| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Denver Broncos | 1-0 | Manning is the first QB since Kapp in '69 to throw for 7 TDs in a game. |
| 2. | 5. | San Francisco 49ers | 1-0 | Rapport between Kaepernick and Boldin was instantaneous. |
| 3. | 3. | Seattle Seahawks | 1-0 | Escaped from the East coast with a win. |
| 4. | 10. | New Orleans Saints | 1-0 | Return of Payton was triumphant. |
| 5. | 7. | Houston Texans | 1-0 | Scored 24 unanswered second half points to steal the final game of the opening weekend. |
| 6. | 6. | New England Patriots | 1-0 | Needed last second field goal to beat the Bills while losing more offensive talent in Vereen and Amendola to injury. |
| 7. | 2. | Green Bay Packers | 0-1 | Can't beat the Niners. |
| 8. | 4. | Atlanta Falcons | 0-1 | The Superdome is Ryan's kryptonite. |
| 9. | 13. | Chicago Bears | 1-0 | Overcame 11 point deficit in the third quarter thanks to Bengals mistakes to win Trestman's debut. |
| 10. | 14. | Indianapolis Colts | 1-0 | Got ahead early, let the Raiders back in the game and then won late. Sort of a carbon copy of most of their wins last season. |
| 11. | 17. | Dallas Cowboys | 1-0 | Forced turnovers on the Giants first 3 drives to build an insurmountable lead. |
| 12. | 8. | Cincinnati Bengals | 0-1 | Tied for first, tied for last in the only division that couldn't manage a win on the opening weekend. |
| 13. | 18. | St. Louis Rams | 1-0 | Bradford stepped up as running game struggled. Interesting to see whether Fisher can overcome the lack of a true feature back. |
| 14. | 22. | Detriot Lions | 1-0 | Suh continues to solidify his reputation as the dirtiest player in the league. |
| 15. | 26. | Philadelphia Eagles | 1-0 | Can they stay healthy playing at Kelly's frenetic pace? |
| 16. | 9. | Baltimore Ravens | 0-1 | Attempt to replace 7 defensive starters didn't go smoothly in high altitude. |
| 17. | 11. | New York Giants | 0-1 | Unsurprisingly couldn't overcome 6 turnovers. |
| 18. | 12. | Washington Redskins | 0-1 | Done in by slow start from RGIII. |
| 19. | 21. | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-0 | Looked like a different team with Reid at the helm, Smith behind center. |
| 20. | 15. | Minnesota Vikings | 0-1 | Purple Jesus giveth, Ponder taketh away. |
| 21. | 24. | Tennessee Titans | 1-0 | Got early dividends from $100 million spent on free agents in the offseason. |
| 22. | 16. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-1 | Lost their home opener for the first time since 2002. |
| 23. | 25. | Miami Dolphins | 1-0 | Tannehill appears poised to take the next step. |
| 24. | 20. | Carolina Panthers | 0-1 | Newton was held to 163 yards total offense, only 125 through the air. |
| 25. | 23. | Arizona Cardinals | 0-1 | Blew a 10 point fourth quarter lead at home. |
| 26. | 31. | New York Jets | 1-0 | Ryan's hot seat got a little cooler thanks to dominating defense. |
| 27. | 19. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-1 | David committed perhaps the stupidest penalty of all time on a late hit of Smith out of bounds with under 10 seconds remaining to set up Folk for a 48 yard game winning FG. |
| 28. | 29. | Buffalo Bills | 0-1 | Fought hard against the Patriots, but in the end lost their 19th in the last 20 matchups. |
| 29. | 27. | Cleveland Browns | 0-1 | Talk of Weeden turning things around with offensive coordinator Turner was premature. |
| 30. | 28. | San Diego Chargers | 0-1 | Still figured out a way to collapse in the fourth quarter despite Turner firing. |
| 31. | 32. | Oakland Raiders | 0-1 | Pryor's versatility at least gives them a puncher's chance on a weekly basis. |
| 32. | 30. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-1 | Gabbert and offense is so dismal that signing Tebow to appease the fan base might not be the worst idea. |
*Last week's ranking