NFL Power Rankings: Reviewing Week 5 Standings After Sunday’s Action

What the Denver Broncos have managed to do so far this season is nothing short of impressive. The defense the team puts on the field might be even better than the one that won the Super Bowl last season, and the team continues to get strong quarterback play from whoever lines up under center.

Starter Trevor Siemian, who torched the Cincinnati Bengals for four touchdown passes last week, exited Sunday’s game after suffering a shoulder injury. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, the initial prognosis is a joint sprain.

Preliminary diagnosis for #Broncos QB Trevor Siemian is an AC joint sprain on his non-throwing shoulder, source said. More tests tomorrow

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 3, 2016

With Siemian out, the Broncos were forced to turn to rookie first-round pick Paxton Lynch. All he did is go 14-of-24 for 170 yards and a touchdown in about a half of work. Denver ultimately bested the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-7.

Seeing as how Denver is playing quality football, remains undefeated and is the defending title-holder, it’s difficult to not view the Broncos as the top team in the league. How do the other 31 teams in the NFL stack up, though? Well, let’s take a look.

Our rankings here won’t be based solely on records, though those certainly play a part. Since the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles are on bye this week—and the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings don’t play until Monday night—we’ll be basing our ranking on what we’ve seen on the field through Sunday of Week 4.

Back on the Rise: 4. Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers took a thumping at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3, and virtually nothing about the matchup was pretty.

Pittsburgh lost the game 34-3, the Steelers defense was about as sturdy as a wet paper cup and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had a miserable day. He finished that game with just 257 yards passing, zero touchdowns, one interception and two fumbles (one lost).

As a result, it looked like the Steelers might just be a fancy offensive …

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