It wasn't pretty, but the Cincinnati Bengals got to 2-4 and may have saved their season with a 17-7 win over the New York Giants in Week 6. How did that affect their standing in various media power rankings? Let's take a look.

USA Today

Current rank: 19

Last week's rank: 20

What Nate Davis had to say: “An unwanted league-record streak of 75 straight games allowing at least double-digit points ended in Sunday night's 17-7 victory over the Giants. Just imagine if Cincy finally puts a full 60 minutes together …”

Pro Football Talk

Current rank: 22

Last week's rank: 24

What Mike Florio had to say: “The defense is settling down. If only they could play the Giants’ offense every week."

ESPN NFL Nation

Current rank: 23

Last week's rank: 24

What Ben Baby had to say: "The Bengals are not good enough yet. There was only so much satisfaction in the locker room following Cincinnati's win over the Giants. QB Joe Burrow acknowledged the offense didn't play well enough on a day when the defense responded. Cincinnati is 14th in the league in point per drive differential at 0.32. Said Burrow after the game: 'We're trying to find ourselves, trying to find wins. We found one today, that's great. But we know we have to be better going forward.'"

NFL.com

Current rank: 22

Last week's rank: 24

What Eric Edholm had to say: “Even after earning win No. 2, the Bengals still have yet to turn in a complete performance in all three phases. The defense and special teams did their jobs well against the Giants, even if the offense took a step back. The biggest issue clearly was protecting Joe Burrow up front against a very good Giants defensive line. On the plus side, Burrow's 47-yard TD run was a thing of beauty, Tee Higgins has regained his form, and Chase Brown continues stacking quality showings, although he was pretty quiet until the late touchdown. The Bengals are 2-4 with a plus-5 point differential against a schedule that has featured three strong opponents and three ... less-strong ones. They probably need to win at least two out of their next three (at Browns, home vs. Eagles and home vs. Raiders) in order to feel OK about their chances to compete prior to the schedule stiffening.”

Yahoo Sports

Current rank: 16

Last week's rank: 20

What Frank Schwab had to say: “Cincinnati’s defense has been awful all season, but on Sunday night it wasn’t bad. Its defensive line finally is healthy. It was an ugly win over the Giants but if the defense is turning a corner that might change the trajectory of the Bengals’ season."

CBS Sports

Current rank: 22

Last week's rank: 24

What Pete Prisco had to say: “It wasn't pretty against the Giants, but they found a way. The defense was better, which is a good sign going forward.”

This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Where Bengals sit in media power rankings entering Week 7