| Week 2 |
| Rank | Team | LW | Comment |
| 1. | Green Bay Packers (1-0) | 3 | Should be even tougher once Dorsey Levens gets his sea legs back. Can you believe the Pack de-activated Raymont Harris last weekend? |
| 2. | Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) | 1 | The mark of a good team is winning on an off day, which is my way of saying I'm not coming off them because of one scare. |
| 3. | Denver Broncos (1-0) | 5 | John Elway was sharp, but the running game was subpar, which means the O-line is now geared to pass protection. |
| 4. | San Francisco 49ers (1-0) | 4 | Everyone raves about Minnesota's trio of wideouts but I'll take Rice, Stokes and Owens.
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| 5. | Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) | 6 | A good win on the road against a fired up Ravens team. |
| 6. | Minnesota Vikings (1-0) | 8 | Yes, I picked the Vikes to lose to the Bucs, but honestly, would you still like me if I were right all the time? |
| 7. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1) | 2 | Lots of work to do, and the Bucs will probably be 0-2 after their visit to Lambeau, but this is still a very solid operation. |
| 8. | New York Giants (1-0) | 7 | Best defensive lineman I saw all weekend was LE Michael Strahan. Second-best was RE Chad Bratzke. Very serious front four here. |
| 9. | Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) | 9 | The offense bores me silly; the defense, with the best rush package in the league, is exciting. |
| 10. | Tennessee Oilers (1-0) | 11 | An active defense, with fine, playmaking free safety Marcus Robertson. |
| 11. | New York Jets (0-1) | 12 | Tremendously impressive OT loss to the Niners.Still looking for a pass rush, though. |
| 12. | Miami Dolphins (1-0) | 14 | Dan Marino threw five passes in the second half. Can the running game really set the tempo? We'll see. |
| 13. | Seattle Seahawks (1-0) | 16 | Why didn't I rate Warren Moon's feats among my top passing performances last weekend? Because I didn't see the game. |
| 14. | New England Patriots (0-1) | 13 | Made a courageous run at the Broncos, then self-destructed. Rookie runner Robert Edwards finally showed something. |
| 15. | Washington Redskins (0-1) | 10 | Norv Turner's instant decision to bench Gus Frerotte in favor of Trent Green shows that there's a lot bubbling under the surface here. |
| 16. | Dallas Cowboys (1-0) | 20 | If Dallas does it in Denver this weekend, then I'll be impressed. |
| 17. | Detroit Lions (0-1) | 15 | Now that their traditional loss at Green Bay is behind them, the Lions can get serious about the season. |
| 18. | Buffalo Bills (0-1) | 19 | Tough to get a reading on a game like last week's, which was dictated by the heat. |
| 19. | Atlanta Falcons (1-0) | 18 | So what's the deal? They win and they drop one spot? I just think Carolina is worse than we gave them credit for. |
| 20. | Baltimore Ravens (0-1) | 23 | Harbaugh gets hurt and they still make a run at the Steelers. Remember, though, that was their Super Bowl. |
| 21. | Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) | 17 | Don't know if this team can ever open it up with Neil O'Donnell at QB. |
| 22. | Chicago Bears (0-1) | 28 | A dizzying climb from 28th to 22nd. See what one inspired loss can do for you? |
| 23. | San Diego Chargers (1-0) | 26 | Sorry, but I think Ryan Leaf is still many interceptions away from being the savior of the franchise. |
| 24. | Indianapolis Colts (0-1) | 27 | Not the same feeling here. Peyton Manning will come along faster than people expect. |
| 25. | Arizona Cardinals (0-1) | 22 | I'm sure that the tremendous thrashing by the Cowboys was a one-game aberration, but a little voice is whispering, "What if it wasn't?" |
| 26. | Oakland Raiders (0-1) | 24 | Just when the defense got fixed, well, sort of, the boat sprang a new leak: a line that gave up 10 sacks. |
| 27. | Carolina Panthers (0-1) | 21 | After spending more than $100 million for free agents in the offseason, the Panthers are in the same place they were last year at this time, 0-1 and scratching their heads. |
| 28. | Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) | 25 | Bobby Hoying's strange collapse has created a hollow spot in a team that was shaky to begin with. |
| 29. | New Orleans Saints (1-0) | 30 | Win one game, lose one QB. At this rate they'll be 16-0 in December with Mike Ditka taking the snaps. |
| 30. | St. Louis Rams (0-1) | 29 | Why were the top two preseason runners, Robert Holcombe and Greg Hill, deactivated in favor of Jerald Moore, who fumbled three times? |
