| Rnk | LW | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Chicago Bears | 6-0 | Offense that was shut down before the bye on Sunday night in Arizona should be able to rebound big time at home against the defensively challenged 49ers. |
| 2. | 2. | Indianapolis Colts | 6-0 | Manning is an expert at winning regular season games. Of course nobody really cares anymore until he starts winning playoff games. |
| 3. | 3. | Denver Broncos | 5-1 | Lack of offensive productivity remains a concern. |
| 4. | 5. | New England Patriots | 5-1 | Have been mum on the elbow injury suffered by Seymour. That is their way. Losing him for an extended period would be costly. |
| 5. | 7. | New Orleans Saints | 5-1 | Get tested off the bye with the Ravens coming to town. Will emotions continue to carry them at home? |
| 6. | 11. | Cincinnati Bengals | 4-2 | Passing game remains out of synch due to problems with the offensive line. Palmer has to be happy that Abraham won't be playing this coming week. |
| 7. | 13. | New York Giants | 4-2 | Undefeated with 16 sacks in the 3 games since the bye. Had only 2 sacks in the 3 games before the bye. |
| 8. | 4. | San Diego Chargers | 4-2 | Lost a divisional game on the road on a last second field goal. Then found out Merriman tested positive for a performance enhancing drug. Merriman will appeal the 4 game suspension. Don't expect him to win. The hope is that Phillips will be ready to return from his calf injury before Merriman's appeal is denied. |
| 9. | 16. | Atlanta Falcons | 4-2 | Don't write too much into Vick's 4 touchdown passes against the Steelers. Crumpler was allowed to run free and the wideouts still did very little. |
| 10. | 18. | Minnesota Vikings | 4-2 | Get a prime time forum at home on Monday night against the Patriots after their impressive win in Seattle. |
| 11. | 6. | Seattle Seahawks | 4-2 | Hasselbeck's sprained MCL will sideline him for 3 or 4 weeks. Can Wallace carry the load in his absence? |
| 12. | 12. | Baltimore Ravens | 4-2 | Come off the bye with Billick back firmly in control of the offense. That has not really been such a good thing since he left Minnesota. |
| 13. | 8. | Carolina Panthers | 4-3 | Tough team to read. Play a lot of close games. Against both good competition and bad competition. |
| 14. | 10. | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-3 | All 3 of their losses have come on the last play of the game. |
| 15. | 17. | St. Louis Rams | 4-2 | Now really must be kicking themselves about letting the opportunity to beat the Seahawks get away. |
| 16. | 19. | New York Jets | 4-3 | Legitimate threat to win 10 games with Cleveland, Houston, Green Bay, Buffalo, Miami and Oakland left on the schedule. |
| 17. | 20. | Kansas City Chiefs | 3-3 | Completely different team in Arrowhead. |
| 18. | 9. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-3 | Defensive injuries have taken a toll. |
| 19. | 14. | Dallas Cowboys | 3-3 | Bledsoe took a pounding in the first half and was benched after throwing an ill advised interception on the goal line. The benching didn't help. Romo threw 3 interceptions in the second half. |
| 20. | 15. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-4 | Defending Super Bowl Champions again found a way to lose. Disappointing. Turnovers continue to be a major problem. Fumbles by Roethlisberger and Parker led directly to Falcons touchdowns. Both changed the momentum of the game when they seemed to be taking control. |
| 21. | 23. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-4 | Turned 2 Barber interception returns for touchdowns and an improbable 62 yard field goal by Bryant as time expired into a surprising victory. |
| 22. | 27. | Green Bay Packers | 2-4 | Favre has settled down and is playing better after trying to do too much at the start of the season. The value of playing him over trying to develop Rodgers is still more about fostering good will in the short term than improving the long term future of the franchise. |
| 23. | 23. | San Fransisco 49ers | 2-4 | Things should get easier after their trip to Chicago. |
| 24. | 30. | Houston Texans | 2-4 | Carr has to be thrilled with Kubiak's offense. |
| 25. | 21. | Washington Redskins | 2-5 | Money has not been the answer. Either in assembling the roster or the coaching staff. |
| 26. | 22. | Buffalo Bills | 2-5 | Losman has regressed during their 3 game losing streak. |
| 27. | 29. | Tennessee Titans | 1-5 | Got to celebrate their first victory for 2 weeks because of the bye. |
| 28. | 25. | Cleveland Browns | 1-5 | Carthon became the third offensive coordinator to lose his job before the mid-point of the season. Like the problem is playcalling and not a lack of talent on offense. |
| 29. | 28. | Detriot Lions | 1-6 | Can use the week off to lick their wounds. |
| 30. | 32. | Oakland Raiders | 1-5 | There will be no winless team this season. |
| 31. | 26. | Arizona Cardinals | 1-6 | Hangover from the Monday night debacle against the Bears carried over to Oakland. |
| 32. | 31. | Miami Dolphins | 1-6 | Harrington has not been the answer. What a surprise. Saban paniced after 4 games and switched QBs. He seems to have lost his team in the process. |