MIKE PENNER’S RANKINGS

TOP 5

1. ST. LOUIS

Best half a team I’ve ever seen.

2. MINNESOTA

But put them on the slush of old Met Stadium and I’d pick these Vikings to beat them.

3. OAKLAND

What kind of L.A. ratings will a Ram-Raider Super Bowl get?

4. INDIANAPOLIS

Peyton? Edgerrin? Marvin? Where have you gone, Big Daddy and Johnny U?

5. TENNESSEE

Carpetbaggers dominating these rankings.

BOTTOM 5

27. CHICAGO

Q: Cade McNown or Jim Miller or Shane Matthews? A: Punt.

28. CLEVELAND

Broncos 44, Browns 10. You know, “The Drive” was the good old days.

29. ARIZONA

L.A. to Arizona voters: Referendum this.

30. SAN DIEGO

Reggie Rush and Michael Mohring hurt, out for the season. They’re the lucky ones.

31. CINCINNATI

Thirty-seven points? That’s three quarters for Kurt Warner and the Rams.