NFL Power Rankings Week 5: Where Did PFT Get It Wrong?

ProFootballTalk has released their Week 5 NFL Power Rankings. 

So far this season, they've done an admirable job with their lists in my estimation.

Time for my weekly thorough critique. 

To begin, not much to gripe about the top 5. 

They've got the Packers, Saints, Lions, Ravens and Patriots in that order. 

Some people aren't sold on Detroit yet, especially because of their poor play in the first half of almost all their games, but I am. 

Megatron is the X-factor that'll lead to many victories. 

The Steelers remain at No. 11, one spot ahead of the 49ers. 

If you're going off preseason predictions for these two teams, I understand why Pittsburgh still gets the nod over San Fran. 

If you've watched both teams play four games, you'd be fine with the 49ers being placed ahead of the defending AFC champion. 

Give some love to a team that came back from a 23-3 deficit in the third quarter.

They have the Bears at No. 12 and the Titans at No. 13. 

Hmmm.

Other than one bad loss to the Jaguars to start the year, the Titans have won three straight and have Matthew Hasselbeck looking like the steal of the 2011 free agency class.

Sure, Chicago is coming off a win over the Panthers, but do you really ever know what you're going to get with this team?

I don't.

Flip those two clubs.

I wouldn't have had any issue with the Panthers being placed ahead of the Cowboys at No. 19. Ron Rivera has his young team playing their hearts out every week and they've played quite the schedule.

The bottom of the league is so bad, it's hard to complain about where they've placed the Jaguars (No. 25) Vikings (No. 29) Colts (No. 30) Rams (No. 31) or Dolphins (No. 32).   

Once again, a solid job by the guys over at PFT.