NFL Power Rankings Week 6: Giants and 3 Teams That Cannot Afford Week 6 Loss

It is awfully hard to describe any early season games as must-wins, but the way things are shaping up in the divisions, every game is going to count for something.

Week 6 is extremely interesting.

There are four important divisional matchups and several other out of conference games worth watching.

The storylines across the league continue to heat up, and a lot of the focus is on teams losing games they shouldn't be losing.

Here are three teams that cannot afford a loss in Week 6.

Giants

Big Blue blew a "gimme game" at home against the Seattle Seahawks. They started off slow just like a week ago in Arizona and needed a frantic fourth quarter to get back in the game

The sick thing is that they actually had a chance to win.

Despite playing horrendous football save for three drives, they still had a chance to win the football game with the clock running down.

In Week 6, they'll host the surprisingly good Buffalo Bills.

New York's closing schedule is too difficult for them to squander a two-game homestand going into the bye week.

The Giants need to show a sense of urgency for once and cannot allow the Bills to dictate how this game goes.

Eagles

This one is a no-brainer. Obviously, falling to 1-5 on the year is a death wish for postseason chances, but the Eagles can kill two birds with one stone here.

The Eagles visit Washington in Week 6, and this provides a "two birds, one stone" scenario for Philadelphia.

A win will not only end their atrocious four-game slide, but it will give them a leg back up into the crowded NFC East. Nobody is pulling away, and everyone is talented.

Philadelphia has more on the line than any other team in the league. Every week has to be playoff mentality for them if they want any chance at the postseason.

Jets

 To cap off the tri-state area of trouble, the Jets also cannot afford another loss.

Gang Green dropped their third straight road game and also fell further behind in the AFC East with their loss to the Patriots.

Week 6 pits them against division rival Miami on Monday Night Football. If there were ever two teams to play weirder and tighter games on national television, it would be the Jets and Dolphins.

Miami is quickly falling apart and leading the "Suck for Luck" campaign, but when they play the Jets everything changes.

They're also much better on the road in the past year-and-a-half than they have been at home.

The Jets need to wake up, run the football and win a football game for the first time in four weeks.

Week 6 Power Rankings

Rank	Team	Record
1	Green Bay Packers	5-0
2	New England Patriots	4-1
3	Baltimore Ravens	3-1
4	Detroit Lions	4-0
5	New Orleans Saints	4-1
6	Buffalo Bills	4-1
7	San Diego Chargers	4-1
8	Washington Redskins	3-1
9	Oakland Raiders	3-2
10	San Francisco 49ers	4-1
11	Houston Texans	3-2
12	Pittsburgh Steelers	3-2
13	Chicago Bears	2-2
14	New York Giants	3-2
15	Cincinnati Bengals	3-2
16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3-2
17	Dallas Cowboys	2-2
18	Tennessee Titans	3-2
19	Atlanta Falcons	2-3
20	New York Jets	2-3
21	Cleveland Browns	2-2
22	Seattle Seahawks	2-3
23	Carolina Panthers	1-4
24	Kansas City Chiefs	2-3
25	Philadelphia Eagles	1-4
26	Jacksonville Jaguars	1-4
27	Minnesota Vikings	1-4
28	Denver Broncos	1-4
29	Arizona Cardinals	1-4
30	St. Louis Rams	0-4
31	Indianapolis Colts	0-5
32	Miami Dolphins	0-4