After two straight losses, the Cincinnati Bengals dropped in most of the Week 5 NFL power rankings.

A loss to the Miami Dolphins, even if Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins don’t play, would probably take them out of the top half of the league for most.

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Here’s where we stand right now.

ESPN — No. 15 ↓3

“The numbers suggest Cincinnati has actually done a lot of good things, as it is 10th in points per drive differential.” – Ben Baby

Yahoo! Sports — No. 11 ↑1

“The running game hasn’t been helping. The Bengals have just 297 rushing yards through four games.” – Frank Schwab

USA TODAY — No. 20 ↓3

“Depending on how long injuries to WRs Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins linger, QB Joe Burrow could be throwing to Dohnte Meyers and Mitch Tinsley.” – Nate Davis

NFL.com — No. 9 ↓1

“Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars showed the value of Ja’Marr Chase to Joe Burrow and the rest of the Bengals’ offense.” – Nick Shook

Pro Football Talk — No. 15 ↓8

“The Super Bowl pipe dream is quickly imploding.” – Mike Florio

Sports Illustrated — No. 16 ↓3

“The Bengals spent the better part of an offseason building an under-center offense and… it’s almost completely unusable now.” – Conor Orr

Sporting News — No. 16 ↓3

“The defense has played well enough to push them to 4-0, but they must cut out the turnovers to be true AFC contenders.” – Vinnie Iyer

CBS Sports — No. 14 (no change)

“At 2-2, they have injury concerns with receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. The offense is so much different if they aren’t around.” – Pete Prisco

New York Post — No. 12 ↓1

The author, Ryan Dunleavy, did not provide a Bengals-specific blurb.

We previewed the upcoming game against the Dolphins with former Bengals o-line coach and HOFer Jim McNally. Watch below.