2. Tennessee Titans - Came from behind win after being down 14-3 at halftime, this team has it all. The rushing, the passing, and the stifling defense.
3. Carolina Panthers - Jake Delhomme isn't going to put up the numbers. But their defense is great, and they're running game is also impressive. DeAngelo Williams is one of the fastest, most explosive players in the NFL.
4. Indianapolis Colts - Sue me for putting them this high since they're only 6-4, but they are back to normal form. Peyton Manning FINALLY looks like his old self. I knew it would happen, but it took a lot longer than normal for them to get here.
5. Pittsburgh Steelers - Still haven't done enough to impress me enough to break the top 4, and since their loss to the Giants I feel like they are regressing a little. But they don't have a very bad loss on their resume so I can't kill them for it. However, beating a struggling San Diego Chargers team 11-10 isn't very impressive.
6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Beat a pretty good Minnesota Vikings team today, holding Adrian Peterson under 100 yards, which says something right there. Garcia was incredibly efficient and this team impresses me more and more this week, despite a few blips.
7. Atlanta Falcons - they lost to a talented but inconsistent Broncos team today, but I still think Matt Ryan is already one of the better QB's in the league and Michael Turner is a star. That offense really, really impresses me. Plus I really like their jerseys...
8. Arizona Cardinals - Kurt Warner keeps shutting up those little voices in my head that appear every week telling me he's too old to be effective. 395 yards today, albeit against an underacheiving Seattle defense. Then again, with those wide receivers and Tim Hightower, I could probably look effective.
9. Washington Redskins - Fell a few spots in my book today after a tough divisional loss to the Cowboys. Dallas isn't done, but the Redskins should have beat them. Nonetheless, Jim Zorn has done an excellent job with this team and they're good enough to be in the top 10.
10. New York Jets - Brett Favre, despite his sometimes mind-boggling throws, is a heck of a leader. And he's having an effect not only on the offense but the defense as well. However, they need to not stop playing after the first half, or else they might have lost that game on Thursday.
11. Baltimore Ravens - Showed their defense is vulnerable against a top rushing team, but they're still one of the best in the league. Joe Flacco is impressive, I thought he was going to be an absolute bust. I clearly was wrong, but he's still a rookie, and he's still making rookie mistakes.
12. Miami Dolphins - The only reason they're ranked this high: Chad Pennington. I guess this is the year of the surprising quarterback play? Notify the Chinese calendar.
13. Denver Broncos - This team has the talent to be in the top 5 in the league, and the inconsistency to be...well...13th.
14. Minnesota Vikings - Adrian Peterson is nasty. Why did he only get 19 carries in a 19-13 game, none coming in the 4th quarter?? Makes no sense to me.
15. Green Bay Packers - See "Denver Broncos" and replace 13 with 15
16. Dallas Cowboys - This team had some difficulties with injuries, distractions, and other issues. One Cowboys beat writer told me before the Giants game that the entire week, not once did he actually focus on the upcoming game. With some of those now past the team, they picked up a huge win over the Redskins. One more win like that and the team will rocket up this list.
17. New England Patriots - Matt Cassel isn't as bad as I thought he would be. I shoulda known, I mean, he IS learning from Tom Brady every day...However, for some reason, Tom Brady's absence has effected the defense more than it has the offense up to this point.
18. Philadelphia Eagles - This team is so iffy, and has so many question marks. One of them being why they can't beat a 1-8 Bengals team. They just didn't want this game enough. Are they giving up on Andy Reid?
19. New Orleans Saints - Has the quarterback to win 16 games a season, but the injuries are piling up. Injured or not, many people are giving up on Reggie Bush. I'm not one of them. Yet.
20. Buffalo Bills - Sure a fall from about 4 weeks ago. They're showing the league how mediocre this team really is. But don't count them out, they also showed the league how explosive they can be in the first few weeks. I don't think that was a fluke.
21. San Diego Chargers - Were competative against Pittsburgh, but they can't seem to get their offense and defense to come together on the same day. This team is the 2nd biggest disappointment in the NFL. Continue reading to find the first...
22. Chicago Bears - Their thrashing at the hands of the Packers is just embarassing. Totally and utterly embarassing.
23. Jacksonville Jaguars - If they had beaten the undefeated Titans, they could have saved their season. But at this point, after going narkaleptic in the 2nd half of that game, it's all but over. I think this team is the biggest disappointment in the league.
24. Cleveland Browns - I hate ranking a 3-6 team this high, but Brady Quinn is injecting a bit of life into this team. I like what I see from him.
25. Houston Texans - Sage Rosenfels? Blech. This team needs to regroup for next year. They miss Matt Schaub. So do I.
26. San Francisco 49ers - I can't figure this team out. Frank Gore is their only offensive weapon, and they have a few very good defensive players. After that, their whole team is a bunch of journeymen. They need to get some more young talent and go from there.
27. Cincinatti Bengals - Took another injury when Antonio Chatman was carted off the field today. They were competative against a pretty good Eagles team, but just didn't have the desire to win to pull away from the clutches of the tie.
28. Oakland Raiders - Their offense absolutely stinks. Enough said. I can smell them from here.
29. St Louis Rams - I almost put them even further down after losing by 19 to the 49ers. But they still have a few bright spots, whereas every team under them has none. One of them is Chris Long, who should in my mind win Defensive ROY.
30. Seattle Seahawks
- Their game with the Cardinals showed how fixing their defense is going to be their number 1 offseason priority. Having Matt Hasselbeck and Deion Branch back made no difference in their win total.31. Kansas City Chiefs - The Larry Johnson Chronicles are not helping this team get out of the dumpster. Taylor Thigpen I still think is a bad quarterback, but he's definitely improved from when he first started, and I've seen weirder things than him developing eventually. Unfortunately it doesn't matter if he does because this team is full of holes.
32. Detroit Lions - Daunte Culpepper looks rusty. Will/did he help this team? Yes. But they need a win. Now. Or this could be a new type of bad.
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