| Rnk | LW | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | San Diego Chargers | 11-2 | Tomlinson shattered the single season touchdown record with 3 games remaining. |
| 2. | 3. | Baltimore Ravens | 10-3 | Re-established themselves in Kansas City after a rough outing against the Bengals. |
| 3. | 5. | Chicago Bears | 11-2 | Hester became the 6th player in history with a pair of TD returns in the same game and broke Hall of Famer Houston's record from 1971 with his 6th TD return of the season. |
| 4. | 8. | New Orleans Saints | 9-4 | Brees became the first opposing quarterback to ever throw for 5 touchdowns in a game against the Cowboys in Dallas. |
| 5. | 2. | Indianapolis Colts | 10-3 | Defense torched for 335 yards rushing in Jacksonville. |
| 6. | 9. | Cincinnati Bengals | 8-5 | Hitting their stride at the right time. |
| 7. | 4. | New England Patriots | 9-4 | Jets loss to the Bills means the division is still their's for the taking despite the disheartening loss in Miami. |
| 8. | 11. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8-5 | Trip to Tennessee presents an interesting test after the blowout win over the Colts. This is not the most consistent team in the NFL. |
| 9. | 6. | Dallas Cowboys | 8-5 | Embarrassment at home in prime time on Sunday night will likely cost them a first round bye. |
| 10. | 7. | Seattle Seahawks | 8-5 | Blew a chance to clinch the NFC West in Arizona. Don't worry. The way the rest of the division is going they would likely end up on top of the standings even if they lost the rest of their games. That won't happen. |
| 11. | 16. | New York Giants | 7-6 | Ended their 4 game losing streak in resounding fashion. |
| 12. | 17. | Atlanta Falcons | 7-6 | A pair of road victories have them back in the playoff hunt. |
| 13. | 18. | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-6 | Garcia has yet to turn the ball over in 3 and a half games since McNabb's injury. |
| 14. | 15. | Tennessee Titans | 6-7 | Young's ability to pull games out late is reminiscent of McNair. |
| 15. | 12. | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-6 | LJ leads LT by 5 yards for the league lead in rushing. |
| 16. | 13. | Denver Broncos | 7-6 | Behind the 8 ball after 3 staight losses. At least getting Cutler playing time now should help them in the future. Plummer wasn't going to lead them to the Super Bowl anyway. |
| 17. | 10. | New York Jets | 7-6 | Home loss to Buffalo makes the trip to Miami a must win. That won't be easy. |
| 18. | 19. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-7 | Dominated on the ground like days of old. Topped 300 yards rushing. Parker exploded for 223 yards to break Fuqua's single game team rushing record. |
| 19. | 20. | Miami Dolphins | 6-7 | Finishing strong like last season. Doomed by their 1-6 start. |
| 20. | 21. | Buffalo Bills | 6-7 | Playing better and on the fringes of the playoff race along with the Steelers and Dolphins. Too bad none of them are in the NFC. |
| 21. | 22. | Minnesota Vikings | 6-7 | Pinner replacing the injured Taylor punished his old teamates with 125 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns on 29 carries. |
| 22. | 14. | Carolina Panthers | 6-7 | Fading fast. |
| 23. | 26. | Green Bay Packers | 5-8 | Favre topped 3000 yards passing for the 15th striaght season. |
| 24. | 23. | St. Louis Rams | 5-8 | Only won once in their last 8 games after opening up 4-1. |
| 25. | 29. | Arizona Cardinals | 4-9 | Winners of back-to-back games for just the second time in the Green era. Leinart is starting to come into his own. Green is unlikely to reap the benefits past this season. |
| 26. | 24. | San Fransisco 49ers | 5-8 | Nolan became the first NFL coach in this millenium to lose while wearing a suit. |
| 27. | 25. | Cleveland Browns | 4-9 | Lost their 7th straight to division rival Pittsburgh. |
| 28. | 27. | Houston Texans | 4-9 | Decision to pass on Bush and Young could haunt this franchise for a decade. |
| 29. | 28. | Washington Redskins | 4-9 | Snyder might as well flush his money down the toilet. |
| 30. | 30. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-10 | Scored only 19 points during their current 3 game losing streak. |
| 31. | 31. | Oakland Raiders | 2-11 | Defense should sue the offense for lack of support. |
| 32. | 32. | Detriot Lions | 2-11 | Finished with -3 yards rushing on 10 total carries after Jones left the game due to a foot injury. He is probably done for the season. |