The only disagreement I might have is that I see Chicago two places higher. Atlanta heads into the bye week, but returns against the Eagles.
Reports are that Ray Lewis suffered a triceps tear, and is out for the season. Ladarius Webb also tore his ACL and is done. With Suggs out until at least December, that is a lot of holes to fill.
I actually think the Giants are playing better than anyone right now. Eli is playing mistake free, their receivers are catching everything, and despite not being ranked high in points or yards, their defense is one of the best in the NFL.
The other team, or player, on fire was Rodgers. He seemed to really want to silence his critics. Tired of people writing them off. Considering he's threw six, count em, six TDs against the Texans says something.
The Seahawks are calling out Brady and the Pats today. Calling their offence a gimmick. Their defense seems very confident right now. And why shouldn't they be? I also like the way Wilson is adapting, growing. He's had one bad game, and some average games, but he's played well the rest of the time, and continues to improve. Jon Gruden was completely right about him during the draft. If you look at rookie QBs right now, he would have to rank behind only RGIII (who needs to run less, but said so himself). The other rookie who has played well is Tannehill, proving me (and many others) wrong. I like the way the kid gets rid of the ball, and doesn't get rattled. Luck has been too inconsistent and made too many rookie mistakes, as has Weeden, who is on a very poor team.
I'm flustered as to just how bad KC really is. You look at them position by position on offense, and they should be very good, the weakest link would be Cassell. But they were built to be a running team, and a damned good one. But they can't produce, couldn't protect Cassell (now hurt), and can't defend the pass. With Quinn in there, they could go 2-12.
I don't want to sound like a broken record, but when are the Eagles (and sports media) going to stop protecting and believing in Michael Vick? After 6 games he is still ranked 26th in passing, 24th in completion percentage, 5th in ints, 1st in fumbles, and 4th in sacks, despite being a mobile QB and "athletic". He is playing for probably the most talented team in the NFL, and lead them to a 3-3 record, with one of those wins (Balt) debatable because of replacement ref calls. It could easily be argued that he singlehandedly cost the Eagles all three of their losses, and can hardly be credited with any of their wins. And it's not just a few untimely mistakes the way he media makes it seem. Like if he just makes some minor adjustments he'll be great. The guy simply isn't any good anymore, if he ever really was outside of a few great highlight plays. As I alluded to above, it would have made more sense for the Eagles to do what Seattle did, and start rookie Nick Foles, who outplayed Vick in the pre-season (yes, with the first team as well) and showed excellent poise in a lot of playing time. He would probably led them to at least a 3-3 record, and have six NFL starts under his belt and be on his way. The obstinate decision to gamble blindly on Vick because its fun watching him scramble will ultimately cost Andy Reid his job, and rightfully so.
If Vick leads them deep into the playoffs, feel free to dig up this post and tell me what a stupid, clueless idiot I am.