| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 3. | New England Patriots | 6-1 | It pains me to have them at the top of the rankings. |
| 2. | 6. | Indianapolis Colts | 5-2 | Me and Still Mill could line up at receiver for them and Manning would figure out a way to utilize us effectively. |
| 3. | 4. | Baltimore Ravens | 5-2 | Had a couple of weeks to work the kinks out after the near debacle at home against the Bills. |
| 4. | 1. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-2 | No shame in losing to the desperate defending Super Bowl champions in prime time on their turf. Roethlisberger taking a step backwards is a concern. |
| 5. | 5. | New York Giants | 5-2 | Hottest team in a weak NFC hopes the bye doesn't cool them off. |
| 6. | 2. | New York Jets | 5-2 | Shutout for the 1st time at home since a 10-0 loss to the Bears on November 19, 2006. |
| 7. | 9. | Kansas City Chiefs | 5-2 | Travel to Oakland for a big game in November against their bitter divisional rival for the first time this millennium. |
| 8. | 8. | Atlanta Falcons | 5-2 | First place in the division on the line against visiting Bucs. I didn't expect to write that before week 9. |
| 9. | 10. | Green Bay Packers | 5-3 | Parlayed 3 turnovers into victory despite being outgained 360 to 237 yards. |
| 10. | 14. | New Orleans Saints | 5-3 | The victory over Steelers was a must win considering both the Falcons and Bucs are 5-2. |
| 11. | 7. | Tennessee Titans | 5-3 | Issues with the secondary that doomed them last season are again starting to rear their ugly head. |
| 12. | 16. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-2 | Freeman is becoming proficient at 4th quarter comebacks. |
| 13. | 13. | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-3 | Vick is back. |
| 14. | 17. | Miami Dolphins | 4-3 | Road warriors. |
| 15. | 11. | Houston Texans | 4-3 | Remain winless in franchise history in Indianapolis. |
| 16. | 20. | Oakland Raiders | 4-4 | On a roll. Totaled over 500 yards of offense in 2 straight games for the 1st time in franchise history. |
| 17. | 25. | San Diego Chargers | 3-5 | Can't afford another misstep with divisional opponents actually winning games. |
| 18. | 18. | Chicago Bears | 4-3 | Cutler got a 1 week reprieve. |
| 19. | 12. | Washington Redskins | 4-4 | Benching McNabb for the 2 minute drill in a 6 point game was bizarre. Especially considering the Sex Cannon is his backup. Shanahan's rambling, changing explanations for the move were just as bizarre. The result was about what you would expect. A Grossman fumble on his 1st play from scrimmage was returned by Suh for a TD to put the final nail in the coffin. |
| 20. | 22. | St. Louis Rams | 4-4 | Spagnola deserves kudos. |
| 21. | 15. | Seattle Seahawks | 4-3 | Need to merge with the Dolphins and let them play road games. |
| 22. | 26. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-4 | Picked Kitna 4 times and embarrassed the Cowgirls in Dallas. |
| 23. | 23. | Cleveland Browns | 2-5 | Got an extra week to savor their victory in the Big Easy. |
| 24. | 19. | Minnesota Vikings | 2-5 | Shocking release of Moss gives Wilf another reason to fire Childress at the end of the year. As if he needs another reason. |
| 25. | 21. | Arizona Cardinals | 3-4 | Hall again had to be replaced by Anderson. Whisenhunt has completely botched the QB situation. |
| 26. | 24. | Cincinnati Bengals | 2-5 | Last year's division winners have dug themselves a deep hole. |
| 27. | 29. | Detriot Lions | 2-5 | Exploded for 23 4th quarter points. Stafford had 4 TD passes in his return from injury. |
| 28. | 31. | San Fransisco 49ers | 2-6 | Troy Smith appears to give them a better chance to win then Alex Smith. |
| 29. | 27. | Dallas Cowboys | 1-6 | Quit on Phillips. |
| 30. | 28. | Carolina Panthers | 1-6 | Owner Richardson appears content to sit tight and save money until he can examine the fallout of next year's labor Armageddon. |
| 31. | 30. | Denver Broncos | 2-6 | Now 4-14 after last year's 6-0 start. The Boy Blunder has to be in trouble if Bowlen is willing to admit his mistake this quickly. |
| 32. | 32. | Buffalo Bills | 0-7 | Lost a heartbreaker in OT. Lindell made a 53 yard game winner that didn't count because a time out was called to ice him. Then missed. |
*Last week's ranking