1. Indianapolis Colts, 4-0 (Last week: No. 1): If you didn't get to see it, try to catch a replay of the 4th quarter of the Colts-Jets game. On the road, facing off with an aroused, angry New York team, Peyton Manning led his Colts on two late drives to reclaim the lead, then finished it off by bulling his way over the goal line. Everybody runs on these guys right now, because their interior line is nicked up. They're not a complete team, but they don't need to be.
2. Chicago Bears, 4-0 (Last week, No. 3): The Bears beat the defending NFC Champs 37-6, and the game was never that close. That's what we call a "statement game." Madden started the broadcast talking about Rex Grossman in "show-me" terms and wound up comparing Rex to his boyfriend, Brett Favre. DT Tommie Harris is making a case for Defensive Player of the Year through the first month of the season.
3. Baltimore Ravens, 4-0 (Last week, No. 15): McNair's game-winning drive was big-time football. They get a big boost in the intangibles.
4. San Diego Chargers, 2-1, (Last week, No. 6): The Bolts outplayed the Ravens, but their kicker really let them down.
5. Seattle Seahawks, 3-1 (Last week, No.3): That one's going to leave a mark -- a cleat-shaped mark that looks like Chicago DT Tommie Harris' foot on Matt Hasselbeck's rump. The Seahawks get a bye-week to adjust, but here's the good news: They don't have to play the Bears again this year. In the regular season, anyway.
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