Staff Writer David Weinberg’s weekly rankings (last week’s ranking in parentheses)
Biggest rise: Cincinnati (26th to 17th)
Biggest fall: San Diego (14th to 22nd)
1. Houston (5) — Big win over Bears gives them top spot
2. Green Bay (4) — Packers can earn share of NFC North lead today
3. Denver (6) — Broncos’ defense gets overshadowed
4. New England (7) — Nearly blew it against Buffalo
5. Pittsburgh (8) — Roethlisberger’s injury could spell trouble
6. Baltimore (9) — 55 points vs. Oakland a club record
7. Atlanta (1) — Best they can do now is 15-1
8. Chicago (2) — Not very good without Jay Cutler
9. San Francisco (3) — Tying Rams is like a loss
10. Indianapolis (10) — Colts could be headed to playoffs
11. Tampa Bay (12) — Josh Freeman is back
12. New Orleans (15) — Saints are suddenly alive
13. Seattle (16) — Seahawks are 5-0 at CenturyLink Field
14. Minnesota (18) — Adrian Peterson for MVP
15. New York Giants (11) — Giants have a lot of problems
16. Tennessee (20) — Titans’ defense finally came through
17. Cincinnati (26) — Dominated the Giants
18. Dallas (25) — No interceptions for Tony Romo
19. Detroit (13) — Calvin Johnson’s effort was wasted
20. Buffalo (24) — Defense finally came through vs. Dolphins
21. Miami (17) — Problems continued vs. Bills
22. San Diego (14) — Norv Turner on his way out
23. Philadelphia (19) — Nick Foles gets his chance
24. Washington (23) — Redskins could climb out of basement today
25. St. Louis (30) — Tying 49ers is like a win
26. New York Jets (21) — Might as well try Tim Tebow
27. Carolina (22) — Cam Newton took a beating against Broncos
28. Cleveland (27) — May upset Cowboys today
29. Arizona (29) — Open week probably won’t help
30. Oakland (28) — Raiders’ defense filled with holes
31. Kansas City (32) — Effort vs. Steelers was impressive
32. Jacksonville (31) — Lack of effort vs. Colts was disturbing
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