By Christopher Reina
* The number in parenthesis is the average point differential per game.
1. New England Patriots (22.7)
Wes Welker had two career touchdowns heading into the 2007 season.
2. Indianapolis Colts (16.3)
The Colts? 29-7 victory at a Jacksonville team that had been looking very good is as impressive as any Patriots? win this season.
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (13.7)
Ben Roethlisberger?s two interceptions and one fumble kept Mike Tomlin from going 5-1.
4. Dallas Cowboys (9.9)
The Cowboys were down 14-7 at home to the Vikings before rattling off 17 unanswered points. Marion Barber is clearly winning the running back battle at this point, which isn?t a huge surprise.
5. Green Bay Packers (5.8)
Brett Favre was able to rest his 37-year-old arm during the Packers? bye.
6. Washington Redskins (5.7)
Sean Taylor, Shawn Springs and LaRon Landry will look to limit New England?s dominant passing game this Sunday.
7. New York Giants (5.4)
Osi Umenyiora is having as fine of a season from a defensive player as anyone in the entire NFL and gets to return home to London this week.
8. Seattle Seahawks (4.1)
The Seahawks are in first place in the NFC West despite boos for Shaun Alexander from the Qwest Field faithful.
9. Tennessee Titans (4.0)
Vince Young is hoping Rob Bironas has an easier week against Oakland this week than he did in Houston.
10. Jacksonville Jaguars (3.3)
The Jaguars do look like a playoff team, but they remain a notch or two below the elite. They?ll be even worse without David Garrard.
11. San Diego Chargers (3.0)
What sort of impact will Chris Chambers have on Philip Rivers?
12. Philadelphia Eagles (2.5)
The Eagles might have the worst luck of any team in football this season.
13. Carolina Panthers (2.2)
The injury to DeShaun Foster will give the club a better chance to see what they have in DeAngelo Williams.
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2.0)
Will Earnest Graham run so well against the Jacksonville defense this Sunday?
15. Baltimore Ravens (0.7)
Can Ray Lewis play offense?
16. Minnesota Vikings (0.2)
Like the Eagles, the Vikings are better than what their 2-4 record indicates.
17. Houston Texans (-0.7)
Where would the Texans be had Andre Johnson not gotten injured?
18. Arizona Cardinals (-1.4)
A resurgent season from Edgerrin James is being lost by a slew of QB injuries.
19. Kansas City Chiefs (-1.6)
How good can the Larry Johnson/Priest Holmes tandem be for Herm Edwards?
20. Oakland Raiders (-2.3)
The Rhodes/Jordan tandem combined for 50 yards on 20 carries against the Chiefs.
21. Cleveland Browns (-2.7)
The Browns are hoping Joe Jurevicius and Jamal Lewis will be able to return against St. Louis out of the bye week.
22. Cincinnati Bengals (-3.8)
Could trading Chad Johnson yield a decent defensive player or two?
23. Chicago Bears (-4.0)
The Bears are probably worse than their 3-4 record, but Brian Griese is definitely their quarterback for the remainder of the season.
24. Detroit Lions (-5.2)
Despite a 32-yard touchdown run on Sunday, Calvin Johnson is way behind Adrian Peterson in the Rookie of the Year race.
25. Buffalo Bills (-8.0)
There is no greater gap between first place and second place than in the AFC East.
26. New York Jets (-8.0)
Losing Jonathan Vilma will make winning games that much more difficult for Eric Mangini.
27. Atlanta Falcons (-8.3)
The Falcons will have to ride it out with Joey Harrington once again.
28. New Orleans Saints (-8.5)
Reggie Bush is averaging almost 80 total yards per game this season.
29. San Francisco 49ers (-9.5)
Even with a healthy Alex Smith, the 49ers weren?t a playoff team this season.
30. Denver Broncos (-9.7)
The Broncos are the worst .500 team in football, as their three wins have come by a total of seven points.
31. Miami Dolphins (-10.7)
The Dolphins? defense will be even worse in London if Zach Thomas is unable to play.
32. St. Louis Rams (-16.1)
Could a healthy Marc Bulger and Steven Jackson mean the Rams can get into the win column?






