| Rnk | LW | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | San Diego Chargers | 13-2 | Came out on top in Seattle against their former divisional foe even though Tomlinson didn't get into the endzone. |
| 2. | 2. | Baltimore Ravens | 12-3 | A win in the final week (or a Colts loss) guarantees them a bye. A nice bounce back from last season's 6 wins. |
| 3. | 3. | Chicago Bears | 13-2 | Griese's fourth quarter performance in Detroit in relief of an ineffective Grossman adds some uncertainty. |
| 4. | 5. | New England Patriots | 11-4 | Refuse to go away quietly. |
| 5. | 6. | New Orleans Saints | 10-5 | Clinched a first round playoff bye for the first time in franchise history. |
| 6. | 4. | Indianapolis Colts | 11-4 | Probably lost a playoff bye after giving up 154 yards on the ground to Dayne of all people. Manning gives them a punchers chance against anyone. No way though that this defense can hold up for 4 straight games to make a Super Bowl run. |
| 7. | 9. | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-6 | Surprising 3 game road winning streak against divisional opponents has them in position for a home playoff game. |
| 8. | 10. | Denver Broncos | 9-6 | Switch to Cutler now looks like a stroke of genius by Shanahan. |
| 9. | 11. | Tennessee Titans | 8-7 | Fisher must be haunted by his descision to start Collins during the 0-5 start. Might be the favorite right now if they were in the NFC. |
| 10. | 13. | New York Jets | 9-6 | A win at home against the Raiders gets them in the playoffs. Nice job by Mangini. |
| 11. | 7. | Dallas Cowboys | 9-6 | Romo has come back to earth. |
| 12. | 8. | Cincinnati Bengals | 8-7 | Bad snap on an extra point in the final minute cost them a chance at overtime and more than likely a playoff spot. |
| 13. | 12. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8-7 | Not the same team the last 2 weeks after their big victory over the Colts. |
| 14. | 19. | Kansas City Chiefs | 8-7 | Offense simply places too much of a burden on LJ. |
| 15. | 21. | Green Bay Packers | 7-8 | First year coach McCarthy gets overlooked because of the success of Payton and Mangini. He has his team in position for the playoffs with a win depending on how the strength of victory tiebreaker comes out with the Giants. A nice accomplishment given the low expectations. |
| 16. | 14. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-8 | Turn out the lights, the party's over. |
| 17. | 15. | Buffalo Bills | 7-8 | Losman's development gives them hope for the future. |
| 18. | 16. | Seattle Seahawks | 8-7 | Backed into the playoffs by losing their third straight and clinching the NFC West. |
| 19. | 22. | St. Louis Rams | 7-8 | Alive thanks in large part to the continuing collapse of their competition. Gotta love the NFC. |
| 20. | 25. | Carolina Panthers | 7-8 | Weinke got his second career win as a starter after 17 straight losses by handing off 51 times and throwing only 7 passes. |
| 21. | 17. | New York Giants | 7-8 | Currently win the tie breakers for the last NFC wildcard even though they have lost 6 of their last 7. The strength of victory tiebreaker with the Packers could still change. Plus they have to beat the Redskins in the finale. That is no sure thing considering the way things have been going. |
| 22. | 18. | Atlanta Falcons | 7-8 | Vick became the first quarterback to top 1000 yards rushing and may have killed Mora Jr. in the process. |
| 23. | 20. | Miami Dolphins | 6-9 | The Saban to Alabama rumors refuse to go away despite repeated denials. |
| 24. | 27. | Arizona Cardinals | 5-10 | Green's players may have saved his job with their performance in the last month or so. |
| 25. | 23. | San Fransisco 49ers | 6-9 | Loss to the Cardinals ended their longshot playoff hopes. |
| 26. | 24. | Minnesota Vikings | 6-9 | Jackson was not ready. |
| 27. | 29. | Houston Texans | 5-10 | Running game got healthy against the struggling Colts. |
| 28. | 26. | Washington Redskins | 5-10 | Have to be bitterly disappointed after last year's playoff run. Ruining the Giants' season on Saturday night would help ease the pain. |
| 29. | 30. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-11 | Proved they are better than the Browns on Sunday. That of course is feint praise. |
| 30. | 28. | Cleveland Browns | 4-11 | Treading water under Savage and Crennel. |
| 31. | 31. | Oakland Raiders | 2-13 | Pissing match between NFL network's Schefter and Davis over the job security of Shell was a humorous diversion. A major talent infusion is needed on the offensive side of the ball whether Shell returns or not. |
| 32. | 32. | Detriot Lions | 2-13 | Close but no cigar against the Bears. Losing helps them more at this point than winning anyway. |