To follow the Bears as they ascend the rankings:
After Week 5:
ESPN's NFL Power Ranking: Bears strengthen hold at Number 1!: Think Don Shula and the '72 Dolphins are getting a little nervous? The Bears have yet to show any real flaws so far this season.
CBS Sportsline NFL Power Ranking: Bears at Number 1: The Bears are the best team in the NFL right now. They have to move into the top spot. So even though the Colts are 5-0, it's the 5-0 Bears who ascend to No. 1 this week. How can they not be there? The Bears have outscored their opponents 156-36. They have four victories of more than 25 points.
That's domination.
Fox Sports NFL Power Bears at Number 1: The No. 3 rated defense in the league, the No. 4 rated offense in the league, and a kicker who's currently 17 for 17 on field goals. Is it too early for Rex Grossman to break out a headband and sunglasses for a Super Bowl Shuffle re-mix?
Dr. Z's Power Ranking: Bears are listed at number 1!!! The 36 points allowed in the first five games is the lowest team mark since the 1937 club's 31 points. Ah, how well I remember that team. I was just launching my career as a sportswriter at that time, and the names of those defensive stars of the Monsters of the Midway were on everyone's tongue -- Danny Fortmann and Jumbo Joe Stydahar and 270-pound George Musso, and the Bronk ... yes, Nagurski played a lot of defense in those days. Do you think that 69 years from now people will be saying, "Remember that great '06 team, with Lance Briggs, Brian Urlacher, Alex Brown and Tommie Harris?"
- Slim Tim
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