Of the teams that were in the playoffs last year and have taken bizarre nosedives this year, Houston and Atlanta are the most puzzling.
At least Redskins fans can point to the specific problem: Robert Griffin III is still recovering from a very serious knee injury.
And the Vikings weren't that good to begin with.
But, the Texans and Falcons were being mentioned breathlessly as Super Bowl candidates, particularly the talent-laded Falcons.
Houston was 12-4 last year. Atlanta was 13-3.
Now, here it is week seven and they've won three games between them.
The Falcons have suffered key injuries, but what NFL team doesn't? It's their same old story: Atlanta can't make the plays when it really counts. Specifically, they can't score in the red zone.
The Texans lost four straight and were brutalized 38-13 by the Rams at home. Houston quarterback Matt Schaub leads the league in touchdown passes. To the other team.
Fans burned his jersey and when he finally got hurt, his replacement was worse. I didn't think it was possible.
That's one of the things I love about the NFL. Every year there is a bunch of surprising winners. And every year, at least one or two of last year's winners are laughable, dirt-grubbing losers.
Here are some more intriguing "takeaways" - to use cool, NFL lingo - after week six action.
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