(Won-Loss Record and Last Week’s Ranking in parentheses)
1. Seattle Seahawks (6-1) (2) – Only loss was to the Colts and hey, who hasn’t lost to the Colts?
2. Denver Broncos (6-1) (1) – Still leading the NFL in point differential by a wide margin.
3. New Orleans Saints (5-1) (4) – RIP the great Bum Phillips.
4. San Francisco 49ers (5-2) (5) – This team still doesn’t look right to me.
5. Kansas City Chiefs (7-0) (6) – The last unbeaten.
6. Indianapolis Colts (5-2) (9) – Leading the NFL is quality wins.
T-7. Cincinnati Bengals (5-2) (7) – Good enough to win the North, but not much else.
T-7. New England Patriots (5-2) (3) – Injuries galore are dragging them down.
9. Green Bay Packers (4-2) (12) – Guess who just took over first place?
10. Dallas Cowboys (4-3) (14) – Winning the ones they have to win.
11. Chicago Bears (4-3) (7) – With Cutler gone, headlines in Chicago read, “Is season over?”
12. San Diego Chargers (4-3) (17) – They’ve won 3 of their last 4. Don’t count them out by any stretch.
13. Baltimore Ravens (3-4) (10) – Worst start in 8 years. Now what?
14. Miami Dolphins (3-3) (11) – With season hanging in the balance, they have to take on a wounded Patriots team.
15. Detroit Lions (4-3) (13) – The team you can’t trust to come through.
16. New York Jets (4-3) (21) – Have yet to piece together back to back wins. Next challenge: Cincinnati.
17. Atlanta Falcons (2-4) (20) – Too little, too late?
18. Carolina Panthers (3-3) (23) – Is it me, or is this team red hot?
19. Arizona Cardinals (3-4) (16) – Every week, they get a little worse.
20. Houston Texans (2-5) (15) – On the edge of irrelevance.
21. Tennessee Titans (3-4) (18) – RIP Bud Adams.
22. Buffalo Bills (3-4) (25) – The Thad Lewis era begins?
23. Philadelphia Eagles (3-4) (19) – Can’t win at home.
24. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4) (27) – They still think they’re gonna win something this year.
25. Cleveland Browns (3-4) (22) – Please play Jason Campbell. Please play Jason Campbell. Please play Jason Campbell.
26. Oakland Raiders (2-4) (26) – Looking ahead at a group of games vs. sub .500 opponents.
27. St. Louis Rams (3-4) (23) – Bradford done for the year…and with the Rams for good?
28. Washington Redskins (2-4) (29) – Calm down, you beat Josh McCown.
29. New York Giants (1-6) (30) – Finally a good game from Eli.
30. Minnesota Vikings (1-5) (28) – You have Josh Freeman. You have Adrian Peterson. Give it to Adrian 13 times. Let Josh throw it 53 times. You lose.
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-6) (31) – Full rebuilding mode.
32. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-7) (32) – I don’t see a win anywhere on their schedule.
