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1. Tennessee Titans (5-0) | It’s gotta be a great feeling, to rest up and watch all the teams in front of you lose while you get healthy. |
2. NY Giants (4-1)
| Tennessee now remains the only unbeaten team in the NFL after the Gianst got blown out by CLE. The Giants really could have used a win to gain some ground in the NFC East. |
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) | This is a team that needed a bye week more than anybody. They can rest up their top two RBs and come back stronger while still sporting a great record. |
4. Dallas Cowboys (4-2) | A week after Wade Phillips downplayed the shaky win against the Bengals, the Cowboys sure didn’t answer any of the questions. They benefited from a few 1st half calls and still couldn’t grab the win. |
5. TampaBay Bucs (4-2) | A week after shutting down Denver, they bottle up a Carolina team that had 400 yards the week before. They are flying all over the field and look very solid right now. |
6. Philadelphia Eagles (3-3) | Scored 23 points in the fourth quarter without their best playmaker. That’s a great sign for a team that will use its bye to get Westbrook and last years leading WR, Kevin Curtis, healthy. |
7. Washington Redskins (4-2) | After winning four games in a row they come back home and lose to the previously winless Rams. Still had a solid 4th quarter, but couldn’t find a way to make up for the early turnovers. |
8. Indianapolis Colts (3-2) | Well those are the Colts of old. 31 points hung on the Ravens including two TD passes from Manning to Harrison. Felt like five years ago. |
9. Arizona Cardinals (4-2) | After years of showing flashes of being a playoff team, they might actually take a big step this year. They beat the Cowboys all day long and would have won by more if it wasn’t for penalties and bad calls. |
10. Buffalo Bills (4-1) | The bye week couldn’t have come at a better time for them with Trent Edwards recovering from the concussion that knocked him out of last weeks game. |
11. Carolina Panthers (4-2) | Just got pummeled by the Bucs. The offense couldn’t get anything going and they now are tied atop the division. Doesn’t get easier next week against the Saints. |
12. Denver Broncos (4-2) | It seems that after four weeks teams finally realized how to hold the Denver passing attack in check. Maybe Mike Shanahan should try giving Selvin Young more carries when he comes back. |
13. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3) | This is a team that is really hard to figure out. They have all the pieces in place and proved last year that they can make late runs, but can they do it two years in a row? |
14. New Orleans Saints(3-2) | Oakland isn’t a powerhouse by any means, but they have been playing some good defense the last few seasons. It’s scary to think that the Saints can hang 34 on a team without Colston and Shockey. |
15. SD Chargers (3-3) | That’s more like it. Even without Chris Chambers they put together a dominant offensive and defensive performance to throttle to Patriots. |
16. Chicago Bears (3-3) | What a comeback orchestrated by Kyle Orton to put the Bears up at the end. Too bad the defense wasn’t able to do the same. That’s a tough loss right as they were getting on a roll. |
17. Baltimore Ravens (2-2) | When their defense gives up that many points they just aren’t going to win any games. They don’t have the offense to keep up with teams that can score quickly. |
18. GB Packers (3-3) | They desperately needed a win and thanked the football gods that Seattle came to town. With the Bears loss they are still in great shape in their division, but their D needs to get healthy. |
19. Atlanta Falcons (4-2) | Young teams with rookie QBs are not supposed to win games like that. Ryan showed poise beyond his years and now the Falcons are tied for 1st in their division. |
20. NY Jets (3-2) | They continue to hang tough in the AFC East. As Favre continues to get more comfortable in the offense, they are going to be a harder team to dismiss. |
21. Cleveland Browns (2-3) | A huge win against the defending champs on Monday night. They really put themselves back in the mix. |
22. New England Patriots (3-2) | Just looked terribly overmatched against the Chargers on Sunday night. Randy Moss can’t be happy. |
23. Minnesota Vikings (2-3) | Another late second win in Week 6 kept the Vikings from being the first team to fall to the Bears. And another week with a big play from Berrian. They need him. |
24. Houston Texans (1-4) | Just as it looked like the Texans would fail to hold onto another lead, they come right back and steal one from the Dolphins. Maybe this will get them going. |
25. SF 49ers (2-4) | Gave up 23 points in the fourth quarter to blow a lead against the Eagles. With all the money they’ve spent on defense in the last few years, there is just no excuse for that. |
26. Miami Dolphins (2-3) | Could have kept pace in the division, but a 4th down QB draw changed all of that. They are going to need to find a consistent passing attack to go with their two-RB offense. |
27. Seattle Seahawks (1-4) | Man, they really just look terrible. If this is Mike Holmgren’s last year, he really picked a bad one to go out on. |
28. Oakland Raiders (1-4) | The problems exist all throughout this Raider team. They couldn’t get anything going against a shaky Saints defense and their D looked horrendous. |
29. Cincinnati Bengals (0-6) | With the Rams and Texans winning, the Bengals are now one of two winless teams in the NFL. I can’t say anything more than that. |
30. KC Chiefs (1-3) | Brought back down to earth this week. The offense was held in check and the defense looked terrible. It if wasn’t for the Lions looking worse they might actually have moved down. |
31. Detroit Lions (0-5) | This close to pulling off a victory against Minnesota. Kevin Smith put together a great game against a good rush D, but they just needed a few more big plays. |
32. St. Louis Rams (1-4) | Jim Haslett has coached more than a few bad teams in his day, so he just may be the guy to help the Rams out. They won this game on the defensive side, so now it’s time for the offense to wake up. |
