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The Fine Fifteen

1. Dallas (1-0). Tough stretch coming up, with Philly tonight and a trip to Green Bay on a short week. Let's see how Marion Barber's bruised ribs hold up.

2. Pittsburgh (2-0). As long as Willie Parker averages 122 rushing yards a game, the Steelers should be able to survive Ben Roethlisberger's bum shoulder.

3. New York Giants (2-0). Justin Tuck pulled an LT in St. Louis, velcroing an interception and running it back for a touchdown. Giants have allowed 20 points in eight quarters.

4. Green Bay (2-0). Pack scored 24 points in 190 fourth-quarter seconds to ice the weird win at Detroit, and their red-hot quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, had nothing to do with it. Go figure.

5. New England (2-0). Next to the phrase "game-manager'' in Webster's, there is a photo of Matt Cassel.

6. Denver (2-0). In the span of six days, Broncs have scored 80 points and Jay Cutler has become a baby-faced closer. Now, can the defense catch up?

7. Philadelphia (1-0). The Texas Stadium crucible awaits.

8. Carolina (2-0). Panthers went 7-9 last year, entered this year with Jake Delhomme coming off Tommy John surgery, and suspended their starriest player, Steve Smith, for the first two games of the season for cheap-shotting a teammate. They've beaten the 2007 AFC championship game runner-up and the 2006 Super Bowl runnerup in the first two weeks of the season.

9. Buffalo (2-0). I never thought I'd be putting the Bills ahead of Indy, San Diego and Jacksonville. But the Bills have a legit defense, and guys like Ashton Youboty and Marcus Stroud are playing Pro Bowl football. Buffalo deserves it.

10. Tennessee (2-0). Kerry Collins wants to help Vince Young from sliding into a mental abyss, which he can do. He also does not want to give Young his job back.

11. Chicago (1-1). "That is the best defense I've faced in a long time,'' Delhomme told me after the Panthers somehow put 20 points on the Bears. Weird game. The Bears are going to be a tough out in January if they stay healthy and Kyle Orton's a little better than he was Sunday.

12. Indianapolis (1-1). Sit back and enjoy the greatness of Peyton Manning, who somehow willed a win out of a game the Colts had no business winning.

13. San Diego (0-2). They've lost on a last-play touchdown in Week 1 and on a terribly botched referee's call in Week 2. While I am duly sympathetic to their unfounded record, I also note the Chargers have given up more points than all but three other teams in football.

14. Arizona (2-0). Nothing personal, Whisenhuntmen. But it's the 49ers and Dolphins you've beaten.

15. Jacksonville (0-2). Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew, through two games: 35 carries, 97 yards. And it's not because they're washed up. It's because they have nowhere to run behind a patchwork line. That, folks, is everything you need to know about the struggles of the Jags.

What I Learned About Football This Week That I Didn't Know Last Week

Aaron Rodgers throws with more velocity now than Favre does.

Not my opinion; it's the opinion of Greg Jennings, who caught balls from Favre his first two years in the league and is in his first season with Rodgers. It goes against the grain of everything we've heard about Favre, who we still think of as Mr. Fastball, and the supposedly average-armed Mister Rodgers.

"Brett threw a variety of balls,'' Jennings told me the other day. "His biggest thing was his ability to lead you into where he wanted you with something on the ball. The biggest difference between Brett and Aaron now is Brett threw with a lot of touch. Don't get me wrong. He had some times when he could really throw it hard. If he was trying to drill one in there, he would gun it. Aaron throws with a lot of velocity, a little more velocity, with good timing.''

The one thing, naturally, Jennings is still establishing with Rodgers is chemistry. "Brett anticipates a lot sooner,'' Jennings said. "He's been playing so long, been around defenses so long, that he dissects defenses quicker. He probably knows where he's going with the ball earlier than Aaron.''

And Jennings sees one other difference, from the Packer huddle.

"Brett's a little more loose in there. You know, not that Aaron's tight; he's fine. But Brett was passing gas in the huddle.''