Ranking all 32 teams from top to bottom.
TEN BEST
1. New England (9-2)
2. N.Y. Jets (9-2)
3. Atlanta (8-2)
4. Baltimore (7-3)
5. Pittsburgh (7-3) -- Coach Mike Tomlin refused to criticize the NFL for not suspending Oakland Raiders defensive end Richard Seymour for punching Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and for fining him only $25,000. "I don't have a reaction," Tomlin told reporters. "I tend to focus on the things that are relevant to our team moving forward and the things that we can control. That doesn't fall into either category." Hmmm. You wonder if Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz couldn't benefit from that same sort of thinking.
6. Green Bay (7-3)
7. Philadelphia (7-3) -- How good is Michael Vick? In seven games, he has thrown 11 touchdown passes and has not been intercepted. He is responsible for a combined 16 touchdowns and has lost just one fumble. At this rate, the Eagles are beginning to look like a possible Super Bowl contender.
8. New Orleans (8-3)
9. N.Y. Giants (6-4) -- Michael Clayton, a first-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004, has been signed to help get the Giants through a rash of recent injuries to their receivers. He had been catching passes for the UFL's Omaha Nighthawks, the same team that released wideout David Kircus of Rockford, a former NCAA Division II All-American at Grand Valley State, before the beginning of the season following his latest legal problems.
10. Indianapolis (6-4)
MIDDLE OF THE PACK
11. Chicago (7-3)
12. Tampa Bay (7-3)
13. San Diego (5-5)
14. Kansas City (6-4)
15. Jacksonville (6-4)
16. Oakland (5-5)
17. Washington (5-5)
18. Miami (5-5)
19. Tennessee (5-5)
20. Seattle (5-5)
21. Houston (4-6) -- Arian Foster is the first running back in the league to reach the 1,000-yard mark this season. He has rushed 194 times for 1,004 yards (5.2 average) and has scored 12 touchdowns on the ground and lost just two fumbles. Now, if only the Texans could stop opposing teams from scoring on them.
22. St. Louis (4-6)
23. Dallas (3-8)
24. Cleveland (3-7)
25. Minnesota (3-7)
26. Arizona (3-7)
27. San Francisco (3-7)
BOTTOM FEEDERS
28. Denver (3-7) -- It has gotten so bad that Broncos coach Josh McDaniels is being asked whether he plans to bench starting quarterback Kyle Orton and put rookie Tim Tebow in as the starter. "I don't know. I'm not willing to go there," he told reporters. Perhaps not. But those questions are going to get tougher to deflect if the Broncos keep up their losing ways --15 of their past 20 games under McDaniels. He, of course, created this monster when he insisted Denver pick Tebow in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft.
29. Buffalo (2-8)
30. Cincinnati (2-9)
31. Detroit (2-9)
32. Carolina (1-9)
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