| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Denver Broncos | 3-0 | Manning's 12 TDs in the first 3 games breaks Brady's previous record of 11. |
| 2. | 2. | Seattle Seahawks | 3-0 | Undefeated after 3 games for the first time since 2006. |
| 3. | 3. | New Orleans Saints | 3-0 | Ranked fourth in total defense after finishing dead last in 2012. |
| 4. | 6. | New England Patriots | 3-0 | Brady seems to be getting comfortable with rookies Thompkins and Dobson. |
| 5. | 9. | Chicago Bears | 3-0 | Hiring offensive minded Trestman to replace Lovie working out perfectly so far. |
| 6. | 10. | Cincinnati Bengals | 2-1 | Survived 4 turnovers thanks in part to forcing 4 turnovers. |
| 7. | 11. | Baltimore Ravens | 2-1 | Scoring 17 first half points without the offense getting into the end zone makes winning games easier. |
| 8. | 4. | Houston Texans | 2-1 | Franchise remained winless in Baltimore. |
| 9. | 12. | Kansas City Chiefs | 3-0 | Already won more games than last season. |
| 10. | 13. | Miami Dolphins | 3-0 | Got lucky when Fisher turned them down, Philbin proving to be an inspired second choice. |
| 11. | 14. | Indianapolis Colts | 2-1 | Harbaugh's college QB Luck outplayed his current QB Kaepernick. |
| 12. | 5. | San Francisco 49ers | 1-2 | Super Bowl loser's jinx alive and well. |
| 13. | 15. | Dallas Cowboys | 2-1 | Won their first 2 home games for the first time since the Jerry Dome opened in 2009. |
| 14. | 7. | Green Bay Packers | 1-2 | Scored 30 straight points yet blew a 16 point second half lead, a fumble return for a TD while trying to protect a 3 point lead with 3 minutes remaining providing the margin of defeat. |
| 15. | 8. | Atlanta Falcons | 1-2 | Dominated all statistical categories but kept the Dolphins in the game settling for 3 FGs and then lost in the final minutes. |
| 16. | 18. | Detriot Lions | 2-1 | Halted a 21 game road losing streak to the Redskins, last beating them away from Detroit in 1939 when the franchise was still located in Boston. |
| 17. | 25. | Tennessee Titans | 2-1 | Yet to turn the ball over this season. |
| 18. | 16. | St. Louis Rams | 1-2 | Appear to be taking a step backwards in Fisher's second season. |
| 19. | 17. | Arizona Cardinals | 1-2 | Didn't score again after getting into the end zone on their opening drive. |
| 20. | 27. | New York Jets | 2-1 | Overcame a franchise record 20 penalties. |
| 21. | 20. | San Diego Chargers | 1-2 | Had won 9 straight versus the Titans. |
| 22. | 21. | Philadelphia Eagles | 1-2 | Will Kelly’s offense do any better than Spurrier’s offense in the pros? |
| 23. | 19. | Buffalo Bills | 1-2 | Allowed 8 sacks after giving up only 1 in the first 2 games. |
| 24. | 28. | Carolina Panthers | 1-2 | Their 38 point victory was the most lopsided in franchise history. |
| 25. | 22. | New York Giants | 0-3 | Tied with the Steelers for worst turnover margin (-9). |
| 26. | 23. | Washington Redskins | 0-3 | Last year's surprise playoff appearance a distant memory. |
| 27. | 26. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-3 | Hard to win when offense gives up 14 points on turnover returns. |
| 28. | 31. | Cleveland Browns | 1-2 | Near perfect final drive helped Hoyer overcome 3 interception. |
| 29. | 24. | Minnesota Vikings | 0-3 | Must travel to London to play a home game. |
| 30. | 30. | Oakland Raiders | 1-2 | Pryor appears to give them something to build around, unfortunately a fourth quarter concussion in Denver puts his week 4 availability in question. |
| 31. | 29. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-3 | Schiano has lost 8 of his last 9 after a promising 6-4 start. Benching Freeman for rookie Glennon unlikely to help (or hurt to be honest). |
| 32. | 32. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-3 | Gaining over 50 yards less per game (230.3) than the Bucs (282.0), the second worse offense in the league. |
*Last week's ranking