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Monday night win moves Pittsburgh closer to the top

  • By Vic Carucci NFL.com
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How the NFL's 32 teams stack up after Week 9:

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. Tennessee Titans 8-0 1 Finding a way to win the close ones is mark of a champion -- and of a team capable of giving the NFL another perfect regular season.
2. New York Giants 7-1 2 No late surges this season; these guys already are in Super Bowl form … and then some.
3. Pittsburgh Steelers 6-2 4 Byron Leftwich provides superb quarterback depth.
4. Carolina Panthers 6-2 5 They should make it three wins in a row at Oakland.
5. Washington Redskins 6-3 3 Jason Campbell gets a week to contemplate all that went wrong vs. the Steelers.
6. Arizona Cardinals 5-3 6 Look for them to further pad their comfortable NFC West lead at home vs. the 49ers.
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6-3 9 Ultimately, they did what they were supposed to do vs. the Chiefs, giving them a chance to have a relaxing bye -- at least as relaxing as a Jon Gruden team's bye can be.
8. Philadelphia Eagles 5-3 11 After three impressive wins, a harsh dose of reality could be awaiting in the form of the Giants.
9. Baltimore Ravens 5-3 -- Matt Ryan isn't the only rookie quarterback with a hot hand. Joe Flacco merits some props as well.
10. Chicago Bears 5-3 -- Facing Tennessee without Kyle Orton under center, the Bears will have a hard time maintaining their tenuous grasp on first place in the NFC North.
11. N.Y. Jets 5-3 -- Kris Jenkins has given the Jets a dominant defensive front that should show its muscle once again vs. St. Louis.
12. Atlanta Falcons 5-3 -- After pounding the Raiders, the Falcons will need all of the offense they can muster vs. the Saints.
The rest
Teams listed alphabetically
Middle of the pack Need work Week 10 games
Buffalo Bills (5-3) Cincinnati Bengals (1-7) Denver at Cleveland
Dallas Cowboys (5-4) Cleveland Browns (3-5) New Orleans at Atlanta
Green Bay Packers (4-4) Denver Broncos (4-4) Tennessee at Chicago
Indianapolis Colts (4-4) Detroit Lions (0-8) Jacksonville at Detroit
Miami Dolphins (4-4) Houston Texans (3-5) Baltimore at Houston
Minnesota Vikings (4-4) Jacksonville Jaguars (3-5) Seattle at Miami
New England Patriots (5-3) Kansas City Chiefs (1-7) Green Bay at Minnesota
New Orleans Saints (4-4) Oakland Raiders (2-6) Buffalo at New England
San Diego Chargers (3-5) San Francisco 49ers (2-6) St. Louis at N.Y. Jets
  Seattle Seahawks (2-6) Carolina at Oakland
  St. Louis Rams (2-6) Indianapolis at Pittsburgh
    Kansas City at San Diego
    N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia
    San Francisco at Arizona
     

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