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Earl's NFL power ranking · Week 5, 2026
#24
rank
-7.3
rating (points, neutral field)
9-8
record (2023)
-0.3
vs market (Earl \u2212 line)
New Orleans sits at 24th with a neutral-field rating of -7.32, and that number is climbing after a 2.13-point jump, though the 1-4 record, -6.6 point differential, and -0.21 EPA per play over the last five games say the underlying play is still bad. The defense is the real problem, allowing 30.2 points per game across that stretch, and with Kaden Elliss and Anfernee Jennings both out, this unit is thin at linebacker. At -0.28 versus the market, they are priced about right, so there is no edge here either way.
Unavailable this week(-1.5 pts of rating)
- Kaden Elliss · LB · Out-0.7
- Alvin Kamara · RB · Questionable-0.4
- Anfernee Jennings · LB · Out-0.2
- Julian Blackmon · S · Questionable-0.2
Points are how much Earl docks a team's rating for each unavailable player.
Rating over the 2023 season
Week by week
| Season | Wk | Rank | Rec | Rating | Inj | vs Mkt | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #15 | 1-0 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -1.3 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | #14 | 2-0 | +0.4 | -0.0 | -3.1 | +0.5 |
| 2023 | 3 | #18 | 2-1 | -2.1 | -1.9 | -4.6 | -2.5 |
| 2023 | 4 | #27 | 2-2 | -7.6 | -2.8 | -8.8 | -5.5 |
| 2023 | 5 | #21 | 3-2 | -2.6 | -3.8 | -3.1 | +5.0 |
| 2023 | 6 | #16 | 3-3 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -0.6 | +1.1 |
| 2023 | 7 | #20 | 3-4 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -1.1 | -0.3 |
| 2023 | 8 | #18 | 4-4 | -2.3 | -3.9 | -0.9 | -0.4 |
| 2023 | 9 | #14 | 5-4 | +1.1 | -0.6 | +0.5 | +3.4 |
| 2023 | 10 | #14 | 5-5 | -0.0 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -1.1 |
| 2023 | 11 | #13 | 5-5 | +0.5 | — | -0.8 | +0.5 |
| 2023 | 12 | #19 | 5-6 | -2.7 | -1.6 | -3.6 | -3.2 |
| 2023 | 13 | #26 | 5-7 | -5.1 | -3.6 | -5.8 | -2.5 |
| 2023 | 14 | #27 | 6-7 | -9.6 | -9.0 | -9.1 | -4.5 |
| 2023 | 15 | #12 | 7-7 | -1.2 | -2.3 | +0.8 | +8.4 |
| 2023 | 16 | #11 | 7-8 | -0.1 | -1.0 | +3.1 | +1.0 |
| 2023 | 17 | #9 | 8-8 | +0.7 | -1.8 | +4.3 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | 18 | #6 | 9-8 | +3.0 | -2.0 | +6.5 | +2.3 |