- Baltimore Ravens (1-0) | 4 | Thought they were good before the season; they are
- New England Patriots (1-0) | 2 | So, an injured nose is suddenly a big deal? In football?
- San Francisco 49ers (1-0) | 7 | May not be falling after all
- Houston Texans (1-0) | 6 | As expected, looking good early
- Detroit Lions (1-0) | 8 | A victory is a victory is a victory . . .
- Denver Broncos (1-0) | 14 | Manning looks like . . . well, like Manning
- Green Bay Packers (0-1) | 3 | Remember when they looked invincible?
- Atlanta Falcons (1-0) | 11 | Impressive victory – and it came on the road
- Chicago Bears (1-0) | 10 | Savvy defense took advantage of Luck mistakes
- Dallas Cowboys (1-0) | 18 | Can they back up big opening with consistency?
- New York Giants (0-1) | 1 | It's not like these guys can't overcome adversity
- Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1) | 9 | Opening loss to Denver won't look bad for long
- Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) | 12 | Tight victory over Browns doesn't move you up much
- Washington Redskins (1-0) | 24 | If they're as good as they look, they're pretty good
- New Orleans Saints (0-1) | 5 | Stop worrying about revenge; worry about winning
- New York Jets (1-0) | 20 | Must be impressive again before moving up
- San Diego Chargers (1-0) | 16 | Won Monday, but didn't yet look like contenders
- Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) | 13 | Monday may have been about the Ravens being really good
- Arizona Cardinals (1-0) | 25 | Not time to move them up yet
- Tennessee Titans (0-1) | 15 | Drawing Patriots in opener a tough task
- Oakland Raiders (0-1) |17 | Hopes were high; now, they're lower
- Kansas City Chiefs (0-1) | 21 | Still a lot of potential, but a really rough start
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) |29 | Last season's chaos appears behind them
- Seattle Seahawks (0-1) | 19 | Disappointing Week 1 for team that believed it was on the rise
- Carolina Panthers (0-1) | 22 | Hype is nice; victories are nicer
- Minnesota Vikings (1-0) | 28 | A lot better than three victories this season
- Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1) |23 | Gabbert has improved; time to get the defense back
- Buffalo Bills (0-1) | 26 | You may have to have problems to make the Jets look that good
- Indianapolis Colts (0-1) | 27 | They won't be winless long this season
- Cleveland Browns (0-1) |30 | Nearly pulled biggest Week 1 upset
- St. Louis Rams (0-1) |32 | Have the early look of a team that may rise
- Miami Dolphins (0-1) | 31 | Hard to pick them much higher than this
