| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Seattle Seahawks | 11-1 | Hard to envision anyone beating them in Seattle. |
| 2. | 3. | Carolina Panthers | 9-3 | Play 2 of their next 3 against the Saints to decide the division. |
| 3. | 5. | Denver Broncos | 10-2 | Decker's 4 TDs in Kansas City topped his previous season total of 3. |
| 4. | 4. | New England Patriots | 9-3 | Keep winning despite starting slow, being outscored 51-10 in the first half the last 3 weeks. |
| 5. | 2. | New Orleans Saints | 9-3 | Brees' streak of 200 plus yard passing games snapped at 43 in Seattle. |
| 6. | 7. | San Francisco 49ers | 8-4 | Offense rounding into shape, return of Crabtree doesn't hurt. |
| 7. | 8. | Cincinnati Bengals | 8-4 | Big win in San Diego after already losing 4 games on the road this season. |
| 8. | 6. | Kansas City Chiefs | 9-3 | Charles is the first player in franchise history with 4 seasons of 1000 or more rushing yards, Holmes had 3. |
| 9. | 10. | Indianapolis Colts | 8-4 | Still never lost 2 games in a row with Luck as their starter. |
| 10. | 11. | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-5 | Foles has thrown a franchise record 233 consecutive passes without an interception, the league record is 335 by Brady. |
| 11. | 12. | Dallas Cowboys | 7-5 | Romo improved to 6-1 on Thanksgiving. |
| 12. | 13. | Detriot Lions | 7-5 | Stafford beat the Packers for the first time in his career. |
| 13. | 9. | Arizona Cardinals | 7-5 | The end of their 4 game winning streak has them currently on the outside looking in for a playoff spot. |
| 14. | 16. | Baltimore Ravens | 6-6 | A different team at home. |
| 15. | 21. | Miami Dolphins | 6-6 | Tannehill and Wallace finally seem to be developing a rapport. |
| 16. | 14. | Chicago Bears | 6-6 | Jeffery's 249 receiving yards broke his own single game franchise record set earlier in the season. |
| 17. | 15. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-7 | Drop by Sanders on 2-point conversion all but ended their playoff hopes. |
| 18. | 22. | New York Giants | 5-7 | Turned the ball over every game this season. |
| 19. | 17. | Green Bay Packers | 5-6-1 | Outgained by 435 yards in Thanksgiving day debacle. |
| 20. | 18. | St. Louis Rams | 5-7 | McDonald tackling Davis by the crotch was painful to watch (at least for a guy). |
| 21. | 19. | San Diego Chargers | 5-7 | Play 3 of their last 4 at home which gives them some hope. |
| 22. | 20. | Tennessee Titans | 5-7 | Playoff hopes fading with third loss in the last 4 games. |
| 23. | 31. | Atlanta Falcons | 3-9 | Took advantage of gifts from the Bills and the refs. |
| 24. | 23. | Buffalo Bills | 4-8 | Shot themselves in the foot with fumbles by Johnson and Chandler late in regulation and OT after big gains. |
| 25. | 24. | New York Jets | 5-7 | Sticking with Smith despite his season total of 23 turnovers. |
| 26. | 26. | Oakland Raiders | 4-8 | Gave up 24 unanswered points after taking a 14 point halftime lead. |
| 27. | 29. | Minnesota Vikings | 3-8-1 | Cassel seems to give them the best chance to win which isn't saying much considering Ponder and Freeman are the other options. |
| 28. | 30. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-9 | Have won 3 of their last 4. |
| 29. | 25. | Cleveland Browns | 4-8 | Gordon is the first player in league history to top 200 yards receiving in back-to-back games, both were losses. |
| 30. | 27. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-9 | Outclassed by the Panthers which should surprise no one. |
| 31. | 28. | Washington Redskins | 3-9 | How were they not flexed out of Sunday night? |
| 32. | 32. | Houston Texans | 2-10 | Mariota returning to Oregon reduces their draft options by 1. |
*Last week's ranking