We’ve seen the New Orleans Saints take a big jump up the board in Week 6 NFL power rankings after they took care of business at home against the red-hot Seattle Seahawks, with an average climb of 4 spots in various power rankings from around the league’s media landscape. Whether it’s national outlets or fan blogs, there are a lot of observers buying what the Saints are selling after a hard-fought win.
But they’re still 2-3. New Orleans has a lot of things to clean up, figure out, and smooth over before they’ll be seen as a truly competitive squad again. Here is where they stand against the rest of the NFC South after surveying 15 different Week 6 power rankings and averaging their placements:
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 5.9 (+1.0)
- New Orleans Saints: 19.8 (+4.1)
- Atlanta Falcons: 23.1 (-1.7)
- Carolina Panthers: 31.9 (-1.6)
And here is what each of those different power rankings had to say about the Saints;