1. Indianapolis (1): The 1972 Dolphins’ least favorite team.
2. Pittsburgh (4): Steelers learn from Patriots loss, beat Chargers late.
3. Atlanta (2): No loss is good, but the Falcons can’t be discouraged this week.
4. Denver (7): AFC will have to take notice if Broncos knock off Patriots.
5. New England (10): Tom Brady is the best closer in the NFL.
6. Carolina (8): Panthers are not making it easy on themselves.
7. Philadelphia (3): Eagles have an extra week to choke on Cowboys’ dust.
8. Jacksonville (11): Jaguars have to keep winning with defense.
9. Cincinnati (5): Chad Johnson just isn’t that funny.
10. Tampa Bay (6): It’s clear: Cadillac drives Bucs’ ship.
11. San Diego (9): Chargers petitioning league to end games after three quarters.
12. Washington (12): Redskins are tough to finish off.
13. Kansas City (13): Did bye week help the hangover from Eagles?
14. New York Giants (14): Eli Manning could have a big day in Big D.
15. Seattle (18): It’s true: Seahawks had a happy flight home.
16. Dallas (19): It’s officially football season: Keyshawn’s mad.
17. New York Jets (20): Vinny Testaverde for president.
18. Buffalo (22): Kelly Holcomb for mayor.
19. Miami (15): The Ricky-Ronnie show debuts.
20. Detroit (21): Is there a pulse here?
21. Baltimore (16): Brian Billick’s bunch is unraveling.
22. St. Louis (17): Can the Rams do it for their ailing coach?
23. Tennessee (26): This team actually isn’t that bad.
24. Minnesota (24): After bye week, the circus is back and running.
25. Green Bay (29): Nice to see Brett Favre smile again.
26. Cleveland (27): Trent Dilfer for Congress.
27. New Orleans (23): Just have to feel sorry for this team.
28. Oakland (28): Maybe during the bye week, Kerry Collins learns he plays with Randy Moss.
29. Houston (25): David Carr has been hit like a batting practice ball.
30. Arizona (30): Just bad enough to keep losing.
31. San Francisco (31): Mike Nolan should apologize to Alex Smith for last week.
32. Chicago (32): It’s difficult to make the Browns look good.
