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1. Tennessee Titans
I can't ignore them any more now that they're the only undefeated left. Tennessee shouldn't have too much trouble against the Chiefs this weekend, which will set up a huge Monday Nighter in Week 8. I still have many doubts about the Titans offense, but as long as they remain undefeated, they'll occupy this top spot.
2. New York Giants
I'm not completely dropping all sense of reality with the Giants. Cleveland was jacked up, the Giants were clearly off after having Plaxico out for two weeks. There isn't a team in the NFL this season that will avoid one bad week.
3. Washington Redskins
Same sentiment as above. We're giving the Skins one free mulligan.
4. Pittsburgh Steelers
You can't argue strength of schedule with the Steelers, and it doesn't get any easier for Big Ben and Mike Tomlin. Well, it will get easier for one week (@ Cincinnati) but then it's back to grind in Week 8 (vs NYG). The loss to Philly was ugly, but the best event possible for their growth. You can be sure the offensive line and Roethlisberger spent the bye week further developing its reaction to blitzes.
5. Dallas Cowboys
Perhaps this is too high, but the teams remanis too talented to drop out of my top 10. I'm not terribly concerned with Brad Johnson under center for the next few weeks. The biggest question with Dallas remains around Terrell Owens and his potential to destroy any and all chemistry in the locker room. Versus Tampa Bay this week will tell us a lot.
6. Indianapolis Colts
Indy needs to win a tough road game this weekend in Green Bay before I feel more comfortable about this, but I believe the Colts aren't far from turning a significant corner and putting up some huge offensive numbers.
7. Buffalo Bills
Let's hope Trent Edwards returns to form very soon. J.P. Losman can make plays but as we saw last week, he makes the mistakes that lose you football games. A big barometer for Buffalo comes this weekend when San Diego pays a visit.
8. Philadelphia Eagles
The win over San Francisco was hardly impressive, but when Brian Westbrook returns they'll climb back into the top of the NFC East. Bye week comes at a much needed point, before the Eagles take on the surprisingly competive Atlanta Falcons.
9. San Diego Chargers
Impressive win Sunday night aganist New England where LaDainian Tomlinson is looking more and more healthy. But who needs LT when you have Philip Rivers? I just wanted to see how wierd that look in print. Not entirely true, but boy did Rivers sling it well. I still expect San Diego to take the AFC West and a win this weekend in Buffalo would go a long way to that end.
10. New England Patriots
Great Monday night game this week which will help us learn a lot more about two teams I can't quite get a read on. Unless Matt Cassel can locate Randy Moss downfield, the Patriots are going to continue to struggle. They're still full of players who've won a lot of games, which is the main reason why I'm not dropping the Pats too far... yet.
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