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Jayson Jenks
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Seattle Times staff reporter

 

1. New England (4-0)

Last week: 1

2. Green Bay (4-0)

Last week: 2

3. Denver (4-0)

Last week: 4
 The Broncos defense might be the best in the NFL right now.

4. Cincinnati (4-0)

Last week: 5

5. Arizona (3-1)

Last week: 3

6. Seattle (2-2)

Last week: 6
 Seattle’s defense has allowed just three points in its past two games.

7. Atlanta (4-0)

Last week: 8

8. Carolina (4-0)

Last week: 10
Cornerback Josh Norman is a name you should know if you don’t already.

9. Pittsburgh (2-2)

Last week: 9

10. New York Jets (3-1)

Last week: 17

11. Indianapolis (3-2)

Last week: 14
How about 40-year-old Matt Hasselbeck fighting back Father Time? He proved the value of getting the ball out quick.

12.Buffalo (2-2)

Last week: 7

13. Minnesota (2-2)

Last week: 13
 Adrian Peterson tells a radio station that his goal is to rush for 2,000 yards “more than once.”

14. San Diego (2-2)

Last week: 18

15. Kansas City (1-3)

Last week: 12
Remember when the Chiefs had the Broncos on the ropes?

16. Baltimore (1-3)

Last week: 16
 

17. New York Giants (2-2)

Last week: 19

18. St. Louis (2-2)

Last week: 21
 Rookie Todd Gurley looks like a star.

19. Dallas (2-2)

Last week: 11

20. Philadelphia (1-3)

Last week: 15
 

21. Oakland (2-2)

Last week: 20

22. New Orleans (1-3)

Last week: 27

23. Washington (2-2)

Last week: 32

24. Houston (1-4)

Last week: 24

25. Detroit (0-4)

Last week: 23
 Say this for the Lions: They have an incredible ability to find new ways to lose.

26. Miami (1-3)

Last week: 22

27. Cleveland (1-3)

Last week: 25

28. Tampa Bay (1-3)

Last week: 26

29. Chicago (1-3)

Last week: 30

30. Jacksonville (1-3)

Last week: 29
The Jaguars haven’t won more than five games in a season since 2010.

31. San Francisco (1-3)

Last week: 28

32. Tennessee (1-2)

Last week: 31
Jayson Jenks: 206-464-8277 or jjenks@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @jaysonjenks. Jayson Jenks is a metro general assignment reporter for The Seattle Times.