NFL RANKINGS
Sam Farmer’s NFL rankings and comments
1. Denver Broncos--Brian Griese ranks among smartest quarterbacks.
2. St. Louis--Brought B game to San Francisco ... and still won.
3.Indianapolis--Colts have scored 87 points in two weeks.
4. Green Bay--Riding six-game winning streak.
5. Miami--Fiedler is rounding into solid leader.
6. Philadelphia--Donovan McNabb finally has some players on the other end of his passes.
7. Baltimore--Was Cincinnati loss the start of something ugly?
8. New Orleans--Giant game will be good test.
9. Tampa Bay--Brad Johnson gets his chance against Vikings.
10. Raiders--Got past K.C., and fell apart down the stretch in Miami.
11. New York Giants--Fueled by emotion this week.
12. Jacksonville--Pass rush is surprisingly good.
13. Tennessee--Is this really a Super Bowl-caliber team?
14. San Francisco--Played the Rams tough in spite of eight dropped passes.
15. San Diego--GM John Butler made some great moves.
16. Cincinnati--Jon Kitna isn’t hurting Bengals at quarterback.
17. New York Jets--Already, Herman Edwards is downgrading expectations.
18. Atlanta--Jamal Anderson is back from knee problems.
19. Chicago--Move to Jim Miller is smart--he’s a better passer than Shane Matthews.
20. Minnesota--Vikings cannot be as bad as they’ve looked.
21. Pittsburgh--Steelers don’t even pretend to have an offense.
22. Carolina--Even in losing to Falcons, Chris Weinke looked decent.
23. Kansas City--Trent Green needs a receiver--any receiver.
24. Seattle--Matt Hasselbeck experiment isn’t working.
25. Cleveland--Defense played great against the Lions.
26. Arizona--Tempe heat could work in their favor against black-jerseyed Falcons.
27. Buffalo--Butler took all the best players to San Diego.
28. Detroit--Sticking with Ty Detmer after he had seven passes picked last week.
29. Dallas--Quarterbacks with NFL victories: 0.
30. Washington--Unloading Jeff George could give Redskins boost.
31. New England--Begin the Bill Belichick watch.
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