Clump's week 6 power rankings

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This is a very tough week for ranking teams. No! Not because the hated Fish are ranked number one, but because after the top 10 teams, there really is a major gap starting with the Pats who just barely maintain their #11 ranking over the Jags at #12. Can’t justify moving the Steelers much more than to #13 after last week’s ranking of #24. Hopefully, the “Clumpy Curse” continues this week in Miami.

Wk. 6	Wk.5	Team	Record	Comments
1	3	Miami	5-1	An exciting win for Fishy fans. Broncos failed in time management.
2	7	New Orleans	5-1	Did exactly what they should've vs. rookie QB...PRESSURE!
3	4	Tampa Bay	5-1	Tenuous hold on #3...offense needs more consistency.
4	5	San Francisco	4-1	Is Owens worth commentary? Tough road game @ NO.
5	6	Green Bay	5-1	Remarkable defensive effort in NE...Farve is amazing.
6	2	Denver	4-2	Better time management and better grip away from #1.
7	1	Oakland	4-1	May have peaked a little early...defense is suspect.
8	8	Philadelphia	3-2	Tough home vs. Bucs...Eagles cannot afford "upchuck."
9	12	San Diego	5-1	Brees and Tomlinson are powerful duo, but schedule not easy.
10	10	Indianapolis	4-1	Only #10 due to aforementioned gap...OL suspect.
11	11	New England	3-3	What's the problem? Defense? Offense? Laziness?
12	9	Jacksonville	3-2	Loss of Brunell hurt against Titans, even tougher in Balt.
13	24	Pittsburgh	2-3	Maybe Maddox is the answer under center...hmmmm.
14	14	Baltimore	2-3	Played tough vs. Colts without Lewis...Need repeat vs. Jags.
15	16	BUFFALO	3-3	Can we get some defense this week, please????
16	13	Kansas City	3-3	Another team that lacks defense...lost DT Sims.
17	23	Atlanta	2-3	Better team than record. Gutty performance vs. Giants.
18	22	Dallas	3-3	Was it the Boys or Panther collapse? Tough team to gauge.
19	18	Arizona	3-2	Victim of past biases...may be better than this.
20	17	Cleveland	2-4	Couch returns to Cleveland vs. Texans...Needs good home game.
21	21	Chicago	2-3	Team hopes bye week healed some wounds.
22	29	St. Louis	1-5	Better team than record...Is Bulger this year's Warner?
23	26	Tennessee	2-4	Played with pride...going back to 3 yrs and a cloud of dust.
24	15	NY Giants	3-3	Another team hurt by injuries, but should've beat Atlanta.
25	20	Carolina	3-3	Young team that makes crucial mistakes at the wrong time.
26	19	Washington	2-3	Spurrier ball flat...defense can't stop anyone.
27	32	Minnesota	1-4	Showed some pride in comeback vs. Lions, but it was the Lions.
28	25	Seattle	1-4	What's so great about Holmgren??
29	28	Houston	1-4	An OL and skill players away from playoff contention.
30	27	Detroit	1-4	Sign of a poor team: lose big lead late in a game.
21	30	NY Jets	1-4	Changing things on D to allow Cowart to make plays! It's week 7.
32	31	Cincinnati	0-6	The town doesn't deserve this and now Dillon may retire?