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NFL Power Rankings Week 5: 1-32 poll, plus the biggest surprise for every team

While we're not at the one-quarter mark of the season yet (thanks to the new 17-game schedule), the NFL Power Rankings though this week was the perfect time to discuss each team's biggest surprises in the early going.

Some of these surprises are quite good, such as Cooper Kupp being one of the NFL's top receivers for the Los Angeles Rams, Lamar Jackson showing increased passing chops for the Baltimore Ravens or the Arizona Cardinals becoming the it team in the league's hottest division. Others aren't good at all, like the Washington Football Team regressing on defense, the Indianapolis Colts not being able to keep their main players healthy and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers running out of cornerbacks.