1. Indianapolis (1): Colts are winning the tough games.
2. Chicago (4): OK, OK. Bears are for real.
3. Baltimore (5): Ravens’ bubble may burst soon.
4. Denver (7): We’ll find out a lot about the Broncos on Monday.
5. Seattle (2): Coming off a bad night for a very good team.
6. New England (8): Patriots are a tough team to read.
7. San Diego (6): Schottenheimer needs to let his players play.
8. Cincinnati (3): Jailhouse blues in Cincy after that performance.
9. Atlanta (12): Nice bounce back from emotional pounding in New Orleans.
10. Carolina (13): Panthers may be ready to go on a roll.
11. Pittsburgh (10): Maybe the bye did Big Ben good.
12. Dallas (14): Anything big going on with this team today?
13. Jacksonville (9): Jaguars suddenly are average.
14. Philadelphia (15): Any truth to the rumor Philly stores have run out of eggs this morning?
15. New Orleans (11): Saints played hard in their first loss.
16. Buffalo (19): Bills appear to be much improved.
17. New York Giants (17): Team Dysfunction is back from the bye. Let the nuttiness resume.
18. St. Louis (20): Rams still can play offense without Martz.
19. Minnesota (16): It’ll be interesting to see how Childress reacts to adversity.
20. Kansas City (22): Chiefs’ defense really is better.
21. Washington (24): Redskins might be ready to get going.
22. Arizona (21): Denny made the right call to go with Leinart.
23. New York Jets (23): Jets were impressive in loss to the Colts.
24. Cleveland (28): Can’t play the Raiders every week. Too bad.
25. Tampa Bay (25): Bucs may tumble even further as the season progresses.
26. Miami (18): What a disappointment.
27. Houston (30): Congratulations on win No. 1, Gary.
28. San Francisco (26): 41-0 loss isn’t exactly progress for a young team.
29. Green Bay (27): How long can Favre’s streak continue?
30. Detroit (29): At least the Lions can score.
31. Oakland (31): Raiders and 49ers meet today. Great day to go to the zoo by the bay.
32. Tennessee (32): Losing and classless. Nice combo.
ON THE MOVE
Miami
The Dolphins are the biggest disappointment in the first month of the season. Many folks thought the Dolphins would make a big playoff push after winning their final six games last season and adding veteran quarterback Daunte Culpepper. But coach Nick Saban’s team has been horrendous and is lucky to be 1-3. Culpepper has been awful and the team appears uninspired. Just a shocking start.
