| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | New England Patriots | 9-2 | Brady had a perfect QB rating wearing the Grogan throwbacks on Thanksgiving in Detroit in front of a national TV audience. |
| 2. | 2. | New York Jets | 9-2 | Finally won by double digits after a pair of overtime victories and a last second win. |
| 3. | 3. | Atlanta Falcons | 9-2 | Matty Ice will not be denied. Especially at home where his record improved to 19-1. |
| 4. | 6. | New Orleans Saints | 8-3 | Rebounded in Dallas after blowing a 17 point first quarter lead to win their fourth straight. |
| 5. | 7. | Baltimore Ravens | 8-3 | Sunday night visit by the Steelers will likely decide the division. |
| 6. | 8. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-3 | Survived in Buffalo. Last year they would have lost that game. |
| 7. | 11. | Chicago Bears | 8-3 | I was wrong about them. |
| 8. | 12. | San Diego Chargers | 6-5 | Have the Colts number. |
| 9. | 4. | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-4 | Dynamic playmakers were slowed down by the Soldier Field turf. |
| 10. | 5. | Green Bay Packers | 7-4 | Rodgers' first fumble of the year at the goal line proved costly. |
| 11. | 13. | New York Giants | 7-4 | Had to beat the Jags at home after a pair of divisional losses and did. |
| 12. | 15. | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-4 | Worst to first? Very possible. |
| 13. | 9. | Indianapolis Colts | 6-5 | Manning is on pace to break Bledsoe's record for most passing attempts in a season. |
| 14. | 10. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-4 | Still haven't beaten a team with a winning record. |
| 15. | 18. | Miami Dolphins | 6-5 | Parlayed 186 rushing yards into another road victory. |
| 16. | 14. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 6-5 | Colts returning to earth keeps them in the hunt. |
| 17. | 16. | Oakland Raiders | 5-6 | Ford is the first player in franchise history to return an opening kickoff for a TD. It didn't matter. |
| 18. | 22. | Houston Texans | 5-6 | Defense recorded first shutout in franchise history. |
| 19. | 23. | Cleveland Browns | 4-7 | Will Mangini do enough to keep Holmgren from returning to the sidelines? |
| 20. | 24. | Minnesota Vikings | 4-7 | Cost of the victory could be high depending on Purple Jesus' knee. |
| 21. | 26. | St. Louis Rams | 5-6 | See Chiefs comment. |
| 22. | 17. | Washington Redskins | 5-6 | Gained only 66 yards in the second half. |
| 23. | 19. | Tennessee Titans | 5-6 | Longest tendered coach in the league may not get an opportunity to coach this franchise for an 18th season. |
| 24. | 20. | Seattle Seahawks | 5-6 | Will the winner of the NFC West be .500? |
| 25. | 25. | San Fransisco 49ers | 4-7 | Sadly enough only a game behind in their division. Would winning the division at 7-9 be enough to save Singletary's job? |
| 26. | 21. | Dallas Cowboys | 3-8 | Fell short despite putting up a fight while trying to win a third straight game for Garrett. At least they gave me something interesting to watch on Thanksgiving. |
| 27. | 27. | Buffalo Bills | 2-9 | Third OT loss ties NFL single season record. |
| 28. | 28. | Denver Broncos | 3-8 | At least Belichick won when cheating. |
| 29. | 29. | Arizona Cardinals | 3-8 | Anderson's response to questions about his laughing after a loss were actually.... Well.... Laughable. It is on film. And he has a history of doing the exact same thing in Cleveland. |
| 30. | 30. | Cincinnati Bengals | 2-9 | Losers of 8 straight. |
| 31. | 31. | Detriot Lions | 2-9 | Played a good first half on Thanksgiving then fell apart. |
| 32. | 32. | Carolina Panthers | 1-10 | Charlotte seems like a better landing spot for Luck than Buffalo or Cincinnati. |
*Last week's ranking