1. New Orleans Saints: Starting to wonder if this close-game thing is habit-forming.

2. Indianapolis Colts: Patriots-Colts II, circa mid-January. You know it's coming.

3. Minnesota Vikings: If you get a chance, watch 6-8 ORT Phil Loadholt.

4. Cincinnati Bengals: Gutsiest effort in the Marvin Lewis era.

5. New England Patriots: Timeout ­fiasco even worse than going for it on fourth.

6. Pittsburgh Steelers: What's the deal with the kickoff coverage?

7. San Diego Chargers: Funny they'd find a run game against normally stingy Philly.

8. Dallas Cowboys: Don't underestimate loss of ORT Marc Colombo.

9. Arizona Cardinals: Who can figure this team out?

10. Denver Broncos: Keep in mind, ­McDaniels: Mangini was once a Mangenius.

11. Philadelphia Eagles: Make the right call — sit Westbrook down for the year.

12. New York Giants: Couldn't have had better bye with Philly, Dallas losing.

13. Baltimore Ravens: Next three games are rough ones.

14. Atlanta Falcons: It has to be said: Matt Ryan is in a sophomore slump.

15. Green Bay Packers: After two 38-point allowances, they finally clamp down.

16. Houston Texans: Owner Bob McNair: "We're not an elite team."

17. Jacksonville Jaguars: All of you who had Jack Del Rio fired, raise your hand.

18. San Francisco 49ers: Facing yet another top passer in Aaron Rodgers next.

19. Miami Dolphins: Hard to imagine ­Ronnie Brown's injury won't be devastating.

20. New York Jets: Enjoy the wrath of Bill Belichick this week.

21. Carolina Panthers: Two weeks in a row now, Julius Peppers has zero tackles.

22. Chicago Bears: And how do they plan to fix this offensive line without draft picks?

23. Tennessee Titans: They could be a game behind Houston next week. Unreal.

24. Seattle Seahawks: Is Justin Forsett the new flavor of the month?

25. Washington Redskins: Ladell Betts ran with guts.

26. Buffalo Bills: Just let Fred Jackson do everything for this team. Jairus Byrd, too.

27. Kansas City Chiefs: Fans go nuts over their first rushing TD of the season. Woo!

28. Oakland Raiders: Only fitting that ­Darrius Heyward-Bey dropped that last pass.

29. St. Louis Rams: Tremendous defensive effort, holding Saints to 21 offensive points.

30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: It was over when Morris was celebrating with 1:00 left.

31. Detroit Lions: Team showed heart, but it's outmanned at this point.

32. Cleveland Browns: Chance to see just how bad they are against the one-win Lions. 

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