Last week's ranking in parentheses.
Biggest rise: Pittsburgh (19th to 11th)
Biggest fall: St. Louis (12th to 21st)
1. Atlanta (1)-And then there was one.
2. Chicago (3)-Jay Cutler got Suh-plexed.
3. New York Giants (4)-Eli always finds a way.
4. San Francisco (5)-Can take control of NFC West.
5. Green Bay (6)-Avoided a letdown vs. Rams.
6. Houston (7)-Embarrassed the Ravens.
7. Denver (8)-Major test vs. Saints awaits.
8. New England (10)-Pats managed to finally win a nail-biter.
9. Philadelphia (11)-Eagles are 13-0 after open week under Andy Reid.
10. Baltimore (2)-Ravens have a lot of problems.
11. Pittsburgh (19)-Jonathan Dwyer to the rescue.
12. San Diego (14)-Phillip Rivers can't be that bad.
13. Washington (13)-Nearly upset the Giants.
14. Minnesota (9)-Ugly loss to Tampa Bay.
15. Indianapolis (18)-Earned a pivotal win over Cleveland.
16. Tennessee (22)-Chris Johnson is over early-season funk.
17. New Orleans (23)-Joe Vitt starts coaching today.
18. New York Jets (17)-"Almost" is not good enough.
19. Dallas (26)-Cowboys played just well enough.
20. Seattle (20)-Still in the NFC West race.
21. St. Louis (12)-All the way to London to face Patriots.
22. Buffalo (15)-Couldn't stop Titans in the stretch.
23. Arizona (16)-No answer for Adrian Peterson.
24. Miami (21)-Ryan Tannehill having a great rookie season.
25. Tampa Bay (28)-Bucs are looking better.
26. Cincinnati (24)-Couldn't beat depleted Steelers.
27. Detroit (25)-Offense needs more playmakers.
28. Oakland (29)-Raiders got it done in overtime.
29. Carolina (27)-Cam Newton's maturity being questioned.
30. Cleveland (30)-Almost won two in a row.
31. Jacksonville (31)-Loss of Maurice Jones-Drew will hurt.
32. Kansas City (32)-Brady Quinn gets a shot.
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