(Won-Loss Record and Last Week’s Ranking in parentheses)
1. Denver Broncos (6-0) (1) – Peyton returns to Indy. I’m guessing he plays as well as he always did in Indy.
2. Seattle Seahawks (5-1) (3) – Home, road, it doesn’t seem to matter this year.
3. New England Patriots (5-1) (4) – Off year my butt.
4. New Orleans Saints (5-1) (2) – 60 seconds away from being 6-0.
5. San Francisco 49ers (4-2) (6) – Anemic passing game keeps them from being elite.
6. Kansas City Chiefs (6-0) (7) – “Game manager” Alex Smith has managed to win all their games.
7. Chicago Bears (4-2) (9) – Figured this team out yet? Me neither.
8. Cincinnati Bengals (4-2) (10) – Never that great, never all that bad either.
9. Indianapolis Colts (4-2) (8) – Schedule catching up to them?
10. Baltimore Ravens (3-3) (5) – How the mighty have fallen.
11. Miami Dolphins (3-2) (11) – Need to snap losing streak before it’s too late.
12. Green Bay Packers (3-2) (13) – Hanging on for dear life or lying in wait?
13. Detroit Lions (4-2) (14) – The team no one’s talking about.
14. Dallas Cowboys (3-3) (18) – Last remaining NFC East obstacle stands in their way this week.
15. Houston Texans (2-4) (12) – In total free fall.
16. Arizona Cardinals (3-3) (15) – Can shake up NFC if they can beat Seattle this week.
17. San Diego Chargers (3-3) (21) – Two straight bye weeks. Make that @Jacksonville and then bye week.
18. Tennessee Titans (3-3) (16) – Different team without Jake Locker.
19. Philadelphia Eagles (3-3) (22) – Their wins have come over opponents with a combined record of 1-15.
20. Atlanta Falcons (1-4) (20) – Did anybody heal during that off week?
21. New York Jets (3-3) (17) – Last chance at legitimacy will comes vs. Pats this week.
22. Cleveland Browns (3-3) (19) – Just play Jason Campbell already.
T-23. St. Louis Rams (3-3) (23) – I’m not buying this team at all.
T-23. Carolina Panthers (2-3) (27) – Ladies and gentlemen, the NFC’s best defense. Yeah, I said it.
25. Buffalo Bills (2-4) (23) – Another injury plagued team.
26. Oakland Raiders (2-4) (25) – Despite losing record, this season has been a success for this team so far.
27. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-4) (29) – Too little, too late?
28. Minnesota Vikings (1-4) (26) – Once upon a time, losing to the Steelers was no great shame.
29. Washington Redskins (1-4) (28) – How does Shanahan keep his job?
30. New York Giants (0-6) (30) – Cheer up, New York. First win should come this week vs. Minnesota.
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-5) (31) – Offense is so bad they just scored 20 points for the first time all season.
32. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-6) (32) – With the first pick in the 2014 NFL draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select. . .to be continued.