| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Houston Texans | 10-1 | Won a second straight game in overtime in the span of 5 days after having won only once previously in overtime in franchise history. |
| 2. | 2. | Atlanta Falcons | 10-1 | Ryan has led 5 fourth quarter comebacks so far this season. |
| 3. | 4. | Baltimore Ravens | 9-2 | Have to be worried about Flacco's performance in road games despite the gaudy record. |
| 4. | 5. | Denver Broncos | 8-3 | Breathed a sigh of relief when Manning passed a halftime concussion test. |
| 5. | 6. | New England Patriots | 8-3 | Scored 190 points in the last 4 games. |
| 6. | 7. | San Francisco 49ers | 8-2-1 | Smith is the fastest to 30 sacks in league history. |
| 7. | 8. | Chicago Bears | 8-3 | Buoyed by return of Cutler. |
| 8. | 11. | New York Giants | 7-4 | Back on track. |
| 9. | 3. | Green Bay Packers | 7-4 | Ran into a buzz saw at the Meadowlands. |
| 10. | 16. | Cincinnati Bengals | 6-5 | Green's streak of games with a TD reception ended at 9. |
| 11. | 17. | Indianapolis Colts | 7-4 | Rookie Hilton became the first player in franchise history with a receiving and punt return TD in the same game. |
| 12. | 9. | New Orleans Saints | 5-6 | Drive for the playoffs took a major hit in San Francisco. |
| 13. | 10. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-5 | Last team to commit 8 turnovers was the Rams in late October of 2001. Gaining a paltry 49 rushing yards and converting only 1 of 9 third downs didn't help either. |
| 14. | 12. | Seattle Seahawks | 6-5 | Losing both starting corners to performance enhancing drug suspensions would be disastrous. |
| 15. | 13. | Minnesota Vikings | 6-5 | Proven to be pretenders, not contenders. |
| 16. | 14. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-5 | Barber making his 210th consecutive start had his 47th career interception. |
| 17. | 20. | Washington Redskins | 5-6 | RGIII had a triumphant homecoming. |
| 18. | 15. | Dallas Cowboys | 5-6 | Romo lost for the first time on Thanksgiving, only the fourth time in November. |
| 19. | 18. | Detriot Lions | 4-7 | Lost for the ninth straight time on Thanksgiving. |
| 20. | 23. | Miami Dolphins | 5-6 | Tannehill's development more important than winning, although winning is a nice bonus. |
| 21. | 26. | St. Louis Rams | 4-6-1 | Jenkins is the first rookie since 1960 to return 2 interceptions for TDs in the same game. |
| 22. | 19. | Tennessee Titans | 4-7 | Played like they thought they had a second straight bye week. |
| 23. | 22. | Buffalo Bills | 4-7 | Spiller has topped 100 yards from scrimmage in the last 6 games. |
| 24. | 21. | New York Jets | 4-7 | Embarrassed themselves on NBC's prime time Thanksgiving debut. At least TCU beating Texas on ESPN was interesting. |
| 25. | 24. | San Diego Chargers | 4-7 | Hard to envision Norv surviving this latest debacle. Seems like I write that every season. |
| 26. | 28. | Carolina Panthers | 3-8 | Wide 9 was a welcome respite for Newton. |
| 27. | 30. | Cleveland Browns | 3-8 | Beat the Steelers for only the fifth time in their last 28 tries. |
| 28. | 25. | Arizona Cardinals | 4-7 | Losers of 7 straight. |
| 29. | 27. | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-8 | Released Babin a year after he totaled 18 sacks. Not sure what Reid is doing. |
| 30. | 29. | Oakland Raiders | 3-8 | Palmer's return to Cincinnati was not pleasant to say the least. |
| 31. | 31. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-9 | Henne! |
| 32. | 32. | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-10 | Actually playing hard for the clueless Romeo. Not that it matters. |
*Last week's ranking