: 17): After last week's loss, I can't see the Cowboys being a factor in anything for the rest of this season.

20.      Washington Redskins (LW: 18): You'd like to put this team higher, but it just seems like ever time they're ready to move up, they take a step back.

21.      Seattle Seahawks (LW: 27): Winning on the road was a good step forward as the players seem to be buying into the coaching philosophy so far.

22.      San Diego Chargers (LW: 20): Something tells me there is not going to be any comeback from this bad start to the 2010 season.

23.      St. Louis Rams (LW: 29): With somewhat of a passing threat under center now, it's definitely opening holes for Stephen Jackson to be productive.

24.      San Francisco 49ers (LW: 30): A win of any kind, even a ugly one over the Raiders is something this team desperately needed to have happen.

25.      Denver Broncos (LW: 21): This team needs to take advantage of an opportunity like a good team is having a bad day, and put them away.

26.      Oakland Raiders (LW: 26): While the offense didn't score a TD, the defense did keep them in the game against San Francisco.

27.      Detroit Lions (LW: 27): Injuries are continuing to hamper the development and growth of a young and talented team.

28.      Arizona Cardinals (LW: 24): Will the week off help them as they prepare for a big division game at Seattle this week?

29.      Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 25): Getting trounced on national television is not the way to make an impression on the rest of the country.

30.      Cleveland Browns: (LW: 28): The one thing you take away from last week is at least the rookie QB making his first start made it through the game OK.

31.      Buffalo Bills (LW: 31): The rumor flying around the Bills during the off week is whether they would trade Lee Evans away.

32.      Carolina Panthers (LW: 32): And so it is back to Matt Moore under center to try and do something for the Carolina offense off of their bye week.