Rnk | LY* | Team | Record+ | Comments |
1. | 1. | Arizona Cardinals | 9-1 | Impressively have a 2 game lead for home field, a 3 game lead in their division. |
2. | 2. | New England Patriots | 8-2 | Gray set a franchise record with 4 rushing TDs in a single game, he had never before gotten into the end zone as a pro. |
3. | 8. | Green Bay Packers | 7-3 | Scored over 50 in back-to-back games for the first time in franchise history. |
4. | 10. | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-3 | Throwback winning with defense and the running game. |
5. | 3. | Denver Broncos | 7-3 | Peyton has thrown multiple interceptions in each of their past 3 games. |
6. | 4. | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-3 | Gave up 53 (or more) points in a game for the first time since '72. |
7. | 6. | Detriot Lions | 7-3 | Schedule makers did them no favors with a trip to Foxboro following last week's loss in Glendale. |
8. | 9. | Dallas Cowboys | 7-3 | Week off came at a good time given the condition of Romo's back. |
9. | 13. | Cincinnati Bengals | 6-3-1 | Green's re-emergence made a huge difference for Dalton. |
10. | 5. | Indianapolis Colts | 6-4 | Lost to Belichick/Brady for the first time at Lucas Oil Stadium. |
11. | 11. | Baltimore Ravens | 6-4 | Health of secondary a major concern. |
12. | 7. | Seattle Seahawks | 6-4 | Run defense felt loss of Mebane in Kansas City. |
13. | 14. | San Diego Chargers | 6-4 | Treading water. |
14. | 15. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-4 | Returned to the mid-to-late 70s in the second half last week with Bell pounding the ball between the tackles. |
15. | 16. | San Francisco 49ers | 6-4 | Defense pulled one out in the swamps of Jersey (with a big assist from Eli). |
16. | 17. | Miami Dolphins | 6-4 | Tannehill continues to excel in the short passing game. |
17. | 21. | Houston Texans | 5-5 | Didn't miss Foster with Blue exploding for 156 yards on 36 carries. |
18. | 12. | Cleveland Browns | 6-4 | Return of Gordon can't hurt. |
19. | 23. | St. Louis Rams | 4-6 | Rookie Mason became the first back to rush for over 100 yards in a game this season against the Broncos. |
20. | 18. | Buffalo Bills | 5-5 | Orton faltering with just a single TD pass the last 2 weeks, no TDs at all in the last 114 minutes of playing time. |
21. | 24. | Atlanta Falcons | 4-6 | Current leader in the NFC South thanks to head-to-head tiebreaker. |
22. | 19. | New Orleans Saints | 4-6 | Lost a second straight home game. |
23. | 27. | Chicago Bears | 4-6 | Cutler obviously helped immeasurably by return to health of Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery. |
24. | 22. | Minnesota Vikings | 4-6 | The Ginger Hammer came down hard on Purple Jesus. |
25. | 20. | New York Giants | 3-7 | Couldn't overcome Eli's 5 interceptions. |
26. | 25. | Carolina Panthers | 3-7-1 | Benjamin has already broken the franchise's rookie record for receiving yards in a season. |
27. | 31. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-8 | Evans at 21 became the youngest player ever with a 200 yard receiving game. |
28. | 28. | New York Jets | 2-8 | Still shaking my head trying to figure out how they beat the Steelers before their bye. |
29. | 26. | Washington Redskins | 3-7 | In turmoil. RGIII's stock continues to tumble. |
30. | 29. | Tennessee Titans | 2-8 | Could Mettenberger be the long term answer? |
31. | 30. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-9 | Head to Indianapolis off the bye which is at least better than playing a home game in London where everybody is rooting for the Cowboys. |
32. | 32. | Oakland Raiders | 0-10 | Remaining schedule makes a win seem incredibly unlikely. |
*Last week's ranking