1. New England Patriots (7-2) (2) – Five in a row into the bye, but a tough stretch of games awaits.
2 Arizona Cardinals (7-1) (3) – Best in the NFC. Don’t doubt it.
3. Denver Broncos (6-2) (1) – Easy part of the schedule starts right now.
4. Indianapolis Colts (6-3) (4) – If you like offense, well. . .
5. Detroit Lions (6-2) (5) – Great defensive matchup this week vs. Miami.
6. Green Bay Packers (5-3) (6) – Never count out Aaron Rodgers.
7. Cincinnati Bengals (5-2-1) (7) – Making the most out of what they’ve got.
8. Seattle Seahawks (5-3) (T-11) – This is the team no one’s gonna want to play in the playoffs.
9. Philadelphia Eagles (6-2) (13) – They’ll be fine with Sanchez, but they’d be better with Foles.
10. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3) (15) – Someone’s been eating their Wheaties.
11. Dallas Cowboys (6-3) (10) – They won’t last long with Brandon Weeden.
12. New Orleans Saints (4-4) (14) – Are they back?
13. San Francisco 49ers (4-4) (T-11) – If they lose to the Saints this week, they’re done.
T-14. Kansas City Chiefs (5-3) (T-16) – Intriguing matchup with Buffalo this week.
T-14. Miami Dolphins (5-3) (18) – Riding the defense.
16. Buffalo Bills (5-3) (T-16) – If I had to guess, they’re due for a fall.
T-17. San Diego Chargers (5-4) (8) – What happened? They look awful now.
T-17. Baltimore Ravens (5-4) (9) – Too many division losses.
19. Cleveland Browns (5-3) (T-20) – At some point, have to beat someone better than them. Maybe Cincinnati this week?
20. New York Giants (3-5) (19) – Running out of time.
21. Minnesota Vikings (4-5) (23) – Showing a lot of fight.
22. Carolina Panthers (3-5-1) (T-20) – Haven’t scored 20 points in a game in a month.
23. Houston Texans (4-5) (22) – Stop! Mallet time.
24. St. Louis Rams (3-5) (27) – They come to play.
25. Chicago Bears (3-5) (24) – Unlikely they will turn it around against Green Bay.
26. Washington RacialSlurs (3-6) (25) – Tell me they’re not turning on RG3 already.
27. Atlanta Falcons (2-6) (26) – You couldn’t pay me to watch Falcons/Bucs this week.
28. Tennessee Titans (2-6) (28) – Another team that can’t score.
29. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-8) (29) – Believe it or not, I see two more wins on that schedule.
30. New York Jets (1-8) (30) – FireJohnIdzik.com. Give generously.
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-7) (31) – The season can’t end soon enough.
32. Oakland Raiders (0-8) (32) – They may be 0-8, but they’re getting great looks at promising rookies like Carr and Mack.
(Won-Loss Record and Last Week’s Ranking in parentheses)
