STEVE SPRINGER’S RANKINGS
TOP 5
1. ST. LOUIS One-season fluke? Don’t you believe it.
2. INDIANAPOLIS This year, they won’t stall in the playoffs.
3. TAMPA BAY Keyshawn has arrived, so just give him the damn spotlight.
4. JACKSONVILLE Obsessed with the Titans.
5. WASHINGTON Money can’t buy you love.
BOTTOM 5
27. PITTSBURGH Kordell Stewart is out for now, but he figures to be back at some point, which is more than you can say for his team.
28. CINCINNATI Smith to Warrick might be combo of the future--the distant future.
29. ARIZONA No way to run and, after ballot measure fails, nowhere to hide.
30. SAN FRANCISCO Starting over with youth, but not Young.
31. CLEVELAND Better? Not much.
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