| Rnk | LW | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Indianapolis Colts | 3-0 | Managing to win ugly against opponents that are taking away the deep pass. |
| 2. | 4. | New England Patriots | 2-1 | Victory was costly in Pittsburgh. Harrison is done for the season with a torn ACL, MCL and PCL. Light broke his leg and will miss significant time. Even Belicheck and Brady may not be able to overcome setbacks of this magnitude. |
| 3. | 5. | Philadelphia Eagles | 2-1 | Clearly the best team in the NFC. Doomed if McNabb succumbs to his sports hernia before the season comes to an end. |
| 4. | 2. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-1 | Roethlisberger with a bad left shoulder showed a lot by leading a comeback late in the fourth quarter against the defending champions even though his team fell short. He also showed a lot after the game by admitting that the Patriots confused him with different looks in the second half. Remember, this is only his second season as a pro. If anyone is ever going to get Cowher over the top in the playoffs it is going to be Big Ben. |
| 5. | 7. | Atlanta Falcons | 2-1 | All Vick does is win. |
| 6. | 8. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-1 | Leftwich gets the positive press. The defense wins the games. |
| 7. | 9. | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-0 | Winning the games they should win, which is a step in the right direction. The schedule remains relatively easy for a few more weeks. |
| 8. | 11. | Denver Broncos | 2-1 | Ability to win at home remains an incredible asset. |
| 9. | 3. | Kansas City Chiefs | 2-1 | Tanked on Monday night. All their problems from the past couple of years resurfaced. The defensive improvements of the first two weeks were not evident. The wideouts dropped more balls than they caught. |
| 10. | 12. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-0 | Driving the Cadillac back to respectability. Hard to believe in hindsight that two backs were picked before Williams. |
| 11. | 14. | Seattle Seahawks | 2-1 | Alexander deserves a long term contract. |
| 12. | 18. | San Diego Chargers | 1-2 | Won a must win game against the Giants. Slow start means they can not afford a letdown in Foxboro. |
| 13. | 19. | St. Louis Rams | 2-1 | Have not been the same team since Smith left for Chicago. |
| 14. | 6. | Carolina Panthers | 1-2 | Somehow wrapped losses to the Saints and Dolphins around a victory over the Patriots. Obviously the lack of consistency is a big problem. |
| 15. | 16. | Washington Redskins | 2-0 | Gibbs seems to be turning things around in his second year. Whether he can keep winning with Brunell is a major questionmark. |
| 16. | 17. | Dallas Cowboys | 2-1 | Need improved secondary play to take the next step. |
| 17. | 15. | New York Giants | 2-1 | Manning the younger continues to develop. Surprisingly the problem is defense. |
| 18. | 25. | Minnesota Vikings | 1-2 | Back to being the front runner in the pathetic NFC North after Culpepper broke out in a big way with the help of Taylor and Williamson. |
| 19. | 13. | Buffalo Bills | 1-2 | Losman appears to have been a monumental mistake. The season ending injury to Spikes doesn't help. |
| 20. | 30. | Miami Dolphins | 2-1 | Saban and offensive coordinator Linehan have worked wonders. |
| 21. | 10. | New York Jets | 1-2 | Preparing third stringer Bollinger to start against the Ravens after season ending injuries to Pennington and Fiedler. Not good. |
| 22. | 20. | New Orleans Saints | 1-2 | The lack of a true home seems to be gnawing at them which really shouldn't come as a surprise. |
| 23. | 21. | Tennessee Titans | 1-2 | Continue to fight hard for Fisher. Young defenders need time to develop. |
| 24. | 24. | Baltimore Ravens | 0-2 | Have to be looking forward to facing Bollinger coming off the bye. |
| 25. | 22. | Chicago Bears | 1-2 | Orton joined Culpepper and Harrington to become the third NFC North quarterback this season to turn the ball over five times in a single game. |
| 26. | 26. | Detriot Lions | 1-1 | Had a lot to work on during the bye after the week two debacle in Chicago. |
| 27. | 23. | Oakland Raiders | 0-3 | Were unable to handle a tough early season schedule that included the Patriots, Chiefs and Eagles. |
| 28. | 27. | Cleveland Browns | 1-2 | Crennel already has them playing hard, disciplined football. |
| 29. | 28. | Green Bay Packers | 0-3 | Still alive despite the horrific start because every team in their division has problems. |
| 30. | 29. | Arizona Cardinals | 0-3 | Green has to be disappointed. Taking a dive to end up with Leinart might not be a bad idea. |
| 31. | 31. | San Fransisco 49ers | 1-2 | Fell apart in the second half after giving the Cowboys a run for their money in the early going. |
| 32. | 32. | Houston Texans | 0-2 | Made a scapegoat of offensive coordinator Palmer during the bye week. What they really need is more talent on the offensive line. |