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1. NY Giants (10-1) | Now that the Titans finally lost, people are going to start talking about the Giants again. They just dominate people at the line of scrimmage on both ends of the ball. |
2. Tennessee Titans (10-1) | Survived ten weeks of doubts and close games, but couldn’t stretch it out, being throttled by the Jets by 21 points. It was fun while it lasted. |
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3) | The Steelers just keep quietly trudging forward, playing the same hard-nosed style of football that has made them competitive for years. |
4. NY Jets (8-3) | The lone team to knock off the Titans so far this year. Their defense has really stepped up over the last few weeks and have made the Jets one of the toughest teams to play. |
5. TampaBay Bucs (8-3) | It was only Detroit, but a very impressive offensive performance by the Bucs. It answered a lot of questions about how they would perform without Graham. |
6. Carolina Panthers (8-3) | Scraping by in their last few wins finally came back to haunt them. They just couldn’t stop the run against the Falcons and are now right back in the middle of the playoff pack. |
7. Arizona Cardinals (7-4) | Put up a good fight against possibly the best team in the NFL, but just couldn’t pull it off. Some penalties and onside kick drops really hurt them on Special Teams. |
8. Indianapolis Colts (7-4) | Peyton Manning threw his first pick in his last four games, but the Colts offense still made key plays when it needed to and put themselves back in the hunt. |
9. Washington Redskins (7-4) | It’s definitely not an impressive day when you almost lose to the Seahawks, but the important thing is that they held on to win the game and put themselves back in good playoff position. |
10. New England Patriots (7-4) | Won a big division game against the Dolphins. Giving up that many points is still concerning given that their defense was supposed to carry them without Brady, but knowing them, it’ll be fixed by next week. |
11. Atlanta Falcons (7-4) | Very big win against a tough Carolina team helps put Atlanta firmly in the playoff picture. As long as Michael Turner keeps grinding it out like that, they are gonna be in good shape. |
12. Dallas Cowboys (7-4) | Two games back for Tony Romo and two wins for the Cowboys. There is no coincidence in that, he simply makes them a much better team. |
13. Baltimore Ravens (7-4) | Rebounded from the Giants game by completely demolishing the Eagles. Their defense gave McNabb and the rest of the Eagles offense fits all day long. |
14. Miami Dolphins (6-5) | Couldn’t control the game on the ground as much as they’ve been used to doing and it helped cost them the game and a shot at making noise in the division. |
15. Buffalo Bills (6-5) | It was the perfect week to match up with Kansas City. The points allowed were a bit concerning, but the offense has to be feeling a lot better after this week. |
16. Minnesota Vikings (6-5) | Used that dominant defense to shut down the Jaguars rushing attack and push forward towards a possible postseason birth. |
17. New Orleans Saints(6-5) | It just looks like there is no team capable of stopping Drew Brees at the moment. With him and a now healthy Reggie Bush, the Saints stand a chance to outgun anybody. |
18. Denver Broncos (6-5) | Just when you think they might be taking a step in a positive direction they give up the most points to Oakland that anybody has given up all year. |
19. GB Packers (5-6) | For a team that was supposed to make its name with its passing defense, they let up far too many yards through the air. That was not the way to build off their dismantling of the Bears. |
20. Chicago Bears (6-5) | Just like Buffalo, the Bears ran into the perfect opponent when they took the field against the Rams. Maybe this can get them back on the right track. |
21. Philadelphia Eagles (5-5-1) | If you didn’t think it could get worse for them after tying the Bengals, you were sorely mistaken. Getting blown out by the Ravens offense and having your QB benched is not much better. |
22.Houston Texans (4-7) | They don’t usually win games with defense, but right now I’m sure they’ll take any wins that they can get. |
23. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-7) | I might have been the only person who thought there was still some semblance of the old Jaguars buried underneath. Not anymore. |
24. Cleveland Browns (4-7) | After a big win against the Bills on the road in primetime, they manage to muster only six points against the Texans defense in a terrible loss. |
25. SD Chargers (3-7) | They have now lost four games this season within the last twenty-four seconds of the game. Just a few more key plays and their record would be completely turned around. |
26. SF 49ers (3-8) | Maybe if they had played the Cowboys without Romo it would have had a different ending. Unfortunately for the 49ers that wasn’t the case. |
27. Oakland Raiders (3-8) | Their offense finally woke up a bit against a Denver team that looked like it was going in the right direction. They have some of the pieces, but not enough of them. |
28. Seattle Seahawks (2-10) | Another game where they held close with a team that was far superior to them, but yet another game that ended in a loss. |
29. St. Louis Rams (2-9) | Couldn’t hold the Bears offense down and couldn’t muster any points against their defense. |
30. Cincinnati Bengals (1-9-1) | The tie gave them a ray of hope, but then a huge cloud came back over Cincinnati. They are just praying for the offseason right about now. |
31. KC Chiefs (1-9) | On the positive side they scored over thirty points. On the negative side, they let up fifty-four and got blown out by a team that has been playing as poor as anybody lately. |
32. Detroit Lions (0-11) | Well, the Titans have a loss, but the Lions still don’t have any wins. They put up some points against a staunch Bucs defense, but they can’t seem to keep points off the board. |
