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Weekly rankings: Battle for No. 1 looms on Sunday

  • By Vic Carucci NFL.com
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In the hunt
Teams that look good enough to be among the 12 playoff qualifiers, but not based on conference.
Rank Team Record Prv Comment
1. New England Patriots 8-0 1 Hey, why don't you pick on someone your own size? Oh, wait, you're going to this weekend.
2. Indianapolis Colts 7-0 2 What better opportunity to remind the world why you're the defending Super Bowl champs.
3. Dallas Cowboys 6-1 3 Tony Romo cashed in on a great start … now he needs a big finish.
4. Green Bay Packers 6-1 4 Watching Brett Favre do the incredible never gets old. Neither does Brett.
5. New York Giants 6-2 5 The Giants are good enough to win even when they play down to the level of a bad opponent.
6. Pittsburgh Steelers 5-2 6 The Steelers should be able to make it two in a row vs. the ruffled Ravens.
7. Tennessee Titans 5-2 8 With the NFL's No. 1 run defense and a strong ground attack, the Titans are a rising a force.
8. Detroit Lions 5-2 9 Maybe the Lions can play a little bit of defense after all.
9. Jacksonville Jaguars 5-2 11 The defense and running game stepped up nicely for Quinn Gray.
10. Kansas City 4-3 -- A solid defense makes the Chiefs for real.
11. San Diego Chargers 4-3 -- The Chargers are back!
12. New Orleans Saints 3-4 -- The Saints are back!

The rest
Teams listed alphabetically
Middle of the pack Need work Week 9 games
Baltimore Ravens (4-3) Arizona Cardinals (3-4) Cincinnati at Buffalo
Buffalo Bills (3-4) Atlanta Falcons (1-6) San Francisco at Atlanta
Carolina Panthers (4-3) Chicago Bears (3-5) Denver at Detroit
Cleveland Browns (4-3) Cincinnati Bengals (2-5) Green Bay at Kansas City
Denver Broncos (3-4) Houston Texans (3-5) San Diego at Minnesota
Philadelphia Eagles (3-4) Miami Dolphins (0-8) Jacksonville at New Orleans
Seattle Seahawks (4-3) Minnesota Vikings (2-5) Washington at New York Jets
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-4) New York Jets (1-7) Carolina at Tennessee
Washington Redskins (4-3) Oakland Raiders (2-5) Arizona at Tampa Bay
  St. Louis Rams (0-8) Seattle at Cleveland
  San Francisco 49ers (2-5) Houston at Oakland
    New England at Indianapolis
    Dallas at Philadelphia
    Baltimore at Pittsburgh

 

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