| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | New England Patriots | 7-1 | Haven't been swept by a divisional foe in any season since realignment in '02. |
| 2. | 3. | Dallas Cowboys | 6-1 | Dak overcame early game struggles to lead his team to 16 unanswered 4th quarter and OT points. |
| 3. | 6. | Denver Broncos | 6-2 | Travel to Oakland for divisional showdown between 6 win teams. |
| 4. | 7. | Kansas City Chiefs | 5-2 | Prevailed in Indy despite Smith, Ware both suffering concussions and Charles not dressing after another setback. |
| 5. | 8. | Oakland Raiders | 6-2 | Set a new single game league record with 24 penalties. On a more positive note Carr's 513 passing yards set the franchise's single game record. |
| 6. | 10. | Atlanta Falcons | 5-3 | Ryan has led the most 4th quarter comebacks (25) of any QB since he entered the league in '08. |
| 7. | 2. | Minnesota Vikings | 5-2 | Bradford got pummeled in Soldier Field. |
| 8. | 4. | Green Bay Packers | 4-3 | Came up 1 point short of overcoming a myriad of offensive skill position injuries with Allison, Davis and Janis all scoring their 1st career TDs. |
| 9. | 5. | Seattle Seahawks | 4-2-1 | Wilson was held scoreless for a 3rd straight week. Graham had a disappointing return to the Big Easy with only 34 yards on 3 receptions. |
| 10. | 9. | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-3 | Blew 10 point 4th quarter lead to lose in the Jerry Dome. Still not letting Wentz throw the ball downfield. |
| 11. | 11. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-3 | Will Roethlisberger be able to return after the bye? All signs are currently positive. |
| 12. | 18. | Houston Texans | 5-3 | Remain undefeated at home, winless on the road. |
| 13. | 13. | New York Giants | 4-3 | Come off the bye with entire division still over .500. |
| 14. | 12. | Buffalo Bills | 4-4 | Found out what they already knew. Playing the Pats with Brady was different than playing them with Brissett. |
| 15. | 23. | New Orleans Saints | 3-4 | Brees extended his league record of 58 consecutive home games with a TD pass. |
| 16. | 14. | Detroit Lions | 4-4 | Their 3 game winning streak came to an end in Houston. |
| 17. | 16. | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-4-1 | Missed extra point by Nugent led to first OT, tie ever in London. |
| 18. | 17. | Washington Redskins | 4-3-1 | Hopkins sliced a 34 yard FG with just over 2 minutes left in OT. Did nothing when given another chance thanks to a Dalton fumble near mid-field with 1:11 remaining. |
| 19. | 15. | Arizona Cardinals | 3-4-1 | Return to Charlotte after last season's NFC Championship debacle didn't go well. |
| 20. | 24. | Tennessee Titans | 4-4 | Undefeated in 3 tries at home versus the Jags in the last 3 years, 1-17 against everyone else with the winless Browns this season providing the only other victory by 2 points. |
| 21. | 21. | Miami Dolphins | 3-4 | Ajayo coming off a pair of 200 yard rushing days couldn't have been too excited about the timing of the bye. |
| 22. | 20. | San Diego Chargers | 3-5 | Rivers was hit 17 times, sacked 4 times and threw 3 interceptions in Denver. |
| 23. | 28. | Carolina Panthers | 2-5 | Sacked Palmer 8 times after entering the game with only 12 sacks all season. |
| 24. | 26. | New York Jets | 3-5 | Before Sunday in Cleveland had never come back to win from a 13 point (or more) halftime deficit in franchise history. |
| 25. | 25. | Los Angeles Rams | 3-4 | Did anyone in LA notice they didn't play last week? Probably not. |
| 26. | 19. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-4 | Short work week means they must quickly forget about failures to take advantage of Janikowski misses at the end of regulation and in OT. |
| 27. | 27. | Baltimore Ravens | 3-4 | Come off the bye with 1st place in the AFC North on the line against the visiting Steelers. |
| 28. | 22. | Indianapolis Colts | 3-5 | Physical beating seems to be taking a toll on Luck at the halfway point of the season. |
| 29. | 30. | Chicago Bears | 2-6 | Howard is the 1st player in franchise history under the age of 22 to gain over 200 yards from scrimmage in a game. |
| 30. | 29. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-5 | Defense flat out quit on Thursday night. Bradley should have been fired at halftime. Instead fired offensive coordinator Olson. |
| 31. | 31. | San Francisco 49ers | 1-6 | Made it through a week without losing, of course were on a bye. |
| 32. | 32. | Cleveland Browns | 0-8 | Wonder how surprised, depressed Collins was to learn on Monday morning that he had been traded from the best team in the league to the worst. |
*Last week's ranking