| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 2. | Denver Broncos | 12-3 | Manning broke Brady's single season TD record with another week to go. |
| 2. | 1. | Seattle Seahawks | 12-3 | Wilson lost at home for the first time in his pro career. |
| 3. | 3. | San Francisco 49ers | 11-4 | Clinched at least a wildcard, need Seahawks to lose second straight at home to have a chance to win division. |
| 4. | 4. | Carolina Panthers | 11-4 | Clinch the division and a bye with a win in Atlanta. |
| 5. | 7. | New England Patriots | 11-4 | Division winners the last 5 years, 10 of the last 11 years. |
| 6. | 8. | Indianapolis Colts | 10-5 | Back on track after mid-season hiccup. |
| 7. | 9. | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-5 | Another team that dominates at home, struggles on the road. |
| 8. | 5. | Kansas City Chiefs | 11-4 | Loss locks them in as the number 5 seed in the AFC. |
| 9. | 10. | Arizona Cardinals | 10-5 | Playoff chances on life support even if they win 11 games, needing a win against the Niners and a Saints loss or tie against the Bucs in New Orleans. |
| 10. | 6. | New Orleans Saints | 10-5 | Likely will need to win a pair of playoff games on the road before getting to the Big Apple which makes their chances seem slim to nil. |
| 11. | 14. | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-6 | Play the Cowboys at home for the division. |
| 12. | 16. | San Diego Chargers | 8-7 | Need losses by the Ravens and Dolphins to have a chance. |
| 13. | 18. | Dallas Cowboys | 8-7 | Hobbled Romo's 4th down TD with just over a minute remaining saved their season. |
| 14. | 11. | Baltimore Ravens | 8-7 | A shell of their former selves. |
| 15. | 12. | Miami Dolphins | 8-7 | Only the second team shut out this season, the Giants were the first just the previous week. |
| 16. | 13. | Chicago Bears | 8-7 | Control their own destiny despite Sunday night debacle. |
| 17. | 19. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-8 | Still breathing, need losses by the Ravens, Dolphins and Chargers to have a chance. |
| 18. | 20. | St. Louis Rams | 7-8 | Redskins loss was much more important than their own win thanks to RGIII. |
| 19. | 15. | Green Bay Packers | 7-7-1 | Return of Rodgers still seems unlikely even with everything on the line against the Bears. |
| 20. | 21. | New York Jets | 7-8 | Ryan reportedly believes he will be fired. |
| 21. | 23. | Buffalo Bills | 6-9 | Development of Manuel key to the future. |
| 22. | 24. | Tennessee Titans | 6-9 | Expected to clean house and start over. |
| 23. | 26. | New York Giants | 6-9 | Coughlin deserves credit for getting his team ready to play in Detroit a week after complete offensive collapse against Seattle in Jersey. |
| 24. | 17. | Detriot Lions | 7-8 | Lack of discipline has again caused them to unravel, no way Schwartz survives this debacle. |
| 25. | 22. | Atlanta Falcons | 4-11 | A lost season. |
| 26. | 25. | Minnesota Vikings | 4-10-1 | Debacle at the QB position likely means the end of the Frazier era. |
| 27. | 27. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-11 | Everything revolves around finding a QB. |
| 28. | 28. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-11 | Could Freeman's struggles in Minnesota save Schiano? |
| 29. | 29. | Oakland Raiders | 4-11 | Will Allen be 2 and done? |
| 30. | 30. | Cleveland Browns | 4-11 | See Jaguars comment. |
| 31. | 31. | Washington Redskins | 3-12 | Garcon broke Monk's single season franchise record for receptions with his 107th catch. |
| 32. | 32. | Houston Texans | 2-13 | No idea why they didn't give Yates some reps with Keenum injured, no reason to waste snaps on Schaub any longer. |
*Last week's ranking