| Rnk | LW | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 2. | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-0 | The state of Pennsylvania with a combined record of 13-1 sits atop the ratings. Barring a tie the state will definitely suffer their second loss of this season this coming week. |
| 2. | 7. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-1 | Matched their win total from last season and marked themselves as legitimate contenders with a dominating victory to end the Patriots 21 game winning streak. Now get the opportunity to beat undefeated teams in back-to-back weeks with the Eagles coming to town. |
| 3. | 1. | New England Patriots | 6-1 | Injuries could make starting a new winning streak difficult. |
| 4. | 8. | New York Jets | 6-1 | Curtis Martin and Lamont Jordan bludgeoned the Dolphins on the ground during a lopsided prime time game that was difficult for anyone except Jets fans to watch. |
| 5. | 11. | Atlanta Falcons | 6-2 | Scored 31 unanswered points in Denver after falling behind 14-3. Michael Vick remains a dangerous weapon when allowed to freelance. |
| 6. | 12. | New York Giants | 5-2 | The New York media has already started the Tiki Barber for MVP campaign. It isn't just hype. |
| 7. | 3. | Minnesota Vikings | 5-2 | Deja vu all over again.... Last year the Vikings were flying high at 6-0 when the Giants whacked them in the Metrodome and sent them into a tailspin. Will the same thing happen again? |
| 8. | 18. | Kansas City Chiefs | 3-4 | Offensive explosion has them back in the hunt for a playoff spot. |
| 9. | 4. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-3 | A funny thing happened as they drove for another last second win. Byron Leftwich was picked off for a game clinching touchdown. Has the magic spell been broken? The possibility that Leftwich will miss multiple games due to a knee injury could pose problems. |
| 10. | 5. | Indianapolis Colts | 4-3 | Defense got torched for a mind-boggling 590 yards and 45 points. The Chiefs are on a roll, but that is ridiculous. |
| 11. | 14. | San Diego Chargers | 5-3 | Drew Brees continues to make himself a ton of money as he heads toward unrestricted free agency. This week he was 22 of 25 with 4 touchdowns and no interceptions. |
| 12. | 6. | Denver Broncos | 5-3 | In a mini slump. The decision to abandon the running game and base the offense almost solely on the right arm of Jake Plummer the last 2 weeks has to be considered curious. |
| 13. | 15. | Houston Texans | 4-3 | The dolt of the week award goes to Jabar Gaffney. Walking into the endzone untouched on an end-around Gaffney started his celebration a yard too early and fumbled. The result was a loss of possession and touchback. Luckily for Gaffney the Texans managed to win anyway. |
| 14. | 13. | St. Louis Rams | 4-3 | Loss to the Dolphins before the bye looks even more brutal after watching the Jets crush Miami on MNF. |
| 15. | 9. | Baltimore Ravens | 4-3 | Defense is no longer quite good enough to overcome the 30th ranked offense. Kyle Boller has to be a major concern despite pronouncements from Brian Billick to the contrary. The average of only 122 yards passing per game is by far the worst in the league. |
| 16. | 16. | Green Bay Packers | 4-4 | Riding a 3 game winning streak that has again made them players in the NFC Central. |
| 17. | 17. | Seattle Seahawks | 4-3 | Much needed home win over Carolina to halt 3 game losing streak was far from convincing. |
| 18. | 10. | Detriot Lions | 4-3 | Lost their first road game in Dallas. Simply could not overcome the loss of Roy Williams to an ankle injury. |
| 19. | 22. | Tennessee Titans | 3-5 | Got a desperately needed win heading into the bye with Billy Volek subbing for the injured Steve McNair. |
| 20. | 23. | Dallas Cowboys | 3-4 | Succeeded against the Lions by pounding the ball with Eddie George to take pressure off Vinnie Testerverde. Expect Parcells to try more of the same. |
| 21. | 19. | New Orleans Saints | 3-4 | Come off the bye to face the surging Chargers on the road in a game that looked like a gimme when the schedule first came out. |
| 22. | 20. | Cleveland Browns | 3-4 | Not in an envious position this week. Head to Baltimore to face a Ravens team looking for revenge for a week 1 loss in Cleveland. Not to mention that Ray Lewis will most likely be in a worse mood than usual after watching Terrell Owens mimic him in the endzone. |
| 23. | 21. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-5 | Defense can't be too excited about the upcoming visit from the Chiefs. |
| 24. | 30. | Buffalo Bills | 2-5 | The 2003 draft day gamble on Willis McGahee is finally starting to pay off. |
| 25. | 32. | Chicago Bears | 2-5 | Craig Krenzel will probably never be a legitimate starter on a contending team, but he has already had a better pro career than Jonathan Quinn. |
| 26. | 24. | Washington Redskins | 2-5 | The Redskins 98 points for the season are 3 less than the Chiefs have scored in the last 2 games. This week's loss was especially brutal. The apparent go ahead touchdown was called back on a contoversial illegal motion penalty with under 3 minutes remaining. On the next play Mark Brunnell threw an interception. Four Ahman Green runs and 36 yards later the Packers iced the game with a touchdown. |
| 27. | 24. | Cincinnati Bengals | 2-5 | The problems here really have little to do with the decision to start Carson Palmer over Jon Kitna. The main issues are on the defensive side of the ball. |
| 28. | 26. | Arizona Cardinals | 2-5 | Have lost 17 straight road games. |
| 29. | 27. | Carolina Panthers | 1-6 | Season wrecked by injury. This week's trip to Oakland gives them the opportunity to feel a bit better about themselves. |
| 30. | 28. | Oakland Raiders | 2-6 | The wheels have come off. Warren Sapp getting in Norv Turner's face on the sidelines was almost as embarrassing as giving up 42 points to a divisional rival. |
| 31. | 29. | San Fransisco 49ers | 1-6 | Ken Dorsey is now 0-2 as a starter against Craig Krenzel. Of course their 2002 meeting in the Fiesta Bowl for the National Championship had a lot more meaning than last Sunday night's matchup of also-rans. |
| 32. | 31. | Miami Dolphins | 1-7 | Ricky Williams officially filed the paperwork to be reinstated. Maybe the Dolphins will be able to trade him for a second rounder once he serves the inevitable suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. |