I thought about the Ravens in my top 10 after they stormed back last week, but I’m willing to give the Bengals another shot. I agree that Odom’s injury hurts them dramatically, however.

I thought the Cards were overrated coming into the season, so I’m hard pressed to move them into the top 10 based on their first five games.

As impressive as the Patriots were last week, they did it against a team that gave up two weeks ago. And that was the first time all year that Brady and the defense played all four quarters. I’m not saying they won’t morph into the team that everyone expected them to be at the start of the season (or close to that team), but I’m still highly skeptical.

I think the Steelers beat the Pats on neutral ground if the two teams played this weekend.

And yeah, if you held a gun to my head I would take the Vikings over the Broncos. That’s not a knock on Denver as much as it is giving credit to Minnesota.

Couple issues. I gotta stick the Pats in a higher slot. I see you’re doing the undefeated teams 1-4, and that’s reasonable. Granting that, though, do you really think the Vikings are better than the Broncos? From what I’ve seen, they’re drinking the same coffee the Giants are: hugely productive offense with little to show on the other side of the ball.

Arizona. What the hell is going on with these guys? Week to week, they’re looking anywhere from a top 10 team to a bottom 16.

I’d only make 2 changes to your top ten. Kick out the Steelers (until Polamalu fully activates and they have some great performances to show for it) and the Bengals (I was a believer until they met the Texans, plus Odom’s out for the season) — and stick in the Cardinals and the Ravens.

I know, Cardinals are a gutsy choice, but let’s see how they do against the Giants. They should be able to score at least 3 touchdowns on them.