Guest Author - Kori Ellis

With the NFL heading into Week 10, it’s getting easier to figure out which teams are the best teams in the league. Some teams that were hot in preseason have fizzled, while other teams have come out of nowhere. Here are, in my opinion, the top five teams as it stands.

1) New England Patriots
Is this even a question? The Patriots are great. In fact, through the first nine weeks of the season, the Patriots are arguably off to the best start in NFL history. Last week, they defeated the Indianapolis Colts in a battle of the last two undefeated teams. Since the Patriots are on a bye week in Week 10, they’ll be safe atop the power rankings for a while.

2) Indianapolis Colts
Even though they fell to the Patriots last week, they are still clearly a top two team in the NFL. In fact, the Colts were outplaying the Patriots for much of the game last week. Considering that the Colts were without Marvin Harrison, there’s a lot of hope left in Indianapolis if the two teams meet again during the playoffs. The defending Super Bowl champions are number two, but they certainly have a chance to repeat.

3) Dallas Cowboys
With Tony Romo having a magical season, the Cowboys have stormed out of the gates with an 8-1 record. The offense, led by Romo, Terrell Owens and Jason Witten, is having great success. With running backs Marion Barber III and Julius Jones sharing the load, the Cowboys can score with anybody. The question is whether their defense can step up and match the offense in terms of effectiveness.

4) Green Bay Packers
A lot of people like to underrate the Packers. But at 7-1, it’s tough to look past what Brett Favre and the Packers have done so far this season. It seems like Favre fines a way to win whenever the game looks to be in doubt. Although the team doesn’t have a star running back, Favre and the underrated Green Bay defense look to be a serious contender this year.

5) New York Giants
The Giants lost their first two games of the season. Things looked bleak in New York. However, since then, the Giants have won six games in a row. The major difference is the team’s defense. After being horrible in the first two weeks of the season, the defense has turned it around and is now one of the league’s best.