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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. | Dallas Cowboys | 3-0 | 1 | Explosive offense, strong defense, solid special teams, abundant talent. Everything you could want from the league's best team. |
| 2. | New York Giants | 3-0 | 2 | Should have been easier vs. the Bengals, but the Giants were able to rely on their championship poise when it counted most. |
| 3. | Philadelphia Eagles | 2-1 | 11 | The defensive pounding administered on the Steelers made up for the no-show vs. Dallas. |
| 4. | Buffalo Bills | 3-0 | 5 | Should have been easier vs. the Raiders, but Trent Edwards showed once again that he knows when to rise to the occasion. |
| 5. | Tennessee Titans | 3-0 | 9 | A strong defense has carried the Titans to the top of the AFC South. It could very well carry them much higher. |
| 6. | Denver Broncos | 3-0 | 8 | Regardless of the officiating assists, the Broncos' offense is scary. |
| 7. | Green Bay Packers | 2-1 | 3 | The Packers discovered first-hand just how wide the gap is between them and the big boys of the league. |
| 8. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-1 | 6 | If Ben Roethlisberger thought he saw a lot of blitzing vs. the Eagles, wait until he sees what the Ravens have in store for him on Monday night. |
| 9. | Carolina Panthers | 2-1 | 4 | Wasn't Steve Smith's return supposed to make the Panthers' offense stronger? |
| 10. | Washington Redskins | 2-1 | -- | Jason Campbell is beginning to click in Jim Zorn's offense. |
| 11. | Baltimore Ravens | 2-0 | -- | Who would have ever thought Joe Flacco and the Ravens would be sitting atop the AFC North? |
| 12. | Arizona Cardinals | 2-1 | 12 | After their disappointment in Washington, maybe staying on the East Coast will help the Cards pass their road test vs. the Jets. |
it feels so odd being THE team. But it's still SO FREAKING EARLY.
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