| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Houston Texans | 5-0 | Loss of Cushing a major blow. |
| 2. | 2. | Atlanta Falcons | 5-0 | Undefeated after 5 games for the first time in franchise history. |
| 3. | 5. | San Francisco 49ers | 4-1 | First NFL team to ever gain 300 yards passing and 300 yards rushing in a game. |
| 4. | 4. | Baltimore Ravens | 4-1 | Escaped Arrowhead thanks in large part to a horrendous call in the fourth quarter when a play was whistled dead on a clear Flacco fumble returned for a TD. Since the replacement referees are gone there was no media teeth gnashing for a call every bit as bad if not worse than the now infamous (and arguably correct) simultaneous possession call for Tate on MNF. |
| 5. | 8. | New England Patriots | 3-2 | Rushed for over 200 yards in consecutive games for the first time since 1978. |
| 6. | 9. | New York Giants | 3-2 | Finally got the running game untracked with Bradshaw topping 200 yards. |
| 7. | 11. | Chicago Bears | 4-1 | Tillman and Briggs both returned interceptions for TDs in each of the last 2 weeks. Only other teammates to ever accomplish the feat were Law and Smith of the 2001 Patriots. |
| 8. | 14. | Minnesota Vikings | 4-1 | Harvin for MVP! |
| 9. | 16. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-2 | Mendenhall made a difference. |
| 10. | 6. | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-2 | Vick turnovers again reared their ugly head. |
| 11. | 3. | Arizona Cardinals | 4-1 | Grimm's offensive line has been grim allowing 17 sacks in the last 2 games. |
| 12. | 7. | Green Bay Packers | 2-3 | Blew a 21-3 halftime lead in Indianapolis. Covering Wayne in the second half might have been a good idea. |
| 13. | 10. | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-2 | Not sure what Lewis was thinking down 4 with only 3 minutes remaining when he decided to try a FG on fourth and 5 from the 23. Sadly enough Nugent missed anyway. |
| 14. | 17. | Seattle Seahawks | 3-2 | Already tallied 16 sacks after totaling just 35 all of last season. Surprise first rounder Irvin's pair of sacks raised his total to 4.5. |
| 15. | 15. | Dallas Cowboys | 2-2 | Exit the bye with 98 wins and 98 losses this century. Mediocrity personified. |
| 16. | 19. | St. Louis Rams | 3-2 | Winning ugly, a Fisher trait. |
| 17. | 12. | San Diego Chargers | 3-2 | Suffered bad luck when a roughing the passer penalty negated an interception and got the Saints back into the game. |
| 18. | 13. | Denver Broncos | 2-3 | Need a win in San Diego even though their schedule gets much easier after the bye. |
| 19. | 27. | Miami Dolphins | 2-3 | Play of offensive line and defensive front 7 allows them to be competitive regardless of opponent. |
| 20. | 31. | New Orleans Saints | 1-4 | First victory came with Payton, Loomis and Vitt in the building to watch Brees break Unitas' record. |
| 21. | 18. | Washington Redskins | 2-3 | Couldn't overcome losing RGIII to a concussion with fellow rookie Cousins throwing a pair of interceptions in relief. RGII was cleared to practice on Wednesday. |
| 22. | 22. | Detriot Lions | 1-3 | Schwartz's job could be in jeopardy if the defense doesn't improve. |
| 23. | 30. | Indianapolis Colts | 2-2 | Came alive in the second half after harnessing their emotions thanks in large part to Wayne defying time. |
| 24. | 24. | Oakland Raiders | 1-3 | Had a long time to think about blowout loss in Denver. Trip to Atlanta unlikely to bring relief. |
| 25. | 20. | New York Jets | 2-3 | Receiving corps without Holmes is abysmal. So desperate that adding CJ, TO or Plax might make sense. |
| 26. | 26. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-3 | Must beat the struggling Chiefs at home coming off the bye or their season could quickly spiral out of control. |
| 27. | 21. | Buffalo Bills | 2-3 | Last team to give up over 550 total yards in consecutive games was the 1950 Giants. |
| 28. | 23. | Carolina Panthers | 1-4 | Can Newton rebound from adversity? |
| 29. | 25. | Tennessee Titans | 1-4 | Munchak is no Fisher. |
| 30. | 28. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-4 | An embarrassment. Decision to hire Mularkey to tutor Gabbert is not working. |
| 31. | 29. | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-4 | Their 19 turnovers are the most in the first 5 games since the Saints turned the ball over 21 times in the first 5 games to start the 1997 season. Cassel was cheered while leaving with a head injury in the fourth quarter after throwing for just 92 yards with a pair of interceptions and lost fumbles. Classless, yet quite frankly understandable. |
| 32. | 32. | Cleveland Browns | 0-5 | Steamrolled after being staked to a 14 point first quarter lead. |
*Last week's ranking