QPR manager Ian Holloway insisted he was not looking at the league table after his side ran out comfortable 3-0 winners against Sheffield Wednesday at Loftus Road.
Steve Palmer netted his first goal since the opening match of the season and Tony Thorpe and Kevin McLeod were also on target in an easy victory.
The biggest surprise was that Rangers failed to build on the 12th minute opener from Palmer until five minutes from time when Thorpe headed home a Gino Padula corner.
And woeful Wednesday can have no complaints that sub McLeod added a third at the death from Thorpe's cross after a flowing move.
But Holloway warned: "What is the point of looking at the league table because we are still only half way through the season.
"If this was a marathon we would still have 13 miles to run and that is a hell of a long way to go.
"It does not matter where we are now, it only matters where we are at the end of the season. But we are on the right lines and we are getting stronger and stronger." In truth it could have been even worse for the Yorkshire side who had just one shot on target all match and simply could not cope with the inventive passing and movement by the league leaders.
And Palmer had the simplest of tasks early on to nod in from point-blank range as the Wednesday defence was undone by Padula's inswinging free-kick.
Martin Rowland almost extended the lead on two occasions before the break, but the visitors held on despite being totally outplayed.
Chris Turner's side did improve after the break, but they were still lucky not to fall further behind as Thorpe and Gallen wasted good chances.
But Rangers eventually made the game safe on 85 minutes when Thorpe was left unmarked from a corner and powered into the net, while McLeod came off the bench and put the finishing touch on a brilliant move from one end of the pitch to the other.
Wednesday boss Turner said: "This is the result I feared because QPR are playing well, while we are in a little bit of a rut at the moment.
"We were clinging to hope when it was only 1-0 and at that stage you hope you might be able to get back into it.
"But the fear became a reality in the last five minutes and the difference in quality was there for everyone to see."