Oct 10, 2008 - 3:38 PM
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(Last week's rankings in parentheses)
1. (1) New York Giants - Starting to look unbeatable. Sort of like their Super Bowl foe last season.
2. (2) Tennessee Titans - Kerry Collins is 4-0 as a starter (gulp).
3. (4) Dallas Cowboys - You can take Pacman out of the bathroom but you can't take the ...
4. (5) Pittsburgh Steelers - Banged-up and battered but just once-beaten.
5. (7) Washington Redskins - Back-to-back division road wins and Rams coming to town. Letdown, anyone?
6. (9) Carolina Panthers - OK, it was against the Chiefs, but shutouts in the NFL are like traveling calls in the NBA: almost extinct.
7. (11) New England Patriots - Matt Cassel finally discovered one of Tom Brady's secrets: Throw long to Randy Moss and good things happen.
8. (6) Buffalo Bills - Good time for bye after both team and QB got bells rung.
9. (10) Indianapolis Colts - Peyton Manning & Co. should send the Texans a fruit basket and a seventh-round pick for saving their season.
10. (8) Philadelphia Eagles - McNabb's embarrassed, Westbrook's hurt and Andy Reid is stuck in the red zone.
11. (3) San Diego Chargers - Slow starters or just soft phonies? Or c) both of the above?
12. (13) Denver Broncos - Jay Cutler says he has stronger arm than John Elway. Must be something in that thin air.
13. (12) Jacksonville Jaguars - Not easy being a Jags fan: All five games have been decided by touchdown or less.
14. (14) Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Jeff Garcia about to reclaim job because he's moving around like he's still 37.
15. (17) Minnesota Vikings - Comeback win on Monday night and Lions coming to town. Life suddenly is good.
16. (18) Chicago Bears - Kyle Orton making Rex Grossman a distant memory.
17. (22) Arizona Cardinals - If they throw at Pacman, wonder how fast he will throw back.
18. (15) New Orleans Saints - Injuries, and losses, continue to pile up.
19. (25) Miami Dolphins - Who's this Tony Sparano? Once upon a time he coached one of the nation's highest-scoring teams at tiny Division II school in Connecticut.
20. (20) Baltimore Ravens - Defense is back ... but offense is farther back.
21. (21) New York Jets - Chance to make move with Bengals, Raiders and Chiefs on deck next three weeks.
22. (16) Green Bay Packers - The line for the "We Want Brett Back" bandwagon is forming to the left.
23. (19) Seattle Seahawks - So much for frequent-flyer miles. Seattle has been outscored, 78-16, in two trips to East Coast.
24. (24) Cleveland Browns - Why, you ask, is this team scheduled for five night games?
25. (28) Atlanta Falcons - Already have as many home wins as they did all last season.
26. (23) San Francisco 49ers - Not taking long for Mike Martz to forget his best weapon is a running back.
27. (26) Kansas City Chiefs - The quarterback merry-go-around continues ... minus the merry.
28. (27) Houston Texans - Sage Rosenfels must've watched too many reruns of "The Longest Yard" last Saturday night.
29. (29) Oakland Raiders - No news is good news.
30. (30) Cincinnati Bengals - Chris Perry cannot hold onto the ball and may not hold onto his job.
31. (31) St. Louis Rams - The Trent Green audition lasted one week.
32. (32) Detroit Lions - There's no quit in Rod Marinelli. As for his team ...
