1. New England Patriots - Brady and all those offensive weapons
2. Minnesota Vikings - Adding Favre makes this team brutally tough on offence and their D was already great.
3. Tennessee Titans - IMO the most underrated team in Madden. This team is very solid on the lines and has an underrated but excellent secondary. Only weakness is the lack of good receivers, but Chris Johnson is such a weapon, it doesn't matter.
4. Philadelphia Eagles - As usual, a strong team. Addition of Vick doesn't hurt. Their defensive backfield should play better on the field than they actually do. Assante Samuel is essentially a shutdown corner, but not in this game. Hell, the Giants' Steve Smith torched him in my last game.
5. Arizona Cardinals - Spread offence, those receivers, Kurt Warner's great arm. This is a brutally tough team to match up against.
Honourable mention:
New York Giants - lack of a great receiver keeps them off the top 5
San Diego Chargers - could move back in if Tomlinson, Gates and Merriman rebound
Indianapolis Colts - for obvious reasons