| Rnk | LW | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Indianapolis Colts | 9-0 | Shula, Buoniconti and the rest of the '72 Dolphins should start to worry. |
| 2. | 2. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-2 | Just keep winning despite seemingly not yet hitting their stride. Should be tough to beat when Roethlisberger returns. Especially if the defense can improve against the opening drive and in 3rd down situations. |
| 3. | 3. | Denver Broncos | 7-2 | Plummer hasn't thrown an interception in his last 193 attempts. |
| 4. | 7. | Seattle Seahawks | 7-2 | Sweeping the season series from the Rams provides some redemption for last season. |
| 5. | 8. | Carolina Panthers | 7-2 | Six game winning streak will be put to the test in the tough conditions of Soldier Field. |
| 6. | 6. | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-2 | Can make a statement with the undefeated Colts coming to town. |
| 7. | 9. | New England Patriots | 5-4 | Fourth quarter comeback was the 21st of Brady's career. |
| 8. | 10. | Dallas Cowboys | 6-3 | Pulled a win out of their ass after being dominated for 57 minutes. The improbable Monday night victory in Philadelphia almost makes up for their Monday night collapse in week 2 against the Redskins. |
| 9. | 5. | Atlanta Falcons | 6-3 | Rushing defense is a major problem. |
| 10. | 12. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 6-3 | Jones is already proving that he wasn't a reach with the 21st pick in last year's draft. |
| 11. | 11. | San Diego Chargers | 5-4 | Currently 2 games behind in the division and a game behind for the final wildcard spot. |
| 12. | 4. | New York Giants | 6-3 | Have to be concerned about Manning's lack of accuracy in the short to medium range passing game. |
| 13. | 14. | Chicago Bears | 6-3 | Vasher's 108 yard return of a missed field goal at the end of the first half was the longest play in NFL history. |
| 14. | 18. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-3 | Simms may have come of age in his first victory as a starter throwing 3 touchdown passes and leading a last minute winning drive against a tough defense. |
| 15. | 13. | Kansas City Chiefs | 5-4 | Could not get in the endzone despite 178 total yards from Johnson. |
| 16. | 15. | Washington Redskins | 5-4 | Gibbs can't be happy about losing 4 of the last 6 games. |
| 17. | 16. | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-5 | On the brink after blowing a 13 point lead in the final 3 minutes. |
| 18. | 17. | St. Louis Rams | 4-5 | Fading fast. A franchise in need of direction. |
| 19. | 21. | Minnesota Vikings | 4-5 | First team ever to return a kick, punt and interception for a touchdown in the same regular season game. |
| 20. | 22. | Buffalo Bills | 4-5 | Losman attempted to reclaim the starting quarterback job by leading 2 touchdown drives after Holcomb was sidelined due to a concussion. |
| 21. | 23. | Detriot Lions | 4-5 | A healthy Roy Williams made all the difference. |
| 22. | 19. | Oakland Raiders | 3-6 | Turner has to be on the hot seat. |
| 23. | 20. | Miami Dolphins | 3-6 | Lost despite 360 yards passing from Frerotte. Evans came back to haunt his former teamates by gaining more yards on the ground than Brown and Williams combined. |
| 24. | 32. | Green Bay Packers | 2-7 | Gado is taking advantage of his opportunity after being cut from the Chiefs practice squad this season and starting only 2 games in college at Liberty. |
| 25. | 24. | Baltimore Ravens | 2-7 | The return of Boller did not have the positive impact that Billick had hoped. What a surprise. |
| 26. | 25. | Cleveland Browns | 3-6 | Lost 10 of their last 11 against the hated Steelers. |
| 27. | 26. | New York Jets | 2-7 | Can Bradway and Edwards survive this debacle? |
| 28. | 27. | Arizona Cardinals | 2-7 | Arrington finally scored the team's first rushing touchdown of the season. |
| 29. | 29. | Tennessee Titans | 2-7 | Desperately needed the week off to try to get healthy. |
| 30. | 28. | San Fransisco 49ers | 2-7 | Pickett managed only 1 completion in 13 attempts for an offense that hasn't scored a touchdown in 3 games. Wind was part of the problem this week. Just not all of the problem. |
| 31. | 31. | New Orleans Saints | 2-7 | Roadshow continues with a trip north to Foxboro coming off the bye. |
| 32. | 30. | Houston Texans | 1-8 | Time to start thinking about what to do with the 1st pick in next year's draft. |