| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Tennessee Titans | 9-0 | Still keeping Griese, Morris, Buoniconti, Shula and the gang from breaking open the champagne. |
| 2. | 2. | New York Giants | 8-1 | Suffering no Super Bowl hangover. |
| 3. | 4. | Carolina Panthers | 7-2 | Delhomme threw for 72 yards and 4 interceptions. Luckily they were playing the Raiders. |
| 4. | 3. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-3 | Roethlisberger has thrown 8 interceptions and just a single touchdown in his last 3 starts. He has been picked off 3 times in his last 16 passes in the fourth quarter. |
| 5. | 9. | New England Patriots | 6-3 | Sans Brady this is probably Belichick's best coaching job. |
| 6. | 6. | Washington Redskins | 6-3 | Challenged immediately after the bye by a trip from the Cowboys. |
| 7. | 7. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-3 | Lack of big play capability on offense remains a hinderance. |
| 8. | 8. | Arizona Cardinals | 6-3 | Not even they could screw this up. |
| 9. | 10. | Baltimore Ravens | 6-3 | Impressive performance from a rookie head coach and quarterback. |
| 10. | 11. | New York Jets | 6-3 | Thursday night game in Foxboro could define their season. |
| 11. | 16. | Indianapolis Colts | 5-4 | Handed a victory on a silver platter in Pittsburgh and took advantage of the opportunity. |
| 12. | 17. | Atlanta Falcons | 6-3 | Could legitimately go from worst to first in the NFC South. |
| 13. | 5. | Philadelphia Eagles | 5-4 | Control Westbrook, control the Eagles. |
| 14. | 14. | Dallas Cowboys | 5-4 | Can not afford to have Romo on the sidelines any longer. |
| 15. | 13. | Chicago Bears | 5-4 | Inability to stop Collins led to defeat even though they were able to shut down the Titans vaunted running game. |
| 16. | 12. | Buffalo Bills | 5-4 | Slumping Edwards dragging them down. |
| 17. | 19. | Miami Dolphins | 5-4 | Visit from the Raiders should allow their unlikely roll to continue. |
| 18. | 20. | Minnesota Vikings | 5-4 | Purple Jesus rushed for 192 yards and scored the game winning TD to end their 5 game losing streak against the Packers. |
| 19. | 21. | Denver Broncos | 5-4 | Division rival Chargers claimed Bennett off waivers to keep him off their roster. Now they are stuck with Hillis and Bell at RB. |
| 20. | 23. | San Diego Chargers | 4-5 | Struggled against the Chiefs at home, but got a desperately needed win. |
| 21. | 15. | New Orleans Saints | 4-5 | Top ranked passing offense isn't translating into wins. |
| 22. | 18. | Green Bay Packers | 4-5 | Barnett's season ending knee injury is another blow to the already depleted defense. |
| 23. | 26. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-5 | Entered an easy stretch against the Browns, Bengals and Lions looking poised to make a move. Then fell flat on their faces against the teams from Ohio. Rebound against the Lions can't be taken all that seriously. |
| 24. | 22. | Houston Texans | 3-6 | Rosenfels proving not to be up to the task. |
| 25. | 24. | Cleveland Browns | 3-6 | Attempts to improve the defense appear to have failed. Wasted a lot of money on the defensive line in the offseason. |
| 26. | 25. | Cincinnati Bengals | 1-8 | Had 2 weeks to celebrate their first win. Obviously not good when you have a bye in week 10. |
| 27. | 27. | St. Louis Rams | 2-7 | Turnaround under Haslett was short lived. |
| 28. | 28. | Seattle Seahawks | 2-7 | Expected return of Hasselbeck can't hurt. |
| 29. | 29. | San Fransisco 49ers | 2-7 | Stuffed on the 1 in the final seconds after horrible clock management limitted their number of chances. |
| 30. | 30. | Oakland Raiders | 2-7 | Injuries to Russell and Walter could lead to a start for Tuiasosopo. |
| 31. | 31. | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-8 | Haven't quit on Edwards. Just not good enough to win. |
| 32. | 32. | Detriot Lions | 0-9 | Culpepper was not the answer. Of course no one really even knows the question. |
*Last week's ranking