(Last week’s ratings in parentheses)
1. (1.) Indianapolis: Colts could score 30 points using a 200-yard field.
2. (2.) New England: Welcome back, Randy Moss.
3. (3.) Dallas: Welcome back, Troy Aikman, er, Tony Romo.
4. (5.) Green Bay: Welcome back, 1996.
5. (6.) Seattle: Looking for Super Bowl revenge against Steelers.
6. (4.) Pittsburgh: Needs to bounce back from tough loss.
7. (11.) Tampa Bay: At 3-1 a nice story, but has major injury concerns.
8. (14.) Detroit: No, the 3-1 Lions aren’t this good.
9. (8.) Jacksonville: Have overcome offseason distractions.
10. (9.) Washington: Like Lions, not as strong as they appear.
11. (10.) Tennessee: This is a team to watch.
12. (20.) Arizona: Ken Whisenhunt shows up Steelers.
13. (7.) Baltimore: The free fall has begun.
14. (23.) New York Giants: If the Giants can play the way they did last week, they will fix a lot of problems.
15. (12.) Denver: Desperately needs to beat the Chargers.
16. (13.) San Francisco: Has to show it can handle a rough stretch.
17. (24.) Kansas City: Still not good, but it has some moxie.
18. (15.) Houston: Needs to come back from a bad loss to the Falcons.
19. (16.) Carolina: Players getting tired of the inability to string together wins.
20. (25.) Oakland: Feisty? Yes. Good? No.
21. (26.) Cleveland: Romeo Crennel saving his job.
22. (17.) San Diego: A top team three weeks ago.
23. (18.) Chicago: Lovie Smith not too happy.
24. (19.) Cincinnati: Marvin Lewis isn’t exactly thrilled in Cincy.
25. (30.) Buffalo: The Bills deserved to finally win.
26. (21.) New York Jets: Jets, Eric Mangini struggling.
27. (22.) Philadelphia: What is the deal with this team?
28. (27.) Minnesota: Adrian Peterson is all this team has on offense.
29. (32.) Atlanta: It’s nice to see the Falcons have some happiness.
30. (28.) New Orleans: As perplexing as the Chargers’ fall.
31. (29.) St. Louis: Scott Linehan may be in trouble.
32. (31.) Miami: A new bottom feeder for the third straight week.
ON THE MOVE
New York Giants
We’re not ready to proclaim the Giants a repaired bunch, but things are getting better. They have rebounded from an 0-2 start to even their record. They had a stellar defensive effort against the Eagles, and quarterback Eli Manning is putting together a Pro Bowl campaign. If the Giants continue to improve, they will make the playoffs.
