1.  New England Patriots (7-2) (2) – Five in a row into the bye, but a tough stretch of games awaits.

2  Arizona Cardinals (7-1) (3) – Best in the NFC.  Don’t doubt it.

3.  Denver Broncos (6-2) (1) – Easy part of the schedule starts right now.

4.  Indianapolis Colts (6-3) (4) – If you like offense, well. . .

5.  Detroit Lions (6-2) (5) – Great defensive matchup this week vs. Miami.

6.  Green Bay Packers (5-3) (6) – Never count out Aaron Rodgers.

7.  Cincinnati Bengals (5-2-1) (7) – Making the most out of what they’ve got.

8.  Seattle Seahawks (5-3) (T-11) – This is the team no one’s gonna want to play in the playoffs.

9.  Philadelphia Eagles (6-2) (13) – They’ll be fine with Sanchez, but they’d be better with Foles.

10.  Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3) (15) – Someone’s been eating their Wheaties.

11.  Dallas Cowboys (6-3) (10) – They won’t last long with Brandon Weeden.

12.  New Orleans Saints (4-4) (14) – Are they back?

13.  San Francisco 49ers (4-4) (T-11) – If they lose to the Saints this week, they’re done.

T-14.  Kansas City Chiefs (5-3) (T-16) – Intriguing matchup with Buffalo this week.

T-14.  Miami Dolphins (5-3) (18) – Riding the defense.

16.  Buffalo Bills (5-3) (T-16) – If I had to guess, they’re due for a fall.

T-17.  San Diego Chargers (5-4) (8) – What happened?  They look awful now.

T-17.  Baltimore Ravens (5-4) (9) – Too many division losses.

19.  Cleveland Browns (5-3) (T-20) – At some point, have to beat someone better than them.  Maybe Cincinnati this week?

20.  New York Giants (3-5) (19) – Running out of time.

21.  Minnesota Vikings (4-5) (23) – Showing a lot of fight.

22.  Carolina Panthers (3-5-1) (T-20) – Haven’t scored 20 points in a game in a month.

23.  Houston Texans (4-5) (22) – Stop!  Mallet time.

24.  St. Louis Rams (3-5) (27) – They come to play.

25.  Chicago Bears (3-5) (24) – Unlikely they will turn it around against Green Bay.

26.  Washington RacialSlurs (3-6) (25) – Tell me they’re not turning on RG3 already.

27.  Atlanta Falcons (2-6) (26) – You couldn’t pay me to watch Falcons/Bucs this week.

28.  Tennessee Titans (2-6) (28) – Another team that can’t score.

29.  Jacksonville Jaguars (1-8) (29) – Believe it or not, I see two more wins on that schedule.

30.  New York Jets (1-8) (30) – FireJohnIdzik.com.  Give generously.

31.  Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-7) (31) – The season can’t end soon enough.

32.  Oakland Raiders (0-8) (32) – They may be 0-8, but they’re getting great looks at promising rookies like Carr and Mack.

 

(Won-Loss Record and Last Week’s Ranking in parentheses)

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