Danny O'Neil's power rankings:

Last week's year's final ranking in parentheses:

Team Comment

1 Tennessee (4) Titans became invincible once Vince Young became

invisible. Say that three times fast.

2 New York Giants (2) Pity the poor man who must call Manning

passing to Manningham against man-to-man coverage.

3 Buffalo (5) Simply Marv-lous: Levy's return has jump-started

the team he took to four straight Super Bowls.

4 Dallas (1) T.O.O much Owens, not enough Felix Jones in last

week's loss to Washington.

5 Tampa Bay (16) Packers given a Ruud introduction to Bucs

defense. LB Barrett Ruud had an important pick vs. Pack.

6 Carolina (7) Jonathan Stewart is in a zone. The end zone,

actually. He's rushed for four TDs this season.

7 Pittsburgh (8) Shaun Alexander or Najeh Davenport? Former MVP

or journeyman? Steelers went with Davenport.

8 Washington (20) As long as QB Jason Campbell stays healthy, Jim

Zorn's offense is armed for a strong season.

9 Denver (6) Dear Lane Kiffin: Don't worry. Al stiffed me,

too. I've made him pay ever since. Sincerely, Shanahan.

10 Philadelphia (3) Can't spell pain without PA. Eagles lead

league with 17 QB sacks, Pittsburgh tied for second with 15.

11 San Diego (11) Binn there, done that: Chargers long snapper

David Binn in his 15th season in San Diego.

12 New England (9) Pats have Pees coordinating the defense, but no

carrots after the team failed to get a sack vs. Miami.

13 Jacksonville (14) One foot has made all the difference in

the Jaguars' two victories, and that was Josh Scobee's foot.

14 New Orleans (13) Did you know Will Heller has as many TD

catches in his past 19 games as Jeremy Shockey? It's true.

15 Green Bay (10) If Packers need an armed alternative, CC

Sabathia is willing to throw on three days' rest in Wisconsin.

16 Chicago (19) Pick your poison: Kyle Orton's noodle arm or Rex

Grossman's pea brain.

17 Indianapolis (12) Wayne-ing production: Harrison has

caught only one pass for more than 20 yards this season.

18 Baltimore (18) Le'Ron McClain had Le'Run of the week, carrying

a Steelers linebacker into the end zone.

19 New York Jets (24) Six touchdown passes proved that even at

age 38, Favre can cavre intentional misspelling up a secondary.

20 Arizona (15) Aaron Francisco's surname makes him sound like a

49er, but he's a card-carrying Cardinal.

21 San Francisco (17) Paper or plastic, Mr. O'Sullivan? You're

getting sacked one way or another this season.

22 Seattle (21) Seahawks are putting a lot of weight on one

surgically repaired Branch this week in New York.

23 Minnesota (22) Now that the Twins' season ended, maybe the

Vikings can look to their bullpen for a relief pitcher.

24 Atlanta (23) Defensive end John Abraham may not have a six

pack, but he does have six sacks.

25 Miami (26) Up in smoke? Ricky Williams — and his season —

almost went to pot during the bye week.

26 Houston (25) Texans' injuries can be color-coded with two

Browns injured and Ahman Green so often hurt.

27 Oakland (27) Was that Al Davis or the Crypt keeper who

announced Raiders' Lane change at coach?

28 Cleveland (30) Browns won last week's Battle of Ohio, which

this year is as prestigious as being king of poop island.

29 Kansas City (32) So Larry Johnson didn't drop off the

face of the earth. Good to know. Good to know.

30 Detroit (28) Matt Millen's gone. Too bad the city couldn't

force him to take this wreck of a roster with him.

31 Cincinnati (29) Cedric Benson has run into more trouble than TDs

recently, so of course the Bengals signed him.

32 St. Louis (31) The defense is allowing 36.8 points. Sounds to

me like that defensive coordinator earned a raise to me.