NFL Power Rankings, Week 5: Rams, Titans earn statement wins

28. New York Giants (29)

Some believed the New York Giants had a legitimate shot at knocking off the New Orleans Saints in Week 4 when seeing how the team seemed to be playing with a ton of confidence after earning their first win the week before, which unfortunately wasn’t the case. Instead of giving the Saints a run for their money, the Saints proved to be too much for the Giants to handle, and as a result, the team enters Week 5 sitting at 1-3 with plenty of questions.

For example, it’s kind of crazy to consider that Odell Beckham Jr. is still in search of scoring that first touchdown, despite receiving plenty of targets over the course of the first four games. When healthy, Beckham has proven to be one of the league’s most explosive receivers, and the wideout appeared to be a man on a mission after missing just about all of last year with an injury.

Along with Beckham’s presence, New York was hoping to see rookie Saquon Barkley give the offense an extra advantage, which unfortunately wasn’t the case on Sunday. Seeing the former Penn State star only receive 10 carries during the team’s loss to the Saints shows how the Giants were trailing for most of the game, and how running the football while trying to play catch up would have been quite foolish on their end.