Link: Does the Team Match the Record?

How can you separate the contenders from the pretenders? Don Banks tries to do just that on SI.com with a look at the NFL teams with winning records. In it he places teams into three categorites, and the Jets are in the top grouping. New York Jets (3-0) — Nothing breeds confidence on a team more so than winning even when you don’t have your “A” game on any particular day, and that’s why the Jets’ Week 3 grind-it-out conquest of the Titans was valuable. Quality teams find a way to get the W even when they’re not at their best. A huge test looms this week with New York’s trip to New Orleans, but Rex Ryan has his Jets believing they’re destined for great things this season, so no game will be too big for them. And check out that schedule. After the Saints, New York isn’t likely to play another winning team until its much-anticipated rematch at New England in Week 11. • Early season playoff potential: Even Eric Mangini took th...