NFL RANKINGS

Sam Farmer’s NFL rankings and comments

1. Denver Broncos--Brian Griese ranks among smartest quarterbacks.

2. St. Louis--Brought B game to San Francisco ... and still won.

3.Indianapolis--Colts have scored 87 points in two weeks.

4. Green Bay--Riding six-game winning streak.

5. Miami--Fiedler is rounding into solid leader.

6. Philadelphia--Donovan McNabb finally has some players on the other end of his passes.

7. Baltimore--Was Cincinnati loss the start of something ugly?

8. New Orleans--Giant game will be good test.

9. Tampa Bay--Brad Johnson gets his chance against Vikings.

10. Raiders--Got past K.C., and fell apart down the stretch in Miami.

11. New York Giants--Fueled by emotion this week.

12. Jacksonville--Pass rush is surprisingly good.

13. Tennessee--Is this really a Super Bowl-caliber team?

14. San Francisco--Played the Rams tough in spite of eight dropped passes.

15. San Diego--GM John Butler made some great moves.

16. Cincinnati--Jon Kitna isn’t hurting Bengals at quarterback.

17. New York Jets--Already, Herman Edwards is downgrading expectations.

18. Atlanta--Jamal Anderson is back from knee problems.

19. Chicago--Move to Jim Miller is smart--he’s a better passer than Shane Matthews.

20. Minnesota--Vikings cannot be as bad as they’ve looked.

21. Pittsburgh--Steelers don’t even pretend to have an offense.

22. Carolina--Even in losing to Falcons, Chris Weinke looked decent.

23. Kansas City--Trent Green needs a receiver--any receiver.

24. Seattle--Matt Hasselbeck experiment isn’t working.

25. Cleveland--Defense played great against the Lions.

26. Arizona--Tempe heat could work in their favor against black-jerseyed Falcons.

27. Buffalo--Butler took all the best players to San Diego.

28. Detroit--Sticking with Ty Detmer after he had seven passes picked last week.

29. Dallas--Quarterbacks with NFL victories: 0.

30. Washington--Unloading Jeff George could give Redskins boost.

31. New England--Begin the Bill Belichick watch.