Dirty dozen
The top six and the bottom six heading into Week 3:
| Team | Comment |
| 1. New England (2-0) | This is one champ with staying power |
| 2. Philadelphia (2-0) | Living up to the hype so far |
| 3. Seattle (2-0) | Offense less than prolific, D is good |
| 4. Indianapolis (1-1) | Can’t stop run, but offense makes up for it |
| 5. Atlanta (2-0) | Vick makes anything possible |
| 6. N.Y. Jets (2-0) | Defense suspect; Pennington, Martin shine |
| 27. Arizona (0-2) | Dennis Green can’t fix everything at once |
| 28. Kansas City (0-2) | No defense, no wideouts |
| 29. Houston (0-2) | Lower than expectations |
| 30. Buffalo (0-2) | No offense |
| 31. Tampa Bay (0-2) | No offense |
| 32. Miami (0-2) | Less than no offense |
Source: Associated Press