best teams

November 20, 2009 at 4:59AM

1 Colts (9-0)

Beating the Patriots vaults them ahead of a suddenly sloppy Saints team. Next up: at Baltimore, at Houston.

2 Saints (9-0)

Still the team to beat in the NFC, but only four NFL teams have turned the ball over more than the Saints (19).

3 Vikings (8-1)

Just wondering: Is it really possible that a quarterback can have his best season in his 19th year? Stay tuned.

4 Bengals (7-2)

Poor T.J. Houshmandzadeh. He leaves Cincy, snubs Minny and chooses Seattle. Then again, he is stinking rich.

5 Chargers (6-3)

Everybody's back on the Super Chargers bandwagon. For now, at least.

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about the writer

Mark Craig

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Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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