| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record+ | Comments |
| 1. | 2. | New England Patriots | 11-3 | Clinched the AFC East for the sixth straight season. |
| 2. | 3. | Denver Broncos | 11-3 | Peyton's thigh injury not an issue, being chalked up to dehydration from the flu contracted on Saturday night. |
| 3. | 4. | Seattle Seahawks | 10-4 | Only given up 27 points total in their last 4 games. |
| 4. | 5. | Arizona Cardinals | 11-3 | Next up is Lindley, won't be easy obviously with the Seahawks comin' to town. |
| 5. | 1. | Green Bay Packers | 10-4 | Still have never won in Buffalo. |
| 6. | 7. | Indianapolis Colts | 10-4 | Haven't lost to a division opponent in 2 seasons. |
| 7. | 8. | Detriot Lions | 10-4 | Can clinch a playoff berth with a win this week, the division with a pair of wins. |
| 8. | 9. | Dallas Cowboys | 10-4 | Romo finally performing well in December. |
| 9. | 10. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-5 | What might have been.... Losses to Bucs, Jets and Saints remain mind boggling. Still would take the division if they can win out. |
| 10. | 11. | Cincinnati Bengals | 9-4-1 | Half game leaders in the only AFC division that has not been clinched. |
| 11. | 6. | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-5 | Can't be considered among the elite at least with Sanchez behind center after home losses to the Seahawks and Cowboys. |
| 12. | 12. | Baltimore Ravens | 9-5 | Play the Texans at the right time with Mallett, Fitzpatrick and Savage all done for the season. |
| 13. | 14. | Kansas City Chiefs | 8-6 | Still haven't thrown a TD pass to a WR. |
| 14. | 17. | Buffalo Bills | 8-6 | Upgrade on Orton could take them to the next level. |
| 15. | 13. | San Diego Chargers | 8-6 | Announced they will stay in Qualcomm for another season, prefer new stadium in San Diego over moving to LA. |
| 16. | 15. | Miami Dolphins | 7-7 | Another loss puts Philbin that much closer to unemployment. |
| 17. | 16. | Houston Texans | 7-7 | Losers all 13 times they have played in Indy. |
| 18. | 18. | Cleveland Browns | 7-7 | Manziel could not have had a more disastrous debut. |
| 19. | 19. | San Francisco 49ers | 7-7 | Should Harbaugh go back to college where players would only have to put up with him for 5 seasons at most? |
| 20. | 20. | St. Louis Rams | 6-8 | Fisher needs to spend the offseason collecting offensive skill position talent. |
| 21. | 21. | Minnesota Vikings | 6-8 | Johnson's unexpected emergence after benching of Patterson has helped Bridgewater. |
| 22. | 23. | Carolina Panthers | 5-8-1 | Under normal circumstances a team with 5 wins would not rush their QB back from a back injury sustained in a car accident for week 16. Situation far from normal since they control their own destiny just like the Saints and Falcons. |
| 23. | 24. | New Orleans Saints | 6-8 | The only team in the NFC South that can still finish .500. |
| 24. | 25. | New York Giants | 5-9 | Not sure why, but wins over the Titans and Redskins seem to have saved Coughlin's job. |
| 25. | 22. | Atlanta Falcons | 5-9 | Still make the playoffs if they can win out which is ridiculous. Probably the only way Smith can save his job. |
| 26. | 26. | Chicago Bears | 5-9 | Expected to clean house, will Cutler be part of the exodus? |
| 27. | 29. | New York Jets | 3-11 | Could Harbaugh be the new face of the franchise? |
| 28. | 27. | Oakland Raiders | 2-12 | Likely the main completion with the Jets for Harbaugh, Carr could give them a leg up. |
| 29. | 28. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-12 | Would they be willing to revamp offense to fit Mariota? Gamble and keep Winston in Florida? |
| 30. | 30. | Washington Redskins | 3-11 | Reports indicate Gruden will be back, a new start elsewhere will likely benefit RGIII. |
| 31. | 31. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-12 | Development of youth on offense stalled with both Robinsons on IR, Bortles suffering a foot injury. |
| 32. | 32. | Tennessee Titans | 2-12 | Locker's last chance predictably ended in injury. |
*Last week's ranking