| Rnk | LW | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Indianapolis Colts | 13-1 | Buoniconti, Shula, Griese and the rest of the '72 Dolphins can uncork the champagne. |
| 2. | 2. | Seattle Seahawks | 12-2 | Need another win or a loss by the Bears to sew up home field advantage throughout the playoffs. |
| 3. | 3. | Denver Broncos | 11-3 | Can not afford to let up or they could end up losing the first round bye. |
| 4. | 4. | Cincinnati Bengals | 11-3 | Clinched first division title since 1990. |
| 5. | 5. | New York Giants | 10-4 | Tiki for MVP. |
| 6. | 7. | New England Patriots | 9-5 | They're back.... Have won last 3 by a combined score of 79 to 10. |
| 7. | 8. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10-4 | Only have to beat either the Texans or Titans to make the playoffs. |
| 8. | 9. | Carolina Panthers | 10-4 | Foster's inability to stay healthy is even more of a concern with Davis done for the year. |
| 9. | 10. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-5 | Continued to dominate the NFC North. Unfortunately they play in the AFC North. Would come out on top in a two-way tie with the Chargers because of head-to-head victory. Would lose out in a three-way tie with the Jaguars and Chargers because of conference record. |
| 10. | 11. | Chicago Bears | 10-4 | Grossman's return lit a fire under the offense as the defense continued to dominate. |
| 11. | 15. | San Diego Chargers | 9-5 | Hard to believe the team that finally beat the Colts are in major jeopardy of missing the playoffs because of among other things a home loss the previous week to the Dolphins. |
| 12. | 6. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-5 | Make the playoffs with a win at home over either the Falcons or Saints. |
| 13. | 17. | Washington Redskins | 8-6 | Surprisingly in control of their own destiny thanks to a 3 game winning streak. |
| 14. | 12. | Dallas Cowboys | 8-6 | Can not afford another slip up after coming out flat in Washington. |
| 15. | 13. | Minnesota Vikings | 8-6 | Johnson finally lost his first game of the season as a starter. Now must beat the Ravens and get help from the Packers to turn the finale against the Bears into a battle for the division title. |
| 16. | 14. | Atlanta Falcons | 8-6 | Vick did not look comfortable in the below freezing conditions at venerable Soldier Field. |
| 17. | 16. | Kansas City Chiefs | 8-6 | Lost to an NFC East opponent on the road for a 2nd straight week despite Johnson's 7th consecutive 100 yard rushing performance. |
| 18. | 18. | Miami Dolphins | 7-7 | Got to .500 on the strength of a 4 game winning streak. |
| 19. | 19. | Philadelphia Eagles | 6-8 | Moats has taken advantage of the opportunity afforded to him by the injury to Westbrook. |
| 20. | 22. | Baltimore Ravens | 5-9 | Boller outplayed Favre on Monday Night and could be finally coming around. |
| 21. | 24. | Cleveland Browns | 5-9 | Savage and Crennel have them on the right track. |
| 22. | 20. | St. Louis Rams | 5-9 | Fitzpatrick and Martin are proving that not just any quarterback can have sustained success in this offense. |
| 23. | 21. | Tennessee Titans | 4-10 | McNair gave it all he had in what because of cap related issues was probably his last home game in Nashville. |
| 24. | 23. | Arizona Cardinals | 4-10 | Loss of Warner for the season gives McCown another chance to display his wares. |
| 25. | 25. | Oakland Raiders | 4-10 | Neither Tuiasosopo nor Collins is the answer. |
| 26. | 26. | Green Bay Packers | 3-11 | Rodgers finally got a look on Monday night as Favre continued to turn the ball over at an alarming rate. |
| 27. | 27. | New York Jets | 3-11 | The spark provided by Bollinger and Houston was not enough. |
| 28. | 28. | Buffalo Bills | 4-10 | The problem here is Mullarkey, not Moulds. |
| 29. | 32. | Houston Texans | 2-12 | Victory likely sets up the Bush Bowl in the season finale. Loser takes all. |
| 30. | 30. | New Orleans Saints | 3-11 | Turned the ball over 6 times including 4 interceptions by Bouman in front of a depressingly sparse crowd in Baton Rouge. |
| 31. | 29. | Detriot Lions | 4-10 | Last home game of the year predictably turned into a Millen hatefest. |
| 32. | 31. | San Fransisco 49ers | 2-12 | Still playing hard. Just not good enough to win. |