NFL Dirty dozen

The top six and bottom six teams in the NFL based on current level of play:

1. New England (3-0): 38-14, 38-14, 38-7.

2. Indianapolis (3-0): Colts have already accomplished what they couldn’t last season, beating Tennessee and Houston on the road.

3. Dallas (3-0): Tony Romo looks more and more like the real deal.

4. Pittsburgh (3-0): Playing like 2006 never happened.

5. Green Bay (3-0): Favre is playing like it’s 1996.

6. Tennessee (2-1): Keith Bulluck. Vince Young. Albert Haynesworth.

27. Cleveland (1-2): Not good, but competitive.

28. St. Louis (0-3): Injuries hurt.

29. Kansas City (1-2): A team in serious decline.

30. New Orleans (0-3): Things can fall apart quickly.

31. Atlanta (0-3): When you’re bad, you don’t need stupid penalties.

32. Buffalo (0-3): Injuries can hurt a good team. They kill a bad one.

Dave Goldberg, Associated Press