Falcons stay in Top 6 after bye in Week 6 Power Rankings

ESPN Week 6 Power Rankings

Ranking this week: 3

Ranking last week: 3

Reasoning: “The Falcons have a strong chance of making the playoffs as is, but they need to take advantage of a struggling Dolphins team at home this week. Why? Because after that, they play four of the next five on the road, with trips to New England, Carolina and Seattle,” ESPN’s rationale read.

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NFL.com Week 6 Power Rankings

Ranking this week: 4

Ranking last week: 4

Reasoning: “ That's the position all organizations want to be in during the bye week: sitting pretty in the standings, with time off to heal some bumps and bruises,” NFL.com’s Elliott Harrison wrote. “The injuries at wide receiver certainly cost Atlanta down the stretch against the Bills. While some made a stink about Matt Ryan’s protection (or his holding the ball too long), how do you unload when your receivers have negative-six inches of separation -- which is to say, none? Right.”

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CBS Sports Week 6 NFL Power Rankings

Ranking this week: 4

Ranking last week: 4

Reasoning: “They come off their bye needing to get the offense playing like it did last season. Injuries could be an issue at receiver,” CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco wrote.

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Bleacher Report Week 6 Power Rankings

Ranking this week: 3

Ranking last week: 4

Reasoning: “The key with the Falcons will be the performance of the Steve Sarkisian offense moving forward,” Bleacher Report’s Chris Simms wrote in part. “The talent is there, but now that opponents have a month's worth of film, Atlanta is going to have to do some different things to stay ahead.”

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Sporting News Week 6 Power Rankings

Ranking this week:

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Reasoning: “They got a chance to let Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu heal a bit during the bye week, and at the same time, it was key for Matt Ryan to get out of his slump,” Sporting News’ Vinnie Iyer wrote.

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