Dirty dozen
The top six and the bottom six heading into Week 2:
| Team | Comment |
| 1. New England (1-0) | Nice win, but Belichick found plenty of mistakes to discuss. |
| 2. Indianapolis (1-0) | Improved defense makes Colts real threat. |
| 3. Pittsburgh (1-0) | It was only Tennessee, but … |
| 4. Atlanta (1-0) | Defense and Vick. |
| 5. Philadelphia (0-1) | Jeremiah Trotter should have kept his cool. |
| 6. New Orleans (1-0) | America’s Team. |
| 27. Washington (1-0) | So Dan the Fan’s lads beat the Bears. So what? |
| 28. Green Bay (0-1) | Favre deserves better in his golden years. |
| 29. Houston (0-1) | Just 120 yards of offense in Buffalo |
| 30. Chicago (0-1) | Kyle Orton shouldn’t have to begin this way. |
| 31. Cleveland (0-1) | Will try hard, but … |
| 32. Tennessee (0-1) | Jeff Fisher and Steve McNair deserve better, but the salary cap kills. |