| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 2. | Tennessee Titans | 12-1 | Halted the Colts streak of division championships at five. |
| 2. | 1. | New York Giants | 11-2 | Off the field turmoil seems to have caught up with them. Can they shake it off? |
| 3. | 3. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-3 | Roethlisberger has won more games in his first five seasons than any quarterback in history. |
| 4. | 5. | Indianapolis Colts | 9-4 | Join the Niners ('89 to '95) as the only teams in history to win at least six consecutive games in five straight seasons. |
| 5. | 7. | Baltimore Ravens | 9-4 | Reed was a one man wrecking crew with an interception, forced fumble, fumble recovery and touchdown in the first six minutes. |
| 6. | 9. | Carolina Panthers | 10-3 | Set a franchise single game record by gaining 299 rushing yards. |
| 7. | 4. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-4 | Loss in Carolina makes the trip to Atlanta all the more important. Helps that the Chargers and Raiders will be traveling coast-to-coast to face them in their last two games. |
| 8. | 10. | Denver Broncos | 8-5 | Hillis was their fifth RB to be placed on IR this season. |
| 9. | 12. | New England Patriots | 8-5 | They're back. |
| 10. | 13. | Minnesota Vikings | 8-5 | Williams and Williams make all the difference and it is looking highly unlikely that they will have to serve a suspension until the start of next season if at all. |
| 11. | 14. | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-5-1 | A different team when Westbrook is firing on all cylinders. Tie in Cincinnati continues to haunt them. |
| 12. | 15. | Arizona Cardinals | 8-5 | NFC West champions. Clinched a home playoff game for the first time since 1947. |
| 13. | 6. | Dallas Cowboys | 8-5 | Allowed 17 unanswered points in the last 7:15 minutes at Heinz Field as Romo folded like a cheap suit. |
| 14. | 17. | Miami Dolphins | 8-5 | Continue to win the games they should win. Which is good news with the 49ers coming to town and a trip to Kansas City next up on the schedule. |
| 15. | 18. | New Orleans Saints | 7-6 | Thomas passed his first audition to be the compliment to Bush next season. |
| 16. | 8. | Atlanta Falcons | 8-5 | No team in the NFC South has managed to win a road game in the division. |
| 17. | 19. | Chicago Bears | 7-6 | First franchise to win 700 games in the regular season and playoffs combined. |
| 18. | 11. | New York Jets | 8-5 | Let the Patriots and Dolphins back into the divisional race. |
| 19. | 20. | Houston Texans | 6-7 | Turn around from the 0-4 start gives them hope for the future. |
| 20. | 16. | Washington Redskins | 7-6 | Lost for the fourth straight time when Portis had less than 20 carries. And then Portis publicly showed his displeasure with Zorn for not getting him the ball more often. |
| 21. | 23. | San Fransisco 49ers | 5-8 | Singletary seems to be finding his way after a rough beginning. |
| 22. | 24. | San Diego Chargers | 5-8 | Rumor is that Smith will keep Norv. Hard to believe. |
| 23. | 21. | Buffalo Bills | 6-7 | Remember when they were 4-1? Probably not. |
| 24. | 22. | Green Bay Packers | 5-8 | Fell to 3-4 at Lambeau field this season. |
| 25. | 25. | Cleveland Browns | 4-9 | Haven't scored a touchdown in three weeks. May not score another this season with Dorsey at the helm. |
| 26. | 26. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-9 | Can Del Rio survive? |
| 27. | 27. | Kansas City Chiefs | 2-11 | Lost their eighth straight in the Mile High City. |
| 28. | 28. | Oakland Raiders | 3-10 | Should Russell be labeled a bust or is it the coaching? |
| 29. | 29. | Cincinnati Bengals | 1-11-1 | Have given up. |
| 30. | 30. | St. Louis Rams | 2-11 | Scored five touchdowns in their last seven games, all losses. |
| 31. | 31. | Seattle Seahawks | 2-11 | Motivated Branch tried hard to bring down his old team. |
| 32. | 32. | Detriot Lions | 0-13 | One more loss to tie the 1976 Bucs. Three more for history. |
*Last week's ranking