1. New Orleans Saints: Next two weeks offers good chance to fine-tune run defense.

2. Indianapolis Colts: Have to wonder if defensive injuries will catch up with them.

3. Minnesota Vikings: How high would Percy Harvin go in a re-draft?

4. New England Patriots: Last four vs. Indy have been decided by 18 total points.

5. Pittsburgh Steelers: Getting awfully thin on the D-line but still came up big in Denver.

6. Denver Broncos: Orton, offense coming down to earth after fast start.

7. Dallas Cowboys: Austin proves it's not important how many passes you are thrown.

8. Cincinnati Bengals: Joseph, Hall make up a darned good CB tandem.

9. Philadelphia Eagles: Andy Reid back to slumping on red-flag challenges.

10. Atlanta Falcons: Not often a defensive tackle has a game like Babineaux.

11. Arizona Cardinals: Have they ­completely flipped their road troubles?

12. San Diego Chargers: Hard to make their patented late run without a run game.

13. New York Giants: Hard to complain about the effort, just the result.

14. Houston Texans: Big decision looming at running back.

15. Baltimore Ravens: Have we seen the best of Lewis, Reed and the boys?

16. Green Bay Packers: Rodgers' three picks hurt, but special teams cost them.

17. New York Jets: Give Rex Ryan an extra week, he'll shut down Maurice Jones-Drew.

18. Chicago Bears: Tommie Harris might have sealed his fate with that right hook.

19. Jacksonville Jaguars: Admit it: You didn't realize they were 4-4.

20. Miami Dolphins: Was Pat White a one-week wonder or a future fixture?

21. San Francisco 49ers: Alex Smith has lost seven straight starts, dating back to '07.

22. Carolina Panthers: They can't seem to get all three phases going in one game.

23. Seattle Seahawks: Lions proved to be perfect antidote to struggling secondary.

24. Tennessee Titans: Vince Young ... game manager?

25. Buffalo Bills: Must get better on third downs.

26. Washington Redskins: DeAngelo Hall reminding Falcons fans why he's gone.

27. Oakland Raiders: Several QBs have more than double Russell's passing yardage.

28. Kansas City Chiefs: Nice to see Chris Chambers making an instant impact.

29. Detroit Lions: You can blame Stafford for each of the five picks.

30. St. Louis Rams: Good times end as Saints set to arrive.

31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Lions fans found themselves oddly rooting for Packers.

32. Cleveland Browns: Shouldn't George Kokinis be, um, happier now?