1. Denver Broncos (5-1) (1) – Manning the great.
2. Indianapolis Colts (5-2) (4) – The #1 offense in the NFL.
3. New England Patriots (5-2) (6) – I think the loss of Jerrod Mayo means they’re in trouble, maybe not against the likes of the Jets, but against the top AFC teams.
4. Arizona Cardinals (5-1) (7) – This is the team everyone forgot about. Guess what, Carson Palmer’s healthy, and they’re putting distance between themselves and second place.
5. Green Bay Packers (5-2) (8) – Only Dallas and the Colts are on hotter streaks.
6. San Diego Chargers (5-2) (2) – Caught looking (ahead)?
7. Baltimore Ravens (5-2) (T-9) – They lead the NFL in point differential.
8. Dallas Cowboys (6-1) (T-11) – Winter is coming.
9. San Francisco 49ers (4-3) (3) – WHY IS RAY MCDONALD STILL PLAYING?!
10. Seattle Seahawks (3-3) (5) – Don’t worry, Percy Harvin is gone.
11. Philadelphia Eagles (5-1) (T-11) – Thanksgiving showdown with the Cowboys shaping up to be something special.
12. Cincinnati Bengals (3-2-1) (T-9) – Well, I guess if you can’t run, pass or play defense then that’s “balanced.”
13. Detroit Lions (5-2) (T-14) – Had no business winning that one.
14. New Orleans Saints (2-4) (13) – Had no business losing that one.
15. Carolina Panthers (3-3-1) (T-14) – Winners of just one of their last five…good enough for first place in the woeful NFC South.
16. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) (20) – Temporary reprieve?
T-17. Buffalo Bills (4-3) (21) – Still need to show consistency.
T-17. Kansas City Chiefs (3-3) (23) – Everyone has them ranked too low, including me.
19. New York Giants (3-4) (17) – Opportunity lost.
20. Miami Dolphins (3-3) (22) – Their defense, quietly, has something going.
T-21. Chicago Bears (3-4) (16) – Now they’ve done it, they’ve pissed off Brandon Marshall.
T-21. Cleveland Browns (3-3) (18) – That loss to the Jaguars has EVERYONE looking for Manziel.
23. Houston Texans (3-4) (19) – Still a puzzler why they didn’t bother to address the quarterback position.
24. Atlanta Falcons (2-5) (24) – And now the injury bug is back. This team is cursed.
25. Minnesota Vikings (2-5) (25) – Everything but the win: literally.
T-26. St. Louis Rams (2-4) (28) – Jeff Fisher, you mangy dog, you.
T-26. Washington RacialSlurs (2-5) (27) – The Colt McCoy era begins (he laughs hysterically).
28. New York Jets (1-6) (26) – Don’t worry, Percy Harvin is here.
29. Tennessee Titans (2-5) (29) – Is Jake Locker honestly that good, or are the backups just THAT bad?
30. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-6) (32) – Bortles FTW.
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-5) (30) – No team more badly misjudged it’s own chances than this one.
32. Oakland Raiders (0-6) (31) – Alone at the bottom.
(Won-Loss Record and Last Week’s Ranking in parentheses)
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