NFL TOP TO BOTTOM

1. Denver (7-1): Beat Buffalo and kicked Mother Nature’s butt last week.

2. San Francisco (7-1): Steve Mariucci teaches Barry Switzer a thing or two.

3. Green Bay (6-2): Let’s hope it’s not another Packer-Patriot Super Bowl.

4. Pittsburgh (6-2): Steelers winning, but losing referendum for new stadium.

5. Kansas City (6-2): Schottenheimer in a Super Bowl? Never happen.

6. Minnesota (6-2): Would you buy a PSL to watch the Vikings in the new Coliseum?

7. Jacksonville (5-3): Local yokels are unhappy with Brunell--try living with Graziani.

8. New England (5-3): Hope no one told Bledsoe this is a big game.

9. New York Jets (5-3): How confident do you think Neil O’Donnell feels?

10. Dallas (4-4): Cowboys haven’t been below .500 in November since 1990.

11. Seattle (5-3): Things were going so well, and now Seahawks have to go to Denver.

12. New York Giants (6-3): Fool’s gold.

13. Miami (5-3): Jimmy Johnson is a great coach--he makes a winner out of the Bears.

14. Tampa Bay (5-3): Pewter Pirates peter out.

15. Detroit (4-4): A week off to rest up to get pummeled by Packers.

16. Carolina (4-4): Boring.

17. Tennessee (4-4): Air McNair lifts Oilers out of doldrums.

18. Oakland (3-5): Still a believer.

19. Washington (4-4): Everything rides on Terry Allen, and he’s back.

20. Buffalo (4-4): Alex Van Pelt starts, which means Bills are finished.

21. Philadelphia (4-4): Eagles won two in a row scoring 13 points; go for hat trick.

22. San Diego (4-4): Play somebody.

23. Baltimore (4-4): Why fire Davey Johnson and keep Ted Marchibroda?

24. St. Louis (2-6): A little early for reruns, isn’t it?

25. Cincinnati (1-7): Pete Rose never would have bet this would happen.

26. Chicago (1-7): Wannstedt gets vote of confidence; he’d prefer a quarterback.

27. Atlanta (1-7): Chris Chandler will start unless he trips on hash marks.

28. Arizona (1-7): Cardinals stick with Plummer, flush season down the drain.

29. New Orleans (2-7): Ditka throws a fit; first throw on the mark all year.

30. Indianapolis (0-8): Harbaugh breaks hand, gets suspended. First time Colts keep him from getting sacked.