Week Five Power Rankings, Chicago Bears Edition

Here are the Week Five Bears power rankings from various sites around the web:
ESPN: #18 (Last week: #18)
Analysis, “Mike Martz is running “ground and pound,” and the Jets are throwing the ball. Imagine.”
NFL: #13 (Last week: #16)
Analysis, “Matt Forte hung a 205-spot in the rushing column, but the real story was that offensive coordinator Mike Martz got the memo and gift-wrapped his back 25 carries against the Panthers. In fact, the Bears’ run-pass ratio was 31 to 17. Someone should’ve taken Martz’s temperature after the game to make sure he was feeling okay. That’s not like him.”
Fox Sports: #15 (Last week: #18)
Analysis, “Jay Cutler didn’t throw a pass until two minutes into the second quarter, and Matt Forte had 200 yards on the ground. Cutler should have been better with play action given the way they were running, but the protection just wasn’t there. It doesn’t get an easier this

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