Rank	Last week	Team (Record)	Next opponent	Comment
1.	2.	Oakland Raiders (5-1)	vs. Denver	Only loss was to Dolphins
2.	1.	St. Louis Rams (6-1)	vs. Carolina (Nov. 11)	What did Haslett call them -- b.s. plays?
3.	3.	STEELERS (5-1)	vs. Baltimore	One word for Burress: Finally!
4.	5.	New Orleans Saints (4-2)	vs. N.Y. Jets	That's three out of four from the Rams
5.	4.	Green Bay Packers (4-2)	vs. Tampa Bay	Green's Bay is a lot colder than Tampa's Bay
6.	6.	Baltimore Ravens (4-3)	at Steelers	Defense not looking so invincible
7.	10.	Indianapolis Colts (3-3)	at Buffalo	Thank goodness for the Chiefs
8.	8.	Cleveland Browns (4-2)	at Chicago	Bye week did not slow the Cleveland euphoria
9.	11.	Miami Dolphins (4-2)	vs. Carolina	Seattle is a long way to go for a victory
10.	15.	Chicago Bears (5-1)	vs. Cleveland	This Chicago comeback doesn't include Jordan
11.	7.	San Francisco 49ers (4-2)	vs. Detroit	Garcia's one mistake: First throw in OT
12.	13.	Denver Broncos (4-3)	at Oakland	Can't afford to fall three behind Raiders in AFC West
13.	14.	San Diego Chargers (5-2)	vs. Kansas City	Flutie's redemption -- winning 13-yard TD run
14.	12.	Philadelphia Eagles (3-3)	at Arizona	Suggestion for Philly offense: Add Iverson
15.	9.	New York Giants (3-4)	vs. Dallas	First Eagles, now Redskins -- ugh!
16.	18.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-3)	at Green Bay	Finally played like paper champions
17.	19.	Cincinnati Bengals (4-3)	at Jacksonville (Nov. 11)	Already matched 2000 victory total
18.	20.	New York Jets (4-3)	at New Orleans	Best team in New York, which ain't saying much
19.	16.	Tennessee Titans (2-4)	vs. Jacksonville	Already have more losses than 2000 total
20.	17.	Minnesota Vikings (3-4)	at Philadelphia (Nov. 11)	Defense couldn't stop traffic
21.	21.	New England Patriots (3-4)	at Atlanta	Brady bested by another Michigan quarterback
22.	22.	Seattle Seahawks (3-3)	at Washington	What was Holmgren thinking, trying FG?
23.	23.	Atlanta Falcons (3-3)	vs. New England	Don't laugh! 23 teams could go to the Super Bowl
24.	24.	Kansas City Chiefs (1-6)	at San Diego	It may be the same state, but it's not St. Louis
25.	25.	Jacksonville Jaguars (2-4)	at Tennessee	Coughlin to ND? Irish eyes not smilin'
26.	30.	Dallas Cowboys (2-4)	at N.Y. Giants	Good thing they're in the NFC East
27.	26.	Arizona Cardinals (2-4)	vs. Philadelphia	Can they make it two in a row vs. Eagles?
28.	31.	Washington Redskins (2-5)	vs. Seattle	Stop the presses: Two Ws in a row
29.	27.	Carolina Panthers (1-6)	at Miami	That's six -- SIX - losses in a row
30.	28.	Buffalo Bills (1-5)	vs. Indianapolis	Think all the Flutie stuff will end now?
31.	29.	Detroit Lions (0-6)	at San Francisco	Winless in NFL is like being lonely at Club Med