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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