| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | New York Giants | 4-0 | Even if planter fasciitis sidelines Manning for a week (which at this point doesn't seem likely) it shouldn't matter with the Raiders coming to town. |
| 2. | 2. | New Orleans Saints | 4-0 | Sharper moved into second all-time in career interceptions returned for TDs only 2 behind Hall of Famer Woodson. He already has 5 interceptions this season. |
| 3. | 4. | Indianapolis Colts | 4-0 | Manning joined Warner and Young as the only QBs in history to open a season with 4 straight 300 yard games. |
| 4. | 5. | Minnesota Vikings | 4-0 | Favre got his revenge on Thompson and McCarthy with the aid of Allen's 4.5 sacks, forced fumble and safety. |
| 5. | 7. | New England Patriots | 3-1 | Escaped with Brady doing enough to take advantage of the Ravens struggling secondary. |
| 6. | 3. | Baltimore Ravens | 3-1 | Spent the post game whining about calls when the real problem was Clayton's drop of a late 4th down conversion. |
| 7. | 13. | Denver Broncos | 4-0 | Perhaps McDaniels knew what he was doing in the off season after all. Special thanks to Marshall for winning my fantasy league game in addition to this game. |
| 8. | 8. | Atlanta Falcons | 2-1 | Need to improve the 25th ranked run defense. |
| 9. | 6. | New York Jets | 3-1 | Defense gave up less points than Sanchez against the Saints. Trading for Edwards gives Sanchez a legitimate weapon if Edwards can keep his head on straight. |
| 10. | 10. | Philadelphia Eagles | 2-1 | A rare team that had to appreciate the early bye with McNabb and Westbrook nursing injuries. |
| 11. | 11. | Chicago Bears | 3-1 | Forte's return to form is a good sign even if it was only against the Lions. |
| 12. | 14. | San Fransisco 49ers | 3-1 | Finally add Crabtree to the mix. He probably won't really help all that much until next season. |
| 13. | 15. | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-1 | Escaped a trap game with a victory when Palmer convinced Lewis to go for it on 4th and 11 in the final minutes of overtime and converted with a 15 yard run en route to a game winning field goal. |
| 14. | 17. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-2 | Withstood the now seemingly obligitory second half defensive collapse (admittedly the struggles were assisted by horrendous special teams play) by scoring touchdowns in the first half and on the first drive of the second half instead of stalling in the red zone. |
| 15. | 9. | San Diego Chargers | 2-2 | Loss of Williams in the middle has devastated the run defense. |
| 16. | 12. | Dallas Cowboys | 2-2 | Romo failed to throw touchdown passes in consecutive games for the first time in his career as a starter. |
| 17. | 16. | Green Bay Packers | 2-2 | Couldn't protect Rodgers or pressure Favre. New defensive scheme does not appear to be enough to correct all of last season's woes. In fact standing up their best pass rusher Kampman and sometimes dropping him into coverage has perhaps made things worse. |
| 18. | 18. | Arizona Cardinals | 1-2 | Lack of big plays a concern for the offense. |
| 19. | 19. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-2 | Garrard met the challenge when the Titans tried to take away MJD. |
| 20. | 20. | Houston Texans | 2-2 | Facing the Raiders is a great way for any defense to get on track. |
| 21. | 22. | Miami Dolphins | 1-3 | Brown and Williams make Henne's job much easier. |
| 22. | 27. | Washington Redskins | 2-2 | Saved Zorn for at least another week even though Lewis was brought in as an offensive consultant. |
| 23. | 21. | Tennessee Titans | 0-4 | Resigning of Collins is looking almost as bad as resigning of Delhomme. Starting 0-6 is a distinct possibility with the Colts and Patriots next on the schedule. |
| 24. | 23. | Buffalo Bills | 1-3 | Edwards was sacked 7 times and pressured into 3 interceptions as his offensive line continued to crumble around him. |
| 25. | 26. | Carolina Panthers | 0-3 | Hoping Delhomme can get his head together during the bye week because they have left themselves with no other legitimate option at QB. |
| 26. | 25. | Seattle Seahawks | 1-3 | Likely going nowhere whether Hasselbeck is on the field or not. |
| 27. | 24. | Detriot Lions | 1-3 | Stafford's knee injury was not serious which is more important at this point than a win or loss. |
| 28. | 32. | Cleveland Browns | 0-4 | Dealing Edwards on the final year of his contract is addition by subtraction given his relationship (or lack thereof) with Mangini. Getting Stuckey, Trusnick and 2 picks in return is gravy. |
| 29. | 29. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-4 | Couldn't finish after jumping out to a 10 point lead behind Johnson in his first start. |
| 30. | 28. | Oakland Raiders | 1-3 | Rumors are swirling that Cable could be arrested and perhaps suspended for his training camp altercation with former assistant Hanson. |
| 31. | 30. | Kansas City Chiefs | 0-4 | Cassel has actually been OK with an 82.5 passer rating and 5 TDs in 3 games. The rest of the team is a disaster. |
| 32. | 31. | St. Louis Rams | 0-4 | Any thought that they might get a lift from Boller after the second half against the Packers was quickly put to rest by the Niners defense. |
*Last week's ranking