(Won-Loss Record and Last Season’s Final Ranking in parentheses)
1. Denver Broncos (3-0) (1) – A totally dominating display of dominance.
2. Seattle Seahawks (3-0) (2) – Best team in the NFC, bar none.
3. Baltimore Ravens (2-1) (3) – Looking more like the team that won the Super Bowl every week.
4. New England Patriots (3-0) (5) – They have been “so-so”ing their way to an undefeated record.
5. New Orleans Saints (3-0) (8) – A top 5 scoring defense PLUS Drew Brees? That shouldn’t even be allowed.
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6. Chicago Bears (3-0) (9) – As good as they have looked in the Jay Cutler era.
7. Houston Texans (2-1) (6) – We’ll learn a lot after their huge showdown with Seattle this week.
8. San Francisco 49ers (1-2) (3) – In danger of digging a hole too deep to get out of.
9. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) (11) – Finally, a “quality” win.
10. Miami Dolphins (3-0) (12) – Navigating one of the toughest schedules in the NFL.
11. Indianapolis Colts (2-1) (13) – What’s really impressive is the resurgent defense.
12. Kansas City (3-0) (14) – Navigating one of the easier schedules in the NFL.
13. Detroit Lions (2-1) (15) – Can make a huge statement if they can hold serve at home against the Bears.
14. Green Bay Packers (1-2) (7) – As bad as a team can look and still have Aaron Rodgers on the field.
15. Atlanta Falcons (1-2) (10) – How close have they been? They have a -3 point differential.
16. Dallas Cowboys (2-1) (16) – The class of a division that has none.
17. Tennessee Titans (2-1) (27) – Only loss was to Houston in overtime.
18. New York Jets (2-1) (25) – Well if Geno Smith is gonna play like THAT. . .
19. Pittsburgh Steelers (0-3) (17) – Uh-oh, 4 of next 5 are on the road.
20. New York Giants (0-3) (18) – A team the Steelers can look at and say, “At least we ain’t them”.
21. Arizona Cardinals (1-2) (19) – Not really impressing anyone right now.
22. St. Louis Rams (1-2) (20) – Like last year’s Rams, lots of fight, not enough wins.
23. San Diego Chargers (1-2) (23) – The good news is Philip Rivers looks like the OLD Philip Rivers again.
24. Carolina Panthers (1-2) (29) – The spark that starts the run…?
25. Philadelphia Eagles (1-2) (24) – About to get smoked by the Broncos.
26. Cleveland Browns (1-2) (28) – Trent Who?
27. Minnesota Vikings (0-3) (21) – I guess AP really misses that fullback.
28. Washington Redskins (0-3) (22) – Pretty soon, they’ll be so irrelevant no one will care if they change the name.
29. Buffalo Bills (1-2) (26) – Not a factor, but I like how they look at this phase of the rebuilding.
30. Oakland Raiders (1-2) (30) – I will say this: Terrell Pryor is better than a lot of people thought, including me.
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-3) (31) – The only thing worse than getting your brains kicked in every week in West Florida is…
32. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-3) (32) – Getting your brains kicked in every week in North Florida.
