Week 6 Team Rankings

1. Dallas Cowboys- Not looking as good as they should lately, but still the best.
2. Pittsburgh Steelers- Managing to win ugly even while banged up. When back to full strength should blow through rest of AFC.
3. New York Giants- Got to give the defending champs some love. Defense and running game have been sick. Passing game didn't miss a beat without Plax with deep corps of receivers. Impressive.
4. Carolina Panthers- Solid in all aspects(running game rocks, defense is awesome, Muhammad playing well to compliment Smith). Could be a serious threat in January.
5. Tennessee Titans- Got to give them some props for 5-0, but still no receivers, so even though defense is killer and running game is thriving with Chris Johnson, I refuse to believe these guys are championship contenders.
6. Washington Redskins- Playing unbelievably starting in Week 2. Now that they won several of the ones they weren't supposed to, can they avoid an off week against coming string of weak opponents and prove they are the real deal?
7. Denver Broncos- Offense has been great, but defense must improve to keep on top tier.
8. Buffalo Bills- Understandable that they lost to Arizona after Edwards got knocked out of game, but alarming that defense looked so terrible.
9. San Diego Chargers- They shouldn't have lost to Miami. On the verge of dropping way down list, but I still count game against Denver as a win, so in my book they are 3-2.
10. Indianapolis Colts- Not what I wanted to see out of them coming out of the bye. Didn't look very good at all. Lucked into win.
11. New Orleans Saints- Not looking too good right now, but if defense can improve could be real contenders once Colston gets back.
12. Philadelphia Eagles- Too fragile, and in too tough a division, to go far. Westbrook's rib injury could be a killer.
13. New England Patriots- If Cassel can complete a couple of deep balls a game, they will be okay, but won't be as easy as it was against the Niners every Sunday.
14. New York Jets- Hard to know with these guys, but Coles and Favre finally clicking, and appears they've opened up the offense more for Brett, so could get rolling a bit.
15. Miami Dolphins- Hey, they beat the Patriots and the Chargers. I've got to give them some love.
16. Green Bay Packers- Fans were worried about Rodgers before season. He's doing great, but where are the defense and running game?
17. Chicago Bears- Kyle Orton threw for over 300 yards? WTF?
18. Minnesota Vikings- Like with Cassel, if Frerotte can just complete a few token passes downfield a game, could be enough to open things up for AP. Looked like Frerotte and Berrian started to get something going on Monday.
19. Arizona Cardinals- How did they get blown out to the Jets with Boldin, and then blow out Buffalo without Boldin? Way too inconsistent.
20. Seattle Seahawks- Hasselbeck's knee injury early in Sunday's game is a big concern. He never was able to get going after it, and if it lingers could spell doom. Then again, if he's okay they could start moving up.
21. Jacksonville Jaguars- So far, very mediocre. With no receivers worth a darn, running game has to get clicking fast, and Garrard will have to do a lot of scrambling.
22. Baltimore Ravens- Defense is playing great, running game is clicking, but no passing game and a rookie quarterback holds them back.
23. Cleveland Browns- Still have the talent to turn it around. Need to do it right now, though.
24. Atlanta Falcons- Way ahead of schedule in rebuilding plan. With Ryan/Turner/White, have a great trio to build around.
25. Tampa Bay Bucanneers- Sorry Tampa fans, I just really don't think the offense is going to be good enough. They need Galloway back soon to have any shot of proving me wrong.
26. San Francisco 49ers- Needed to win at least one of the last two games to take that next step. Still looking like losers.
27. Cincinnati Bengals- If they think Benson is the answer, then they are really screwed.
28. Houston Texans- If they can keep from giving away sure wins, they could still be respectable.
29. Oakland Raiders- Hard to know what to expect after Kiffin/Davis Soap Opera.
30. Kansas City Chiefs- After Huard struggled, Herm shuffling QBs again. He should stick with Huard.
31. St. Louis Rams- They get to move up a slot because they didn't play a game, so didn't have opportunity to look as bad as Lions did.
32. Detroit Lions- Post-Millen era off to great start, if you're Matt Millen.