| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 2. | New England Patriots | 1-0 | Won their 9th straight opener. |
| 2. | 3. | Houston Texans | 1-0 | Schaub celebrated his 4 year contract extension in style. |
| 3. | 9. | San Francisco 49ers | 1-0 | Akers tied Dempsey, Elam and Janikowski for the longest FG in NFL history with a 63 yarder at the end of the first half. |
| 4. | 11. | Baltimore Ravens | 1-0 | Flacco makes an argument that he is elite. |
| 5. | 6. | Atlanta Falcons | 1-0 | New spread offense was firing on all cylinders. Gonzalez made a triumphant return to Kansas City. |
| 6. | 8. | Detriot Lions | 1-0 | Stafford overcame 3 first half interceptions to avoid upset. |
| 7. | 1. | Green Bay Packers | 0-1 | Offseason attempts to improve the defense failed miserably for at least the first week. |
| 8. | 12. | Denver Broncos | 1-0 | Manning�s Mile High debut could not have gone better. |
| 9. | 15. | Dallas Cowboys | 1-0 | New corners and Queens native Ogletree made all the difference. |
| 10. | 4. | New York Giants | 0-1 | First Super Bowl winner to lose home mid-week opener in the 9th try. |
| 11. | 7. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-1 | Had the ball with a chance to win before a Roethlisberger pick 6 sealed the loss. Uninspired play calling by new OC Haley was troubling to say the least. |
| 12. | 13. | Chicago Bears | 1-0 | Have a realistic opportunity to make a statement this coming Thursday night in Green Bay. |
| 13. | 14. | Philadelphia Eagles | 1-0 | Vick tried hard to give the game away with 4 interceptions. Luckily he was playing in Cleveland. |
| 14. | 16. | San Diego Chargers | 1-0 | Norv escapes to coach another day in part because of an injury to the opponents long snapper. |
| 15. | 5. | New Orleans Saints | 0-1 | Suspension of Payton had a major affect. Defensive woes didn�t help. |
| 16. | 19. | New York Jets | 1-0 | Worries about Dirty Sanchez and preseason offensive ineptitude proved unfounded. |
| 17. | 10. | Cincinnati Bengals | 0-1 | Ran into a buzz saw in Baltimore. |
| 18. | 23. | Washington Redskins | 1-0 | RGIII.... Superstar. |
| 19. | 24. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-0 | Schiano was the only new coach to get a victory in his opener. |
| 20. | 25. | Arizona Cardinals | 1-0 | Kolb stepped up in relief of an injured Skelton. |
| 21. | 17. | Tennessee Titans | 0-1 | CJ managed a paltry 4 yards rushing. |
| 22. | 18. | Kansas City Chiefs | 0-1 | Expectations need to be tempered due to uninspired decision to rehire former interim coach Crennel. |
| 23. | 20. | Buffalo Bills | 0-1 | Perceived winners of the off season were the biggest week 1 losers. |
| 24. | 21. | Carolina Panthers | 0-1 | Missed Stewart despite presence of Williams and Tolbert. |
| 25. | 22. | Seattle Seahawks | 0-1 | Wilson showed why some thought he was a reach even as a 3rd rounder. How long til Flynn gets an opportunity? |
| 26. | 30. | Minnesota Vikings | 1-0 | Purple Jesus was resurrected. |
| 27. | 26. | Oakland Raiders | 0-1 | Importance of the long snapper was on display late on Monday night. |
| 28. | 27. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-1 | Have to be pleased with Gabbert even in defeat. |
| 29. | 29. | St. Louis Rams | 0-1 | Couldn�t hold on in Detroit even though Fisher�s toughness was on display. |
| 30. | 28. | Indianapolis Colts | 0-1 | Luck performed more like Tannehill, Weeden and Wilson than RGIII. |
| 31. | 31. | Miami Dolphins | 0-1 | Tannehill was not ready. |
| 32. | 32. | Cleveland Browns | 0-1 | Over aged Weeden in over his head and unlike the other rookies doesn't have time to develop. |
*Last week's ranking