| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Seattle Seahawks | 10-1 | Come off the bye with the opportunity to stamp themselves a clear favorites in the NFC as the Saints come to town. |
| 2. | 3. | New Orleans Saints | 9-2 | Their last trip to Seattle resulted in a playoff loss to the 7 win Seahawks. |
| 3. | 5. | Carolina Panthers | 8-3 | Tied franchise record for consecutive victories at 7. |
| 4. | 6. | New England Patriots | 8-3 | Overcame 24 point halftime deficit. |
| 5. | 2. | Denver Broncos | 9-2 | Manning lost head-to-head to Brady for the 10th time in 14 tries. |
| 6. | 4. | Kansas City Chiefs | 9-2 | First home loss follows immediately after first loss. |
| 7. | 10. | San Francisco 49ers | 7-4 | Did what needed to be done to halt 2 game losing streak in dominating fashion on MNF. |
| 8. | 8. | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-4 | Need Dalton to play like he did in October, not November. |
| 9. | 11. | Arizona Cardinals | 7-4 | Arians is a miracle worker. |
| 10. | 7. | Indianapolis Colts | 7-4 | Went from consistent to wildly inconsistent in the blink of an eye. |
| 11. | 13. | Philadelphia Eagles | 6-5 | Can Foles continue to excel? |
| 12. | 17. | Dallas Cowboys | 6-5 | Got the win they needed in Jersey, sweeping the Giants and all but eliminating them. |
| 13. | 9. | Detriot Lions | 6-5 | Done in by Stafford throwing 4 interceptions. |
| 14. | 12. | Chicago Bears | 6-5 | Couldn't stop Stacy/Cunningham, now face Purple Jesus. |
| 15. | 19. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-6 | Roethlisberger improved to 16-1 against the Browns, has thrown for over 3000 yards for 8 straight season. Plus his fifth career punt was downed at the 1 yard line. |
| 16. | 20. | Baltimore Ravens | 5-6 | Season for both them and the Steelers comes down to Thanksgiving night. |
| 17. | 16. | Green Bay Packers | 5-5-1 | A tie at home against a 2 win team is like getting kicked in the teeth by your sister. Flynn will be their third different starter since Rodgers went down. |
| 18. | 21. | St. Louis Rams | 5-6 | Austin is the first player since Sayers to have 4 TDs of 50 yards or more in consecutive games. |
| 19. | 22. | San Diego Chargers | 5-6 | Rivers came up big halting 3 game losing streak by handing division rival Kansas City their first home loss. |
| 20. | 24. | Tennessee Titans | 5-6 | Tiebreakers would given them the last wildcard in the muddled AFC if the season ended today. |
| 21. | 18. | Miami Dolphins | 5-6 | Lost despite Wallace finally providing a downfield threat. |
| 22. | 14. | New York Giants | 4-7 | Stick a fork in them. Could not afford a home division loss. |
| 23. | 25. | Buffalo Bills | 4-7 | The rest of the season is about keeping Manuel healthy and developing. |
| 24. | 15. | New York Jets | 5-6 | String of alternating wins and losses finally broken not in the way they would have hoped. Could the wheels finally come off with Smith's performance deteriorating? |
| 25. | 23. | Cleveland Browns | 4-7 | Campbell is bad, Weeden beyond awful. |
| 26. | 26. | Oakland Raiders | 4-7 | Former walk-on McGloin continues to outperform former top recruit Pryor, which goes to show how hard it is to evaluate 17/18 year olds. |
| 27. | 28. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-8 | Found another weapon in Underwood with Williams sidelined due to injury. |
| 28. | 27. | Washington Redskins | 3-8 | Last year started 3-6 and then won 7 straight to make the playoffs. This year started 3-6 and went down the crapper. |
| 29. | 29. | Minnesota Vikings | 2-8-1 | Last tie was in '78 also against the Packers, the year before I graduated from HS. |
| 30. | 32. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-9 | Bradley seems to be having a positive influence, now they need a QB. |
| 31. | 30. | Atlanta Falcons | 2-9 | Ryan has thrown 11 interceptions on the road as opposed to only 1 at home. |
| 32. | 31. | Houston Texans | 2-9 | Hit absolute rock bottom. |
*Last week's ranking