| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 3. | Baltimore Ravens | 6-2 | Battle of the birds in Atlanta should be a good one. Of course the bastards at Cablevision could never come to an agreement with NFL Network so I won't be watching. |
| 2. | 4. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-2 | Tried hard to blow a 20 point 4th quarter lead for the 1st time in franchise history. Saved by special teams play and the defense (specifically Harrison) coming up big in the final 40 seconds. Basically the reverse of every horrible loss after last year's 6-2 start. |
| 3. | 5. | New York Giants | 6-2 | Averaging 36 points scored in their last 4 games. |
| 4. | 6. | New York Jets | 6-2 | Rejuvenated Revis held Megatron to 1 catch for 13 yards. |
| 5. | 8. | Atlanta Falcons | 6-2 | Sort of the Steelers of the NFC. Talented and finding ways to win, but not particularly impressively. |
| 6. | 9. | Green Bay Packers | 6-3 | The bye comes at a good time for this injury riddled team. |
| 7. | 10. | New Orleans Saints | 6-3 | Back on track. Eventual return of Bush and Thomas could again make them the favorites in the NFC. |
| 8. | 1. | New England Patriots | 6-2 | Belichick can't be happy that his team got punched in the mouth by the Browns and didn't respond. |
| 9. | 13. | Philadelphia Eagles | 5-3 | Improved to 12-0 after the bye under Reid. |
| 10. | 2. | Indianapolis Colts | 5-3 | Decimated by injuries. Probably a 4 win team at this point without Manning. |
| 11. | 11. | Tennessee Titans | 5-3 | Loss of Britt likely to hurt more than the addition of Moss helps. |
| 12. | 16. | Oakland Raiders | 5-4 | Ford showed why Davis loves speed. |
| 13. | 7. | Kansas City Chiefs | 5-3 | Second half hiccup in Oakland keeps them from running away with the division. Can't afford a misstep in Denver. |
| 14. | 17. | San Diego Chargers | 4-5 | They're alive. Rivers found a way to win with Gates sidelined. |
| 15. | 12. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-3 | Impressive in defeat by hanging tough in Atlanta. Still haven't beat a good team. |
| 16. | 24. | Minnesota Vikings | 3-5 | Kept their season alive by overcoming a 14 point deficit in the final 5 minutes and winning in overtime. Considering they seem to hate each other it is interesting that Favre keeps figuring out a way to save Childress' ass. |
| 17. | 18. | Chicago Bears | 5-3 | Had to win in Buffalo. |
| 18. | 14. | Miami Dolphins | 4-4 | Suffered first road loss of the season. |
| 19. | 15. | Houston Texans | 4-4 | Can Kubiak survive another 8-8 disappointment? |
| 20. | 23. | Cleveland Browns | 3-5 | Outscored the Saints and Patriots by a combined 33 points in the last 2 weeks as Mangini puts a crimp in Holmgren's plan to return to coaching. |
| 21. | 19. | Washington Redskins | 4-4 | Can Shanahan and McNabb coexist? Does Shanahan care? |
| 22. | 20. | St. Louis Rams | 4-4 | Barring an injury to Bradford the season is already a success. |
| 23. | 22. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-4 | Picked up ground in the division while on bye thanks to losses by the Colts and Texans. |
| 24. | 21. | Seattle Seahawks | 4-4 | Hasselbeck's job is safe. |
| 25. | 25. | Arizona Cardinals | 3-5 | Would be running away with their division if they had any semblance of an NFL QB on the roster. |
| 26. | 26. | Cincinnati Bengals | 2-6 | Signing of TO proving brilliant. It's the rest of the team that sucks. |
| 27. | 27. | Detriot Lions | 2-6 | Stafford's inability to stay healthy is a major concern. |
| 28. | 28. | San Fransisco 49ers | 2-6 | Still have a chance in the division. Gotta love the NFC West. |
| 29. | 30. | Carolina Panthers | 1-7 | Playing out the string for lame duck Fox. |
| 30. | 31. | Denver Broncos | 2-6 | Can McDaniels survive? A home loss to the resurgent Chiefs coming off the bye certainly wouldn't help his cause. |
| 31. | 32. | Buffalo Bills | 0-8 | At least they're competitive. |
| 32. | 29. | Dallas Cowboys | 1-7 | A complete embarrassment. Phillips has mercifully been put out of his misery. Garrett gets to play out the string. I almost hope he has some success so Jones hires him full time. However unlikely. |
*Last week's ranking