High 5

1. Pittsburgh Steelers

Steelers look good and get the struggling Jags on Monday night

2. Indianapolis Colts

Peyton won Manning Bowl and the Colts look solid on defense, too

3. Cincinnati Bengals

Bengals offense is clicking on all cylinders under Chad Johnson

4. Seattle Seahawks

After a 3-FG, no-TD week, Seattle needs to get into the end zone

5. New England Patriots

Brady & Co. have put the Branch distraction behind them

Low 5

32. Green Bay Packers

Getting shut out by the Bears was just the bad beginning

31. Oakland Raiders

Art Shell shows no imagination and his team lacks any punch

30. San Francisco 49ers

Alex Smith is much-improved but he can't do it alone

29. Tennessee Titans

The offense struggles and the defense ... what defense?

28. Houston Texans

Houston has a winning record—but don't look for it to last

Local watch

Back in the groove: New England's Corey Dillon ran for 73 yards on 16 carries for a 4.6 average in the Patriots' 19-17 victory over Buffalo. The Patriots travel to New York to take on the Jets Sunday.

Fantasy Tip

CAN'T MISS: Shaun Alexander: He can't have 2 bad games in a row

SLEEPER: Jake Plummer against the Chiefs in Denver

NOT THIS WEEK: Cowboys' Lamont Jordan against the Ravens

FREE AGENT PICK UP: Chicago's Muhsin Muhammad had 102 yards on 6 catches last week.

Sunday's games

Buffalo at Miami, 11 a.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Carolina at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Oakland at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Green Bay, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 2:05 p.m.

St. Louis at San Frncsco, 2:05 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Jets, 2:15 p.m.

Tennessee at San Diego, 2:15 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 2:15 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 6:15 p.m.

Monday's Game

Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 24

Chicago at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Green Bay at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Miami, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Washington at Houston, 11 a.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Seattle, 2:15 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 2:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at S. Frncsco, 2:15 p.m.

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Denver at New England, 6:15 p.m.

Open: Dallas, Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego

Monday, Sept. 25

Atlanta at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m.

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