NFL Week 5 Power Rankings 2024: How all 32 teams stack up - ESPN
Welcome to Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season. The Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings are the last undefeated teams remaining, and the Jacksonville Jaguars are the lone winless team.
In Week 4, we saw the Washington Commanders and Baltimore Ravens grab big wins, the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers lose for the first time this season, and the Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints in a thriller. With all of this excitement comes movement in our Power Rankings.
We also asked our NFL Nation reporters to name the biggest issue on defense for every team. From third-down defense to forcing turnovers, we took a look at what is troubling every team's D.
Let's check out the new 1-32 rankings below.
Our power panel of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities evaluates how NFL teams stack up against one another, ranking them from 1 to 32.
Previous rankings: Preseason | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4
Jump to a team:
ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH
Week 4 ranking: 1
Biggest issue on defense: Pass rush outside of Chris Jones
Other than Jones, the Chiefs aren't getting enough pressure on the opposing quarterback. They have sacks on just 5.2% of opponents' pass attempts, ranking near the bottom of the league. George Karlaftis and Mike Danna were productive pass rushers last season, but they have just 1.5 sacks between them this season. Jones had both of the Chiefs' sacks in last week's win over the Chargers. — Adam Teicher
Week 4 ranking: 3
Biggest issue on defense: Age/snap counts
Brian Flores' defense has been one of the NFL's best stories this season, and there are no glaring