Parity has not been the NFL’s strong suit this year. The top teams are pretty clearly separated from the pretenders, the also rans and the pathetic – with lots more pathetic than usual.

1. Kansas City Chiefs – Rolling, rolling, rolling.
2. Philadelphia Eagles – Jalen Hurts – MVP, MVP, MVP.
3. Buffalo Bills – The road to the Superb Owl still leads through KC.
4. Miami Dolphins – Tua looking like second coming of Dan Marino.
5. Minnesota Vikings – Will the bed-shitting against the Cowboys matter at playoff time?
6. Dallas Cowboys – Primed for the annual December swoon?
7. Baltimore Ravens – Will be dangerous if they figure out how to close out games.
8. Cincinnati Bengals – Impressive take down of Titans
9. Tennessee Titans – Move aside for Mr. Henry – or get run over – your choice unless wearing Bengals uniform.
10. San Francisco 49ers – Still getting lots of buzz. Red wonders?
11. Washington Commanders – Odds on favorite for biggest surprise of 2022.
12. Seattle Seahawks – Not headed in the right direction. Defense has fallen apart.
13. New York Jets – The “Mike White Era” begins with a bang.
14. Los Angeles Chargers – A few more wins – an early playoff exit.
15. New England Patriots – More down than up, but still dangerous.
16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Red’s dream of a 6-10 making the playoffs died with the addition of game 17. He still holds out hope for 7-10.
17. New York Giants – The third best team in New York.
18. Atlanta Falcons – One goal pick away from a better rating.
19. Indianapolis Colts – A season in disarray.
20. Arizona Cardinals – Is Kingsbury packing his bags yet?
21. Detroit Lions – Coulda, woulda, shoulda. Didn’t.
22. Jacksonville Jaguars – Wait til next year!
23. Pittsburgh Stealers – Wait til 2025.
24. New Orleans Saints – Still the best fans, not a very good team.
25. Las Vegas Raiders – Some people are high on the Raiders after two consecutive OT wins. Of course, some people are high.
26. Carolina Panthers – Does Red really need to comment on this team?
27. Green Bay Packers – Aaron Rodgers to the Rams?
28. Cleveland Browns – If Lovie Smith doesn’t rush 7 or 8 on every play against D. Watson he needs to go.
29. Chicago Bears – We have probably seen the last of Justin Fields this season. And who doesn’t want to watch some Trevor Semien highlights?
30. Denver Broncos – Murphy’s Law in action.
31. Houston Texans – Red predicts win over Browns.
32. Los Angeles Rams – Red giving the Texans a break this week.