| Rnk | LW | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Indianapolis Colts | 12-0 | Easily took care of business at home against the Titans. |
| 2. | 3. | Seattle Seahawks | 10-2 | Looks like the road to the Super Bowl in the NFC will go through Seattle. |
| 3. | 4. | Chicago Bears | 9-3 | Kudos to the defense and coaching staff for winning 8 straight in spite of Orton. |
| 4. | 2. | Denver Broncos | 9-3 | Plummer has thrown 3 interceptions in the last 2 weeks after going 8 consecutive games without a pick. |
| 5. | 5. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 9-3 | Victories by the Chargers and Chiefs leaves them with little breathing room in the race for the wildcard. |
| 6. | 6. | Carolina Panthers | 9-3 | Foster provided a much needed spark. Now if he can only stay healthy. |
| 7. | 7. | Cincinnati Bengals | 9-3 | Quieted critics that said they couldn't win a big game by taking control of the AFC North with a victory in Pittsburgh. |
| 8. | 8. | San Diego Chargers | 8-4 | Last 3 games at Indianapolis, at Kansas City and home to Denver are brutal. |
| 9. | 11. | New York Giants | 8-4 | Won a must have divisional game in the swamps of Jersey despite the abysmal 27.9 quarterback rating of Manning the younger. |
| 10. | 13. | Kansas City Chiefs | 8-4 | Have won 17 straight games at home in December. |
| 11. | 14. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-4 | Upcoming trip to Carolina will determine if they are a contender or pretender. |
| 12. | 15. | New England Patriots | 7-5 | Seem to be regrouping. Nobody is going to want to face them in the playoffs. |
| 13. | 9. | Dallas Cowboys | 7-5 | Bledsoe's inability to respond to pressure is a major stumbling block. |
| 14. | 10. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-5 | Could not overcome turnovers and penalties as a once promising season has turned sour with 3 straight losses. |
| 15. | 16. | Minnesota Vikings | 7-5 | Johnson is trying hard to save Tice's job. |
| 16. | 12. | Atlanta Falcons | 7-5 | Dropped into 3rd place in the ultra-competative NFC South after losing 3 of their last 4. |
| 17. | 20. | Washington Redskins | 6-6 | Still have an outside shot at the playoffs if they can run the table. |
| 18. | 21. | Miami Dolphins | 5-7 | Miraculous comeback led by backup Rosenfels keeps them 2 games back and gives them a glimmer of hope in the worst division in football. |
| 19. | 17. | Philadelphia Eagles | 5-7 | Turn out the lights, the parties over. The curse continues for Super Bowl losers. |
| 20. | 18. | St. Louis Rams | 5-7 | Sluggish performance likely means Vitt will not be getting the full time job even if Martz doesn't return. |
| 21. | 22. | Baltimore Ravens | 4-8 | Boller has shown some signs of life while winning 2 of the last 3. |
| 22. | 19. | Oakland Raiders | 4-8 | Expected to give Tuiasosopo a shot after growing tired of watching Collins turn the ball over. |
| 23. | 25. | Arizona Cardinals | 4-8 | Offseason needs to be spent on trying to improve the running game to compliment Fitzgerald and Boldin. |
| 24. | 23. | Cleveland Browns | 4-8 | Lost Edwards for the season and maybe longer with a torn ACL. Getting drafted in the first round by the Browns is the kiss of death. |
| 25. | 24. | Tennessee Titans | 3-9 | Not in the same class as the Colts which really shouldn't come as much of a surprise. |
| 26. | 26. | Buffalo Bills | 4-8 | Scored 21 points in the first quarter yet somehow still managed to blow a 23-3 lead in the last 12 minutes to a team with a losing record. |
| 27. | 27. | Detriot Lions | 4-8 | Switch to Jauron had no discernible affect. |
| 28. | 28. | New Orleans Saints | 3-9 | Problems can not be blamed entirely on their lack of a true home field. Inconsistency has been a hallmark of the Haslett and Brooks era. |
| 29. | 29. | Green Bay Packers | 2-10 | Favre continues to make too many mistakes as he tries to win games all by himself. There are worse ideas than getting Rodgers some playing time even if Favre remains in the starting lineup. |
| 30. | 30. | New York Jets | 2-10 | Mired in a 7 game losing streak and still very much alive in the battle for Bush. |
| 31. | 31. | San Fransisco 49ers | 2-10 | Made the right decision to get Smith reps and suffer through his growing pains now with nothing on the line except draft position. |
| 32. | 32. | Houston Texans | 1-11 | Snatched defeat from the jaws of victory for the second consecutive week. |