| Rank |
Up/Down |
Record |
Team |
| 1 |
– |
2-0 |
New Orleans – If they can get through Atlanta this week, schedule appears to be smooth sailing until Week 8 against Pittsburgh. Should be fine even without Reggie Bush. |
| 2 |
– |
2-0 |
Green Bay – One of the best passing attacks and defenses in the league, this will be a tough team to beat all year long. |
| 3 |
1 |
1-1 |
Indianapolis – “Manning Bowl” turned out to be nothing more than target practice for Peyton. |
| 4 |
6 |
2-0 |
Houston – Avoiding a letdown from the Indianapolis win by overcoming a 17-point second half deficit on the road? Yeah, I’d say this team is for real. |
| 5 |
4 |
2-0 |
Pittsburgh – Quarterback woes are a lot harder to notice when the defense is forcing seven turnovers and shutting down the best running back in the game. |
| 6 |
3 |
1-1 |
Baltimore – Cincinnati just seems to have this team’s number. |
| 7 |
1 |
1-1 |
NY Jets – A complete 180 from the Baltimore game, the Jets looked great against New England. Not having Revis for the Miami game could be costly. |
| 8 |
7 |
2-0 |
Miami – Two straight road wins, and the defense looks outstanding. So much for the AFC East being a two horse race between New York and New England. |
| 9 |
4 |
1-1 |
New England – Tough loss last week considering all the bad blood with New York, but a freebie against Buffalo at home this week should get them back on track. |
| 10 |
1 |
1-1 |
Atlanta – Nice bounce-back from a frustrating loss to Pittsburgh in week one in blowing out Arizona. |
| 11 |
1 |
1-1 |
San Diego – Also had a nice bounce-back blowout. |
| 12 |
4 |
1-1 |
Cincinnati – Even at home, beating Baltimore is no easy feat. We still haven’t seen this offense at its finest. |
| 13 |
5 |
1-1 |
Philadelphia – Regardless of how you feel about Mike Vick off the field, it’s hard to deny that he still has a lot left on it. |
| 14 |
6 |
2-0 |
Chicago – When Jay Cutler avoids shooting himself in the foot, this can actually be a very dangerous team. |
| 15 |
2 |
1-1 |
Tennessee – Erased the good vibes from the Raiders game with seven turnovers against the Steelers. Vince Young’s benching sparks some questions. |
| 16 |
1 |
1-1 |
Washington – Tough to cough up a 17-point lead, but they played a very good Houston team tough. |
| 17 |
10 |
0-2 |
Minnesota – On the bright side, the defense looks good. But wow, this offense is really out of sync. |
| 18 |
4 |
1-1 |
NY Giants – Picking up the win in Indianapolis wasn’t expected, but putting up a fight would have been nice. |
| 19 |
13 |
0-2 |
Dallas – Miles Austin’s insane numbers may be helping fantasy teams nationwide, but they aren’t enough to prevent the Cowboys from falling to 0-2. |
| 20 |
2 |
2-0 |
Kansas City – Did what they could to keep Cleveland in the game, but the Browns were happy to give it away. |
| 21 |
2 |
0-2 |
San Francisco – Showed some fight against New Orleans, but they need real victories, not moral ones. |
| 22 |
6 |
2-0 |
Tampa Bay – Cleveland and Carolina are far from the cream of the crop, but 2-0 is 2-0. |
| 23 |
3 |
1-1 |
Denver – Comfortable win over Seattle gets the season back on track. |
| 24 |
1 |
1-1 |
Jacksonville – Tough loss last week, but drawing San Diego coming off of a big MNF upset was a disaster waiting to happen for the Jags. |
| 25 |
4 |
1-1 |
Seattle – Concerns that the San Francisco game was a fluke weren’t put to rest with this dud in Denver. |
| 26 |
1 |
1-1 |
Oakland – Bruce Gradkowski breathed some life into the Raiders last week, and a winnable game at Arizona this week will give us a better idea of where this team stands. |
| 27 |
– |
1-1 |
Arizona – Flaws were magnified against a strong Atlanta team. |
| 28 |
4 |
0-2 |
Carolina – Losing at home to Tampa Bay and making the quarterback switch to Jimmy Clausen, Carolina appears geared up for a long season. |
| 29 |
– |
0-2 |
Detroit – Once again showed a ton of fight against a good team last week, but wins will still be hard to come by. |
| 30 |
1 |
0-2 |
St. Louis – Two losses against two bad teams, but the Rams haven’t looked hopeless like they have in years past. |
| 31 |
1 |
0-2 |
Buffalo – Last week’s blowout loss likely the first of many for the Bills this season. |
| 32 |
– |
0-2 |
Cleveland – After dropping two games they could have won, a glance at the upcoming schedule suggests an 0-9 start is very likely. |
good to see the steelers and bears get their dues. can’t wait to see the vikings way down. after a loss against detroit they could potentially slide to 0-7 with that upcoming schedule. plus, they are that bad.