| Rnk | LW | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | San Diego Chargers | 14-2 | Schottenheimer joins Shula, Halas, Landry and Lambeau as the only coaches with 200 regular season victories. |
| 2. | 2. | Baltimore Ravens | 13-3 | The QB is better than in 2000. The defense isn't as good. |
| 3. | 4. | New England Patriots | 12-4 | Scored 104 points in their last 3 games after getting shut out in Miami. |
| 4. | 6. | Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | The pressure is on Manning. Have to get an early lead and keep scoring to win in the playoffs. Run defense makes it impossible for them to play from behind. |
| 5. | 3. | Chicago Bears | 13-3 | Desperately need either Grossman or Griese to step up. |
| 6. | 5. | New Orleans Saints | 10-6 | Rested their stars with nothing to gain on Sunday. Head into the playoffs with the first bye in franchise history. |
| 7. | 7. | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | Offensive line proving they can run block. If only Reid had figured that out before McNabb's injury. |
| 8. | 10. | New York Jets | 10-6 | Easily handled the Raiders to secure a wildcard. |
| 9. | 14. | Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7 | LJ broke the single season record for carries with 416 as losses by the Broncos, Bengals and Titans got them in the playoffs. |
| 10. | 8. | Denver Broncos | 9-7 | Stunning loss to the Niners wasn't the worst part of the weekend after the death of Williams. |
| 11. | 16. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-8 | A bittersweet end. Beat the Bengals and knocked them out of the playoffs. Only 1 more win would have gotten them the 6th seed in the AFC. |
| 12. | 12. | Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | Lost the final 3 to fall out of playoff contention. |
| 13. | 9. | Tennessee Titans | 8-8 | Fell just short of what would have perhaps been the most improbable playoff run in history. Excercised Fisher's option for next year. Expect a multiyear extension. |
| 14. | 18. | Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | Lucky to be in the NFC West. |
| 15. | 11. | Dallas Cowboys | 9-7 | Head into the playoffs on a decidedly down note after losing at home to the Lions. Having to travel to Seattle may not be such a bad thing consdering they lost their last 3 home games. |
| 16. | 21. | New York Giants | 8-8 | Barber extended his career for at least another week by almost single handedly carrying his team past the Redskins and into the playoffs. |
| 17. | 15. | Green Bay Packers | 8-8 | Expect Favre back. Don't be fooled by the tears in his postgame sideline interview. |
| 18. | 13. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8-8 | Offensive collapse caused Del Rio to shake up the coaching staff. |
| 19. | 19. | St. Louis Rams | 8-8 | Defense needs an infusion of talent. |
| 20. | 20. | Carolina Panthers | 8-8 | Another year like this and Cowher may be replacing Fox for 2008. |
| 21. | 17. | Buffalo Bills | 7-9 | Losman looks like the answer. I am honestly surprised. |
| 22. | 25. | San Fransisco 49ers | 7-9 | Gore was a revelation. Smith started to develop. Nolan has them on the right track. |
| 23. | 22. | Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | Stumbled down the stretch for the second year in a row. Next coach needs to figure out the best way to utilize Vick. |
| 24. | 23. | Miami Dolphins | 6-10 | Saban preaches loyalty and commitment. Yet Saban is neither loyal nor committed. His lies shouldn't really come as a surprise. Saban lied before. Expect him to lie again. That said, Saban taking the Alabama job is probably best for all involved. He really is a better college coach than pro coach. |
| 25. | 27. | Houston Texans | 6-10 | Finished on a high note for Kubiak. |
| 26. | 24. | Arizona Cardinals | 5-11 | Again failed to meet expectations. Green paid with his job. |
| 27. | 26. | Minnesota Vikings | 6-10 | Can not go into next season with Johnson at QB. And Jackson does not look ready. |
| 28. | 28. | Washington Redskins | 5-11 | Went from playing in the second week of last year's playoffs to only 5 wins. A bitter disappointment. |
| 29. | 29. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-12 | Another 2005 playoff team that fell apart. Gruden will be on the hot seat next season. |
| 30. | 32. | Detriot Lions | 3-13 | Lost the first pick by winning in Dallas. Then came word that Millen will keep his job. Not a good week for what's left of the fan base. |
| 31. | 30. | Cleveland Browns | 4-12 | Need to find a QB and gamebreaking runner. The job done by Savage has been disappointing. Crennel has simply not been given the talent to win. |
| 32. | 31. | Oakland Raiders | 2-14 | Rolled over and died in the Meadowlands. A fitting end to an abysmal season. |