Week 5 Rankin

Following Week 4, here is how I see the NFL food chain:

1. New York Giants: Dallas had to lose for me to move them up, but they did handle Washington. Plaxico Burress' suspension could be a bigger deal that folks expect.
2. Dallas Cowboys: Can I put them ahead of Washington? Dallas is going to win 13 or 14 games this year, and despite losing that head-to-head match-up, they are still better equipped than Washington to beat up the rest of the league.
3. Tennessee Titans: This defense is flat-out nasty. Baltimore is stingier, but Tennessee adds a very balanced and effective offense.
4. Washington: Huge win. Will they continue to hold serve between divisional games though?
5. Buffalo Bills: Not the most impressive opponents, but 4-0 is a nice place to be going into October.

14. Chicago Bears: they are playing tough right now. They are beatable though, and I don't trust Kyle Orton.
16. Green Bay Packers: If Aaron Rodgers misses any time, the losing streak will get dizzying.
22: Minnesota Vikings: Close, but there are so many inconsistencies that it is hard to picture them emerging from the NFC North. Special teams has been awful.

28. Cleveland Browns: Relief comes in the form of a win, but they beat one of the few teams that is worse off than them.
29. Houston Texans: Haven't seen a lot of this team. Can Matt Schaub lift them up from 0-3?
30. Cincinnati Bengals: Yuck. Without Carson Palmer: Yuck.
31: Detroit Lions: Bye week was their best so far. They will still challenge teams because they can score, but five wins is optimistic.
32: St. Louis Rams: Finally put together three quarters of solid play. 4th quarter was embarrassing.

Experts:
ESPN.com: G.B.- 15, CHI- 18, MIN- 21, DET-31
Sportsline: G.B.-11, CHI-13, MIN-24, DET-31
Michael Silver(Yahoo): G.B.-12, CHI-12, MIN-19, DET-31
Jeff Sagarin(USA Today): CHI-8, G.B.-15, MIN-19, DET-31
FoxSports: CHI- 11, G.B.- 13, MIN- 19, DET- 32