At the start of the month, FOX Sports came out with their NFL Power Rankings and featured the Seattle Seahawks first. ESPN has now joined the party and their first five teams look very familiar.

Here is a look at their Top 5:

1 (2) Seahawks 13-3-0 Super Bowl losers have struggled in recent years, but the Hawks appear equipped for another run.

2 (6) Steelers 11-5-0 Obviously the injuries to Ben Roethlisberger weren’t as serious as they could have been. But as much work as it sounded like he needed on his face, it’s not going to be an easy road back.

3 (1) Colts 14-2-0 With the versatile Edgerrin James now in the desert, Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai have big shoes to fill.

4 (3) Broncos 13-3-0 Between Jay Cutler and Javon Walker, they’ve brought in their QB-WR tandem of the future.

5 (9) Panthers 11-5-0 There’s some question about how Keyshawn Johnson and Steve Smith will get along. As much as both guys want the ball, they also want to win and the Panthers should do enough of that in ’06 to keep both WRs happy.

After the Panthers, both FOX Sports and ESPN have teams in various different spots until you get into the 20s. Three of the most notable differences are the Chargers at No. 8 with FOX and No.17 with ESPN, the Cowboys at No. 7 with ESPN and No. 14 with FOX and the Eagles at No. 9 with FOX and No. 18 with ESPN.

Both power rankings hate the 49ers, Texans and Bills, which shouldn’t be that big of a surprise. The surprise, at least to me anyway, is the way ESPN ranks the Eagles and Falcons.

Now I know that T.O. is gone and the Eagles go back to playing: ‘Who is going to catch the ball’ game, but Andy Reid always has these guys in contention when Donavon McNabb is healthy. Their defense is solid too.

Atlanta cemented up their hideous run defense with the additions of Lawyer Milloy, John Abraham and Ed Hartwell (back from injury). Their run offense led the NFL the past two years with Dunn and Vick and now that young WRs Roddy White and Michael Jenkins are gaining more experience, the Falcons should be better than the 20th ranked team.

The Ravens are better than these two teams? Their defense alone will always keep them in contention, but one has to raise a question mark with Steve McNair and the rest of their offense. McNair should make them better, but how much does he have left in the tank?

The Dolphins at No. 8? Excellent turnaround from beginning to end last year by Nick Saban’s bunch, but to have a No.8 ranking for a team that still doesn’t know if Daunte Culpepper is going to be healthy is a bit of a stretch. And if anybody thinks Joey Harrington is a good backup option, I’ll send you to Detroit for the first of your many beatings.

These power rankings do tell me one thing though: The NFL is starting to get into gear with training camps and my shorts are starting to get wet.