Packers 38 This rematch of the first-ever Super Bowl had us revisiting the first pick of the 2005 NFL draft: Aaron Rodgers just notched his 4th-career 5 TD performance, hasn’t thrown an interception at home since Week 13 of 2012, and has a whopping 48 TD passes with only 5 INTs since the start of 2014–while Alex Smith just threw a TD to a wide receiver for the first time in two years. How badly do you think San Francisco would like to have a mulligan? (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
AP Photo/Mike Roemer
Ravens 24 I’m not sure I buy John Harbaugh’s assertion that Cincinnati is the most talented team in the league, but A.J. Green certainly looks like the NFL’s most talented receiver whenever he faces Baltimore. In his last four games against the Ravens he’s racked up 570 yards and four touchdowns, including game-winning scores in his last two trips to M&T Bank Stadium. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Cowboys 28 Atlanta should petition to join the NFC East: the Falcons are 3-0 for the 3rd time in the last 25 seasons. They reached the NFC Championship Game in each of the previous two instances (2004 and 2012). Oh, and Jerry Jones? If you think you were low over Tony Romo’s injury just wait until you see how many more passers are more gifted than Brandon Weeden. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth
Titans 33 If you’re not paying attention to Marcus Mariota, you’d better start. Dude tied the NFL record for most touchdown passes through his first three games and also became the 3rd QB in the Super Bowl era to start his career with three games of multiple TD passes (joining Mark Rypien and Jay Cutler). And if Indy wants to make the playoffs (let alone meet my lofty expectations), Andrew Luck better stop pulling a Tim Tebow. Completing 11-of-13 passes for 144 yards and 2 TDs in the 4th quarter is great … but three quarters of 7-of-17 for 116 yards with 2 picks will get you beat when you’re not playing Tennessee. (Getty Images/Andy Lyons)
Getty Images/Andy Lyons
Browns 20 Yes, Oakland has notched consecutive wins for the first time since 2012 … but how much do we love two starting quarterbacks in the same family?? Josh McCown returned as the starter in Cleveland to, um, the chagrin of the Dawg Pound … (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images
Panthers 27 … and Luke McCown got his first start in 4 years — meaning both McCowns started on the same day for the first time since 2007 — and proceeded to make the statements from Drew Brees and Sean Payton absolutely correct. Meanwhile, Carolina is off to their first 3-0 start since their Super Bowl season of 2003 … which means I can’t say a damn thing about Cam Newton’s postgame attire. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)
AP Photo/Bob Leverone
Patriots 51 If you like irony, this game was for you: Jacksonville got trounced by Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski (12 catches for 186 yards combined Sunday) because they basically helped New England draft them. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
AP Photo/Charles Krupa
Jets 17 Let’s tally this up, New York … you had to throw 58 times with Ryan Fitzpatrick, Darrelle Revis got hurt, Brandon Marshall makes what he calls “the worst play in NFL history” after complaining all week that he doesn’t get enough attention, and the Jets stay winless in 10 all-time games against the Eagles. So basically, Sunday in New York. Sorry Bart Scott. Even still, Chip Kelly should ditch the miracle shakes and get Pope Francis on the payroll: the Eagles are undefeated when the Pope is in town (1979 and 2015).
(Getty Images/Alex Goodlett)
Getty Images/Alex Goodlett
Bayside must have had a BYE week. #WhereIsKellyKapowski pic.twitter.com/rsSpLtNg2x
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) September 27, 2015
Vikings 31 Minnesota quietly has a nasty defense and an understated home-field advantage, posting a 7-3 home record under Mike Zimmer. I really like these Vikings. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images
Rams 6 Make no mistake: Even though this game didn’t end in a tie, nobody won. Pittsburgh has to figure out how to win without Big Ben for the next month (they scored just 3 points in 5 drives without Roethlisberger) and St. Louis set the field on fire in a bad way … before and after the game. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
AP Photo/Tom Gannam
Cardinals 47 Arizona deserves all the love they get for this 3-0 start; it’s the first time they’ve opened consecutive seasons with three straight wins since 1923-24 (when they played in Chicago), their back-to-back 40+ point games are their first since 1969, and the Cards’ defense has produced an NFL-best 6 TDs since the start of last season. Bruce Arians is wisely playing it down — especially when you consider what happened to them late last year — but this could be a special season in the desert. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
Dolphins 14 Tyrod Taylor not only outplayed Ryan Tannehill, but found a pair of former Dolphins for touchdowns in Miami. He’s still a work in progress, but Buffalo appears to have a guy Taylor-made for Rex Ryan. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
Seahawks 26 Can you blame Martellus Bennett for wanting no parts of his older brother’s Seahawks? I mean, how good would you feel going to Seattle with Jimmy Clausen throwing you the ball? Embarrassment was inevitable. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Hmmm...what?!?! #DETvsDEN pic.twitter.com/2wbzeQwGj2
— Summer Sanders (@SummerSanders_) September 28, 2015
Giants 32 Eli Manning has 15 career victories against the ‘Skins, the most against any team. The Giants have won four straight and 14 of the last 18 meetings, and their 97 wins against Washington all-time are the most ever over a single opponent. Kirk Cousins has thrown 6 interceptions in his last two games against New York, and is doling out picks in epic proportions. Why does the league keep putting this matchup in prime-time? (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
AP Photo/Kathy Willens
