| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 3. | Houston Texans | 8-1 | Impressively out slugged the Bears in Chicago. |
| 2. | 1. | Atlanta Falcons | 8-1 | Time for the '72 Dolphins to break out the champagne. |
| 3. | 2. | Chicago Bears | 7-2 | Couldn't overcome loss of Cutler to a concussion. |
| 4. | 4. | Green Bay Packers | 6-3 | Winners of 4 straight come off a bye with 5 of their final 7 games against division foes having already beaten the Bears. |
| 5. | 6. | Baltimore Ravens | 7-2 | The 55 points they scored against the Raiders was the most by any team in a single game this season. |
| 6. | 7. | Denver Broncos | 6-3 | Manning's 420th TD pass tied Marino for second all time, throwing 88 more to catch Favre won't be easy for the 36 year old. |
| 7. | 8. | New England Patriots | 6-3 | Struggling defense makes them vulnerable. |
| 8. | 5. | San Francisco 49ers | 6-2-1 | Tying the Rams like kissing your sister, if your sister had a 70’s porn ‘stache. |
| 9. | 9. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-3 | Inability to put away bad teams quickly is maddening. Likely loss of Roethlisberger with 2 of the next 3 games against the Ravens means a wild card is their ceiling. |
| 10. | 13. | Indianapolis Colts | 6-3 | Luck already set franchise single season for TD runs by a QB with 5, has only 1 less than RGIII. |
| 11. | 10. | New York Giants | 6-4 | Bye comes at a good time with annual November swoon in full force. |
| 12. | 12. | Seattle Seahawks | 6-4 | Need Wilson to start playing better on the road. |
| 13. | 14. | Minnesota Vikings | 6-4 | Bow down before Purple Jesus. |
| 14. | 16. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-4 | Schiano has instilled toughness. |
| 15. | 17. | New Orleans Saints | 4-5 | Winners of 4 of 5 after awful start, watch out NFC. |
| 16. | 20. | Dallas Cowboys | 4-5 | Next 4 games against currently sub-.500 opponents could get them back into the race. |
| 17. | 21. | Cincinnati Bengals | 4-5 | Manhandling of the Giants saved their season. |
| 18. | 11. | Detriot Lions | 4-5 | Just can't seem to get over the hump. |
| 19. | 23. | Tennessee Titans | 4-6 | Return of Locker gave them a boost. |
| 20. | 15. | Miami Dolphins | 4-5 | Have to live with Tannehill's growing pains. |
| 21. | 18. | San Diego Chargers | 4-5 | Rivers poor play is the problem, not Norv's coaching. Can't believe I just typed that.... Smith and Norv are going to pay. |
| 22. | 22. | Arizona Cardinals | 4-5 | Not sure what adjustments could be made on bye week. Severe lack of offensive line talent is just too tough to overcome. |
| 23. | 19. | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-6 | Foles was in over his head replacing an injured Vick. He was no more the answer than firing Castillo. |
| 24. | 24. | St. Louis Rams | 3-5-1 | Victims of the referees letting the clock run twice while calling for a measurement. If that had been the replacement referees the media would have had a field day. |
| 25. | 25. | Washington Redskins | 3-6 | Could decide the NFC East with 5 of their final 7 games against division opponents. |
| 26. | 23. | Carolina Panthers | 2-7 | Firing special teams coach Murphy after they gave up a punt return TD is a sign of Rivera's desperation. |
| 27. | 24. | New York Jets | 3-6 | Remember when Ryan and Sanchez made the AFC Championship game in consecutive seasons? No, me either…. |
| 28. | 26. | Oakland Raiders | 3-6 | Visit from Saints not a salve for their defensive woes. |
| 29. | 28. | Buffalo Bills | 3-6 | The latest team to learn that free agent spending does not guarantee improvement. |
| 30. | 30. | Cleveland Browns | 2-7 | Shurmur in a tough spot as they build for a future of which he will not be a part. |
| 31. | 31. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-8 | Hard to envision Mularkey not being 1 and done. |
| 32. | 32. | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-8 | Finally led for the first time in regulation, not that it ultimately mattered. |
*Last week's ranking