Here are the Main Stream Media(MSM) Power Rankings around the web this week.  Below that you can find MHR's own Power Rankings for Week 5.  Feel free to discuss and even post your own rankings for this week.

Yahoo! Sports -- Ranked 10th, Last Week 8th

Sporting News -- Ranked 12th, Last Week 5th

ESPN -- Ranked 11th, Last Week 7th

Fox Sports -- Ranked 9th, Last Week 8th

CBS Sportsline -- Ranked 9th, Last Week 4th

Covers.com -- Ranked 9th, Last Week 7th

Sports Illustrated, Dr. Z -- Ranked 14th, Last Week 9th

Well, as I predicted, we took some major hits in the Power Rankings this week.  Although, it's not quite as bad as I previously though it would be.  In fact, we are ahead of the Chargers still in a couple of them which surprised me.  For the most part, however, the Denver Broncos are the lowest ranking 3-1 team on just about all of the rankings.

Last week, the Broncos average rank was a solid 6.9, but losing to the Chiefs this year should have cost our team more than it actually did.  Our average rank dropped to 10.8, which isn't as bad as it could or should be.  A victory this week will put the Broncos back in charge of their season.  Now it's time to review the rankings of MileHighReport.com.

After working out some of the kinks from last week's MHR Power Rankings, I have devised(styg50 actually did the devising for me. heh) a more accurate ranking moving forward.  I was using an average of all of the contributing staffers, but I've since realized that using a "median" average I will come up with more accurate results.  I do not know why this didn't occur to me, but thanks to styg50 it did this week.  I removed the highest and lowest ranking for each team and then adding them up for the final ranks.  As you can see, the previous week's scoring, in parenthesis, will have the total number of points from last week and the total will invariably be different.  This discrepancy will be gone by next week...I just felt the need to explain that obvious difference.  Everything is a work in progress at first, until you find the right mix.

MHR's Week 5 Power Rankings

RANK	LOGO	TEAM	PTS	COMMENTS
1. (5)		TEN 4-0	94 (113)	The best defense in the league paired with their 4-0 record puts them over the 3-0 Giants.
2. (2)		NYG 3-0	93 (121)	A bye week and some major upsets keeps the Giants in firm control of the number 2 spot.
3. (6)		BUF 4-0	89 (112)	There is a new sheriff in the AFC East.
4. (13)		WAS 3-1	88 (77)	Beating some stiff competition in the NFC East moves them up the board very quickly.
5. (1)		DAL 3-1	80 (128)	From first to third in the NFC East puts them down the list after having the number one spot last week.
6. (8)		TB 3-1	79 (90)	Another win and another move up the power rankings. The Broncos are going to have their hands full this weekend.
7. (7)		PIT 3-1	78 (95)	A tough win at home on Monday night didn't earn them any moves up the ladder, especially after suffering a few more key injuries.
8. (16)		CAR 3-1	74 (72)	A blowout against Atlanta puts them in a neck and neck race with Tampa Bay, but consistency is still a concern with this team.
9. (14)		NO 2-2	71 (76)	This team is dangerous even with all the injuries they've suffered so far, they should be down right frightening once this team gets back to 100%.
10. (10)		SD 2-2	66 (87)	Somehow they eek out a victory over Oakland last week and somehow get ranked higher than the Denver Broncos in spite of a lesser record and a loss to them.
11. (4)		PHI 2-2	65 (114)	From the best 2-1 team in football to nothing without Brian Westbrook in the line up.
12. (3)		DEN 3-1	64 (118)	A loss to the Chiefs in Arrowhead stadium usually doesn't mean much, but apparently it means a loss of nine spots in this Power Ranking.
13. (11)		BAL 2-1	64 (86)	Their defense is solid, but their fortunes ride on the shoulders of a rookie quarterback.
14. (12)		JAX 2-2	54 (78)	Though they have been decimated by injuries, this team is keeping the top of the division within sight.
15. (9)		GB 2-2	53 (89)	Chinks in the Packer armor are beginning to show.
16. (18)		CHI 2-2	52 (62)	This defense only needs Kyle Orton to manage the game and not turn the ball over. So far, so good.
17. (20)		NE 2-1	48 (52)	A bye week and a plus three movement upwards. It must mean we all exaggerated the blowout loss two weeks ago.
18. (23)		NYJ 2-2	42 (43)	The media was making excuses for Favre two weeks ago for a flat performance on MNF, now he is back to being God-like. The Jets still suck.
19. (17)		IND 1-2	40 (66)	Are they this bad? Apparently, everyone 18 and up has a better record.
20. (15)		ARI 2-2	40 (73)	This team will not go very far so long as they don't have a backbone. Or maybe they just got Favre'd!
21. (22)		ATL 2-2	38 (44)	One week they're phenominal, the next week they are pathetic. Yet somehow they move up a spot this week.
22. (21)		SF 2-2	36 (56)	San Francisco loses to a high powered Saints team, but they might be the most well rounded team in the NFC West right now.
23. (24)		SEA 1-2	35 (40)	A bye week and this team is starting to get heathier. They could be moving up the ladder over the next few weeks.
24. (19)		MIN 1-3	30 (59)	Expectations were high for this team. There is still time to right the ship.
25. (26)		MIA 1-2	29 (33)	It's been almost two weeks, but we're finally going to find out if the blowout of the Patriots was a fluke.
26. (25)		OAK 1-3	20 (34)	Another heartbreaking loss and now upheaval from the top that may send this team into a tailspin.
27. (29)		CLE 1-3	19 (19)	The finally won a game, but had to fight tooth and nail for it over a horrible Bengals team.
28. (31)		KC 1-3	18 (10)	A victory over the Broncos in Arrowhead bumps them up a few spots, but then again they almost always beat the Broncos in Arrowhead.
29. (28)		HOU 0-3	13 (20)	Jacksonville played down to the Texan's level, but the Texans went even lower. Neither side of the ball complements the other.
30. (27)		CIN 0-4	9 (25)	Lots of talent, but too much attitude. (Ocho who?)
31. (30)		DET 0-3	6 (11)	Millen may be gone, but his presence is still felt. The damage will take years to fix.
32. (32)		STL 0-4	3 (4)	Still Horrible. Just horrible.