| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | New England Patriots | 10-0 | In a league of their own. |
| 2. | 2. | Dallas Cowboys | 9-1 | Can't afford to look past the Jets. |
| 3. | 4. | Green Bay Packers | 9-1 | Win on Thanksgiving in Detroit would all but clinch the division. |
| 4. | 5. | Indianapolis Colts | 8-2 | Halted the 2 game losing streak. Just trying to hang on until some of their injured players return. Unfortunately for them Freeney won't be back this season. |
| 5. | 6. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7-3 | Picked a good time to get hot against the Titans and Chargers. |
| 6. | 8. | New York Giants | 7-3 | Put to rest fears of another second half collapse. At least for a week. |
| 7. | 3. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-3 | Undefeated at home and against divisional foes. Winless on the road against non-divisional opponents. |
| 8. | 11. | Cleveland Browns | 6-4 | Cribbs has over 500 return yards in the last 2 weeks. |
| 9. | 7. | Tennessee Titans | 6-4 | Need Haynesworth back pronto. |
| 10. | 12. | Seattle Seahawks | 6-4 | Hasselbeck has come up big since Holmgren started emphasizing the passing game. |
| 11. | 13. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-4 | It's a really good week when you win and every one else in the division loses. |
| 12. | 18. | Denver Broncos | 5-5 | Clawed their way back to the top of the division. Shanahan should send Turner a thank you note. |
| 13. | 16. | Arizona Cardinals | 5-5 | Easy remaining schedule gives them legitimate playoff aspirations. |
| 14. | 9. | San Diego Chargers | 5-5 | Norv can't possibly survive this, can he? Should be interesting to see if GM Smith is shown the door along with Turner. |
| 15. | 10. | Detriot Lions | 6-4 | Suffered first home loss of the season. Only the Patriots and Steelers remain undefeated at home. |
| 16. | 19. | Philadelphia Eagles | 5-5 | The line opened at +22 for their trip to Foxboro. Anyone think they will actually cover? |
| 17. | 14. | Buffalo Bills | 5-5 | Steamrolled like everyone else by the Patriots. What possessed NBC to move the game to prime time? |
| 18. | 21. | Houston Texans | 5-5 | Return of Johnson made a big difference. |
| 19. | 15. | Washington Redskins | 5-5 | Gibbs, Saunders and Williams are not giving Snyder much bang for the bucks. |
| 20. | 17. | Chicago Bears | 4-6 | Defense -- not Grossman -- was the problem against the Seahawks. |
| 21. | 20. | New Orleans Saints | 4-6 | Need to turn things around immediately with 3 straight divisional opponents next on the schedule. |
| 22. | 22. | Baltimore Ravens | 4-6 | Got what they deserved. Dawson's game tying field goal was good even though the ruling was handled poorly by the officiating crew. |
| 23. | 23. | Carolina Panthers | 4-6 | Quarterback woes seem to have deflated the defense. |
| 24. | 24. | Kansas City Chiefs | 4-6 | Holmes' comeback lasted only 4 games before he reinjured his neck. |
| 25. | 27. | Minnesota Vikings | 4-6 | Taylor gained over 200 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns in place of Purple Jesus. |
| 26. | 28. | St. Louis Rams | 2-8 | Could a strong finish save Linehan's job? |
| 27. | 31. | New York Jets | 2-8 | Jones was the first back in 35 tries to top the century mark against the Steelers defense. |
| 28. | 25. | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-7 | Couldn't overcome Palmer's 4 interceptions. Rolle returning 2 for touchdowns didn't help. |
| 29. | 26. | Atlanta Falcons | 3-7 | The Packers versus the Cowboys in week 13 and the Patriots versus the Giants on the final weekend give the NFL network 2 great matchups. Thanksgiving night's tilt between the Falcons and Colts? Not so much. |
| 30. | 29. | San Fransisco 49ers | 2-8 | Brought in Tollner to help Hostler with the offense. Can't get any worse. |
| 31. | 30. | Oakland Raiders | 2-8 | Probably time to give Russell a look. |
| 32. | 32. | Miami Dolphins | 0-10 | Beck's first start was far from a rousing success. |
*Last week's ranking