| Rnk | LY* | Team | Record+ | Comments |
| 1. | 2. | Green Bay Packers | 9-3 | Rodgers currently the clear cut MVP. |
| 2. | 1. | New England Patriots | 9-3 | Still hold the tiebreaker over the Broncos. |
| 3. | 4. | Denver Broncos | 9-3 | Anderson's breakout has taken some pressure of Peyton. |
| 4. | 5. | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-3 | Has Sanchez put the Thanksgiving day butt fumble behind him? Sorry, bad pun. |
| 5. | 9. | Seattle Seahawks | 8-4 | Looks like they have finally overcome their Super Bowl hangover and are primed to make a serious run. |
| 6. | 3. | Arizona Cardinals | 9-3 | Grip on the division weakening with a second straight loss and the Seahawks coming on strong. |
| 7. | 7. | Cincinnati Bengals | 8-3-1 | Held on in Tampa while the rest of the division went down to defeat. |
| 8. | 8. | Indianapolis Colts | 8-4 | Don't seem talented enough to be legitimate Super Bowl contenders. Luck hides a lot of faults. |
| 9. | 12. | Detriot Lions | 8-4 | Megatron is back! |
| 10. | 13. | San Diego Chargers | 8-4 | Remaining regular season opponents have a record of 32-16. |
| 11. | 6. | Dallas Cowboys | 8-4 | Has their annual collapse begun? |
| 12. | 10. | Baltimore Ravens | 7-5 | Had won 12 straight before Sunday when entering the fourth quarter with a double digit lead. |
| 13. | 11. | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-5 | Can't overcome the complete lack of a downfield passing game when they get behind. |
| 14. | 17. | Miami Dolphins | 7-5 | Have the same problem with the downfield passing game as the Chiefs. |
| 15. | 14. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-5 | Came off the bye flat. Obviously known for sticking by the head coach with only three since 1969, but questions about Tomlin need to at least start to be raised. |
| 16. | 15. | San Francisco 49ers | 7-5 | Kaepernick completely outplayed by Wilson. In serious danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in the Harbaugh era, likely the last year of the Harbaugh era. |
| 17. | 18. | Buffalo Bills | 7-5 | Nobody circles the wagons like.... |
| 18. | 16. | Cleveland Browns | 7-5 | Time to give Manziel a chance. |
| 19. | 20. | Houston Texans | 6-6 | Return of Fitzpatrick after Mallett's season ending injury was a rousing success with 6 TDs. |
| 20. | 21. | St. Louis Rams | 5-7 | Sunday's shutout win was the largest in franchise history since 1976. |
| 21. | 22. | Atlanta Falcons | 5-7 | Better protection for Ryan has predictably led to improved offense. |
| 22. | 23. | New Orleans Saints | 5-7 | Brees joined Peyton as the only QBs in league history with 9 career games of 5 TDs or more. |
| 23. | 19. | Chicago Bears | 5-7 | Mouses of the Midway. |
| 24. | 24. | Minnesota Vikings | 5-7 | Returned a pair of blocked punts for TDs in blowout home win. |
| 25. | 25. | New York Giants | 3-9 | Blew a 21 point first half lead in Jacksonville with Eli coughing the ball up twice and Donnell once, a pair of which were returned for TDs. Stick a fork in Coughlin, maybe Reese. |
| 26. | 26. | Carolina Panthers | 3-8-1 | Quit on Rivera. |
| 27. | 27. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-10 | Done in by a 12 men on the field penalty at a crucial moment in their final drive when they only needed a FG to win. |
| 28. | 28. | New York Jets | 2-10 | Had more first quarter rushing yards on Monday night than any other team had in 3 years, figured out a way to lose anyway. |
| 29. | 29. | Washington Redskins | 3-9 | Could Gruden be one and done? He really seems to have lost control, be in over his head. |
| 30. | 32. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-10 | Took advantage of a pair of defensive TDs, offense only got into the end zone once. |
| 31. | 30. | Tennessee Titans | 2-10 | Gave up 88 points in the last 2 weeks. |
| 32. | 31. | Oakland Raiders | 1-11 | Didn't compete in St. Louis, must have been satisfied with their first victory the previous week. |
*Last week's ranking