| Rank |
Up/Down |
Record |
Team |
| 1 |
– |
5-1 |
NY Jets – Got off to a 5-1 start without a healthy Darrelle Revis, and now they have him back at 100%; the best may be yet to come. |
| 2 |
– |
5-1 |
Pittsburgh – Dodged a bullet with a controversial call in Miami; but controversy aside, a nice win on the road against a tough team. Another tough road game this week at New Orleans. |
| 3 |
– |
5-1 |
New England – Defense stepped up against San Diego last week, and Minnesota isn’t looking so dangerous with a hobbled Brett Favre this week. |
| 4 |
– |
5-2 |
Baltimore – Ugly game for Baltimore’s defense against Buffalo, but a win is a win. Having Ed Reed back will be a huge boost down the stretch. |
| 5 |
1 |
5-2 |
Atlanta – Nice bounce-back win at home over Cincinnati. They enter their bye tied with New York for the best record in the NFC. |
| 6 |
1 |
4-2 |
Indianapolis – Bye week brought bad news of Dallas Clark lost for the season. Change to get revenge for opening game loss to Houston this Monday Night at home. |
| 7 |
2 |
5-2 |
Tennessee – Tennessee is on a roll, winners of three straight and scoring 30+ points in all three. Can they keep it rolling at San Diego? |
| 8 |
2 |
5-2 |
NY Giants – Improving to 5-2 while effectively ending a hated rival’s season on Monday Night Football; not many better ways to head into a bye. |
| 9 |
2 |
4-2 |
Houston – The Texans have already beaten Indianapolis once this season; if they can do it again in Indianapolis, the shift in power would be hard to ignore. |
| 10 |
3 |
4-2 |
Kansas City – Blowout win over Jacksonville yet another notch on this impressive young team’s belt. More winnable games ahead against Buffalo and Oakland. |
| 11 |
3 |
4-3 |
Philadelphia – If there was any doubt that Michael Vick would take back over as starter after the bye, Kolb’s unproductive two-interception day at Tennessee sealed the deal. |
| 12 |
3 |
4-3 |
Green Bay – Advantageous defense and Aaron Rodgers were finally able to beat Brett Favre last week. Big test this week at New York (Jets). |
| 13 |
3 |
4-3 |
Washington – Four-interception day by DeAngelo Hall fueled big win over Chicago; winnable game this week against Detroit. |
| 14 |
8 |
4-3 |
New Orleans – Hard to find any excuse for a loss at home to Cleveland. Big chance for redemption this week against Pittsburgh, but it won’t come easy. |
| 15 |
3 |
4-3 |
Chicago – Four interceptions that lead to a loss? This looks a little more like the Jay Cutler we all know than the one who started the season off 3-0. |
| 16 |
2 |
3-3 |
Miami – Tough way to lose a game to Pittsburgh on a blown call; but failing to make the most of early red zone trips was the reason it was close in the first place. |
| 17 |
4 |
4-2 |
Seattle – More special teams magic in home win over Arizona. This week’s showdown against Oakland is quite intriguing for both teams. |
| 18 |
4 |
4-2 |
Tampa Bay – Win over St. Louis last week gives the Bucs more wins than they had in all of 2009, and they haven’t even hit the halfway point yet. |
| 19 |
2 |
2-4 |
Minnesota – Brett Favre’s ankle injury makes him a game-time decision this week against New England; there are a couple of fans out there hoping he can’t go, aren’t there? |
| 20 |
2 |
2-4 |
Cincinnati – In the super-competitive AFC, Cincinnati is running out of time to turn things around. They’ll have to get started this week against Miami. |
| 21 |
2 |
3-3 |
Arizona – Offense looked hopeless against Seattle last week. Was getting rid of Matt Leinart really the right thing to do? |
| 22 |
2 |
3-4 |
St. Louis – Not including the blowout loss to Detroit, St. Louis’s other three losses have been by a combined seven points. No doubt this team can compete. |
| 23 |
5 |
3-4 |
Oakland – Where did 59 points come from?!? Looks like Darren McFadden has finally emerged as the star back he was drafted to be. Potentially season-defining pair of games up next in Seattle and Kansas City. |
| 24 |
1 |
3-4 |
Jacksonville – Another blowout loss. Joy from the upset over Indianapolis has all but worn off for Jags fans at this point. |
| 25 |
– |
2-5 |
San Diego – The fact that it was close against New England doesn’t matter; San Diego keeps beating themselves. Annual kick-start is running a bit late this season. |
| 26 |
4 |
2-5 |
Cleveland – Amazing upset win over New Orleans fueled by two pick-sixes, they’ve got an extra week to celebrate with the bye. |
| 27 |
3 |
2-5 |
Denver – Losing 59-14 at home is a good way to make the flight to Europe a lot less light-hearted. Loss to San Francisco would all but end their season, even in the AFC West. |
| 28 |
2 |
1-5 |
Dallas – Not only did they fall to 1-5, but they lost Tony Romo, too. Jacksonville may be a win this week, but it is unlikely to spark any magical runs at this point. |
| 29 |
– |
1-5 |
Detroit – Matt Stafford is back, but can he lead the Lions to wins? First test comes against Washington. |
| 30 |
2 |
1-5 |
Carolina – Finally, a win! Hardly a season-saver, but at least they finally got one. |
| 31 |
4 |
1-6 |
San Francisco – So much for winning the NFC West. At this point, just getting back to .500 would be considered a successful season. |
| 32 |
1 |
0-6 |
Buffalo – The offense is there, but giving up 33 points per game, it isn’t much of a surprise the Bills are winless. |
