Week 5 has come and gone, and that means it’s time for Power Rankings, one of the dumber things in sports, but something we all read when we stumble upon it.

Most major sites — ESPN and CBS — have the Giants at No. 1. And while the Giants have looked really, really good, the bottom line is they’ve had a bye week, giving them only four wins, and the Titans haven’t, giving them five wins. That’s where we start this week off.

1.) Tennessee Titans: I bet them at -2, and it took a cheap personal foul that wasn’t a personal foul to help them pull off the win. That said, every Super Bowl winner is often more lucky than they are unlucky.

2.) New York Giants: They clobbered the Seahawks, but it seems like everyone’s been doing that. The reason I’m not ready to jump on the Giants bandwagon and throw them as No. 1: The four teams they’ve faced have a combined five wins. Let’s wait until they play the Cowboys, Eagles and Skins on the road before we get ahead of ourselves.

3.) Washington Redskins: After their Week 1 game, I figured they’d never get this high. How long will the ‘Skins go without having a single offensive turnover?

4.)Pittsburgh Steelers: I haven’t been super impressed with them, but it’s the rest of the NFL that’s been stinking it up that gets them this high. Ben Roethlisberger looks fantastic, but the rest of the team has holes everywhere.

5.) Dallas Cowboys: Terrance Newman, Pacman Jones and Roy Williams may constitute the single worst secondary in NFL history not named the ‘08 Rams and Lions. Pacman’s fast but can’t cover, Newman just can’t cover, and Roy Williams looks like a slow linebacker. It’ll take a lot for this team to make it to Tampa.

6.) Buffalo Bills: I’ll give them a pass since their starting QB went out after only attempting three passes. But that defense that had been good looked awful on Sunday.

7.) Denver Broncos: Can the defense play as well all year as they did against Tampa on Sunday?

8.) Carolina Panthers: I said at the beginning of the year that this was the team to beat in the NFC South. Jake’s back, Steve Smith isn’t punching anyone in the face, and the much maligned defense from last year is putting pressure on the QB.

9.) New England Patriots: I don’t think anyone’s super scared of them this year, but they’re still managing to win without a Hall of Fame QB. I hate to say it, but Bill Belichick really is an evil genius out there.

10.) Baltimore Ravens: They lost to the Titans, maybe the best team in the League, and the Pittsburgh, one of the best teams in the League. In both games, they had a victory only to see it snatched away.

11.) Chicago Bears: If Kyle Orton can pass like he did against the Lions — who am I kidding? Everyone passes that way against them — then the Bears could find themselves back in the Super Bowl.

12.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: I’m still wondering just how sold I am on Brian Griese at QB. One thing’s for sure: Their defense can really play.

13.) New York Jets: They had a bye week, but they looked good a couple weeks back.

14.) Arizona Cardinals: This is one of those teams that looks great at home and lousy on the road. Thankfully for Arizona fans, they’re in the NFC West, so seven or eight wins should do the trick.

15.) Atlanta Falcons: Yes, I’m putting the Falcons this high. No one in Atlanta is saying playoffs this year, but they are relieved that the next decade looks bright for the first time since the franchise came to be.

16.) Indianapolis Colts: Barely beat Minnesota. Barely beat the Texans. These just don’t look like the same old Colts we’ve gotten used to.

17.) Minnesota Vikings: It’s good to see the Vikes can win even if AP doesn’t rush for 150+.

18.) Green Bay Packers: How long before the games are blamed on Aaron Rodgers? Nevermind that he threw for over 300 yards; soon it’ll be his fault as the losses stack up.

19.) Jacksonville Jaguars: Their running game has just disappeared.

20.) Philadelphia Eagles: I’m starting to think this team has been figured out.

21.) New Orleans Saints: Reggie Bush is quieting the people that say he wasn’t built for the NFL. He almost single-handedly won the game, only to watch New Orleans piss it away.

22.) Miami Dolphins: I don’t think the Dolphins will finish better than the Chargers, but given that they beat them, it’s hard to argue that they shouldn’t be ahead of them in the rankings.

23.) San Diego Chargers: Is LT really averaging 63 yards per game? Is the defense really that bad without Merriman?

24.) San Francisco 49′ers: They started to look like they were making the turn. But a young, fast defense is looking its age.

25.) Seattle Seahawks: We knew the offense may struggle. We didn’t know the defense was incapable of stopping anyone.

26.) Cleveland Browns: The clock is ticking for when we see Brady Quinn.

27.) Houston Texans: That was a tough, tough loss. How can you blow a lead like that in less than three minutes: Sage Rosenfels is a guy I wouldn’t want to be right now.

28.) Oakland Raiders: No more Lane Kiffin. The guy had them playing well; let’s see how they adapt to Jim Haslett.

29.) Kansas City Chiefs: It’s not often you can have one win five weeks into the season, lose 34-0, have Tyler Thigpen as your starting QB and you’re still not in position to get the No. 1 pick in the 2009 Draft.

30.) Cincinnati Bengals: This team is playing better than KC, but by record they don’t get the nod.

31.) St. Louis Rams: A bye week spares them the last spot.

32.) Have you seen a team this bad in a long time? I’m younger — 26 — but don’t ever remember seeing an NFL team that was this pitiful. They’ve got too much talent to go 0-16, but it’s hard to dispute that they’re much worse than last year’s Miami team that almost accomplished the feat. No defense at all.