NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE TOP TO BOTTOM

No. Team (Record) Comment

1. Tennessee (8-1) Titans just keep on ticking.

2. Oakland (8-1) Beating Denver at Mile High a tall order.

3. St. Louis (7-2) Injuries will heal in time for playoff run.

4. Miami (7-2) San Diego appears friendly to Dolphins.

5. Minnesota (7-2) Culpepper is banged up.

6. Washington (6-4) Snyder soon to warm up for field goals himself.

7. Indianapolis (6-3) Time to live up to expectations.

8. New York Giants (7-2) Only victories vs. winning teams are against Eagles.

9. Tampa Bay (5-4) Poised to be comeback team.

10. Buffalo (5-4) Handling of quarterbacks will determine season.

11. New York Jets (6-3) Set the alarm clock a little earlier.

12. New Orleans (6-3) Can you say playoff team?

13. Denver (5-4) Moving up with Terrell Davis back.

14. Pittsburgh (5-4) What a little offense could do.

15. Baltimore (6-4) Ditto, but congrats on the touchdowns.

16. Kansas City (5-4) Gap between Raiders, Chiefs is large.

17. Philadelphia (6-4) Pennsylvania race to be decided Sunday.

18. Detroit (5-4) Bet here is Moeller doesn’t last the three years.

19. Green Bay (4-5) Levens’ injury will be hard to overcome.

20. Jacksonville (3-6) Let’s see if week off helped Jaguars.

21. Carolina (4-5) Fourth-down gamble paid off against Rams.

22. Dallas (3-6) Aikman still battling.

23. Chicago (2-7) It’s Jim Miller time.

24. Arizona (3-6) Irregularities in this contest were on field.

25. New England (2-7) Third victory seems assured, anyway.

26. Atlanta (3-7) This might get worse before it gets better.

27. Seattle (3-7) Come back for new team, new stadium in 2002.

28. San Francisco (2-8) Bay Area turnabout--and about time.

29. Cincinnati (2-7) But Dillon will have his days.

30. San Diego (0-9) Last three losses by total of seven points.

31. Cleveland (2-8) Three weeks, no touchdowns.