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Jordy McElroy

NFL Power Rankings Week 6: 49ers flex dominance, Patriots plummet

If there were any doubts of who the best team is currently in the NFL, the San Francisco 49ers silenced that skepticism with a 42-10 blowout win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.

There isn’t a more complete team in football right now than the 49ers, who trampled the visiting Cowboys in all phases of the game.

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Speaking of getting trampled, the New England Patriots got shut out in a 34-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints at Gillette Stadium. That makes back-to-back weeks of historically bad losses for coach Bill Belichick. The Cowboys handed him his worse loss ever as a head coach, and the Saints gave him his worse home loss.

Sound the sirens and hit the panic alarms in New England. The sky is falling for a team that now founds itself among the worst in the league.

Let’s take a look at the Week 6 power rankings to see just how far the mighty has fallen.

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Carolina Panthers (0-5) | Last Week: 31

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31
Chicago Bears (1-4) | Last Week: 32

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30
Denver Broncos (1-4) | Last Week: 30

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29
New York Giants (1-4) | Last Week: 29

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28
Las Vegas Raiders (1-3) | Last Week: 28

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27
New England Patriots (1-4) | Last Week: 25

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26
Arizona Cardinals (1-4) | Last Week: 27

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25
Minnesota Vikings (1-4) | Last Week: 24

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24
Washington Commanders (2-3) | Last Week: 21

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23
Los Angeles Rams (2-3) | Last Week: 20

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22
New York Jets (2-3) | Last Week: 26

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

21
Tennessee Titans (2-3) | Last Week: 17

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20
Houston Texans (2-3) | Last Week: 16

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19
Atlanta Falcons (3-2) | Last Week: 23

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18
Indianapolis Colts (3-2) | Last Week: 19

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17
Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2) | Last Week: 22

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16
Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) | Last Week: 18

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15
Green Bay Packers (2-2) | Last Week: 14

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14
Los Angeles Chargers (2-2) | Last Week: 12

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13
Cleveland Browns (2-2) | Last Week: 11

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12
New Orleans Saints (3-2) | Last Week: 15

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11
Seattle Seahawks (3-1) | Last Week: 10

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10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) | Last Week: 9

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9
Baltimore Ravens (3-2) | Last Week: 7

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8
Dallas Cowboys (3-2) | Last Week: 6

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7
Buffalo Bills (3-2) | Last Week: 3

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

6
Jacksonville Jaguars (3-2) | Last Week: 13

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

5
Detroit Lions (4-1) | Last Week: 8

Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports

4
Miami Dolphins (4-1) | Last Week: 5

Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

3
Kansas City Chiefs (4-1) | Last Week: 4

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports

2
Philadelphia Eagles (5-0) | Last Week: 2

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