Rnk | LY* | Team | Record+ | Comments |
1. | 1. | Arizona Cardinals | 8-1 | Last time they won 8 of their first 9 games the franchise was located in Chicago. |
2. | 2. | New England Patriots | 7-2 | Losses by the Dolphins and Bills while they were on bye seems to make another division championship a foregone conclusion. |
3. | 3. | Denver Broncos | 7-2 | Bounced back in Oakland, big whoop. |
4. | 4. | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-2 | So far so good with Sanchez at the helm. |
5. | 5. | Indianapolis Colts | 6-3 | Post bye visit by the Patriots should go a long way toward determining if they are legitimate contenders. |
6. | 6. | Detriot Lions | 7-2 | Defense continues to dominate. |
7. | 7. | Seattle Seahawks | 6-3 | Beast Mode is back. |
8. | 10. | Green Bay Packers | 6-3 | Only 5 players on their roster have ever played for another team, far fewest in the league. |
9. | 11. | Dallas Cowboys | 7-3 | Romo gets a week off to rest his back after triumphant trip to London. |
10. | 12. | Kansas City Chiefs | 6-3 | Can't deny Reid's ability to win regular season games. |
11. | 15. | Baltimore Ravens | 6-4 | Seem to be treading water heading into their bye. |
12. | 18. | Cleveland Browns | 6-3 | Broke their 17 game road losing streak in the division. |
13. | 8. | Cincinnati Bengals | 5-3-1 | Dalton has thrown only 8 TDs in 9 starts. |
14. | 14. | San Diego Chargers | 5-4 | Lost 3 straight heading into their bye, Raiders coming to town should help ease the pain. |
15. | 9. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-4 | What the hell happened to Roethlisberger in the swamps of Jersey? Season on the brink due to inexplicable losses to the Bucs and Jets. |
16. | 19. | San Francisco 49ers | 5-4 | Escaped in OT with a must win in the Big Easy. |
17. | 13. | Miami Dolphins | 5-4 | Losing LT Albert for the season a tough blow. |
18. | 16. | Buffalo Bills | 5-4 | Can't afford to lose the turnover battle like they did against the Chiefs. |
19. | 17. | New Orleans Saints | 4-5 | Probably only have to win 8 games to capture their division's crown. |
20. | 20. | New York Giants | 3-6 | Are they headed for an off season house cleaning? |
21. | 21. | Houston Texans | 4-5 | Pending free agent Mallett has an opportunity to make himself a lot of money. |
22. | 22. | Minnesota Vikings | 4-5 | Will Purple Jesus be allowed back on the field this season? |
23. | 23. | St. Louis Rams | 3-6 | Defense back on track, just don't have enough (any?) skill position talent on offense. |
24. | 27. | Atlanta Falcons | 3-6 | Only a game out of first place. |
25. | 24. | Carolina Panthers | 3-6-1 | Could Rivera be on the hot seat a year after winning Coach of the Year? |
26. | 26. | Washington Redskins | 3-6 | RGIII has to show something down the stretch or franchise will be starting over again. |
27. | 25. | Chicago Bears | 3-6 | Replacing Lovie off a 10 win season with the clearly overmatched Trestman proving to be a complete disaster. |
28. | 31. | New York Jets | 2-8 | Idzik Jr and Ryan answered their critics for at least a week. |
29. | 28. | Tennessee Titans | 2-7 | Drafting Locker likely to set the franchise back for close to a decade, late rounder Mettenberger doesn't appear to be the answer. |
30. | 29. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-9 | Robinson's emergence as a feature back a rare positive. |
31. | 30. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-8 | Reinserting McCown back into the lineup didn't make any difference, big shocker. |
32. | 32. | Oakland Raiders | 0-9 | Best chance for a win may be the final week in Denver if the Broncos have clinched home field, might lose anyway on the road to backups anyway. |
*Last week's ranking