| Rnk | LY* | Team | Record+ | Comments |
| 1. | 2. | Seattle Seahawks | 3-1 | Wilson's 122 yards rushing were the most ever by a QB on MNF. |
| 2. | 3. | Denver Broncos | 3-1 | Peyton joined Favre as the second QB in league history to throw 500 TDs. |
| 3. | 1. | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-1 | Gave up more points Sunday night than in their first 3 games combined. |
| 4. | 5. | San Diego Chargers | 4-1 | Thanks to injuries rookie free agent Oliver had his coming out party with 182 yards from scrimmage. |
| 5. | 6. | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-1 | Have scored 7 defensive and special teams TDs. |
| 6. | 8. | Dallas Cowboys | 4-1 | Won 4 of their first 5 for the first time since 2008. Only Murray, OJ and Jim Brown in league history have rushed for over 100 yards in each of the first 5 games of a season. |
| 7. | 4. | Arizona Cardinals | 3-1 | Couldn't overcome Stanton injury that put rookie third day pick Thomas on the field. |
| 8. | 9. | Indianapolis Colts | 3-2 | Luck's 14 TD passes lead the league. |
| 9. | 11. | San Francisco 49ers | 3-2 | Harbaugh is reportedly done in Santa Clara after this season regardless of results according to Glazer. |
| 10. | 12. | Green Bay Packers | 3-2 | Lacy finally topped the century mark in his fifth try this season. |
| 11. | 15. | New England Patriots | 3-2 | Talk of their demise was premature. |
| 12. | 17. | New York Giants | 3-2 | Eli has adjusted to McAdoo's offense, most importantly limiting turnovers. |
| 13. | 7. | Baltimore Ravens | 3-2 | The new Baltimore franchise has still never beaten the old Baltimore franchise which snuck out of town for Indianapolis in the dead of night in ‘84. |
| 14. | 10. | Detriot Lions | 3-2 | What a difference a kicker makes. Lost on a 58 yard FG, their second kicker of the season Henery missed all 3 of his attempts. Didn't take Prater long to get an opportunity after post-suspension release. |
| 15. | 13. | Houston Texans | 3-2 | Fell short in OT despite Foster looking healthy racking up 157 yards rushing and a pair of TDs in Dallas. |
| 16. | 14. | Kansas City Chiefs | 2-3 | Charles needs only 52 yards on the ground to pass Priest Holmes' franchise record of 6020 career rushing yards. |
| 17. | 19. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-2 | LeBeau improved to 18-2 against rookie QBs since returning as defensive coordinator in 2004. |
| 18. | 20. | Carolina Panthers | 3-2 | Only team in the NFC South currently over .500. |
| 19. | 21. | New Orleans Saints | 2-3 | Needed OT to win tenth straight home game. |
| 20. | 16. | Atlanta Falcons | 2-3 | Poor defense puts a lot of pressure on Ryan. |
| 21. | 24. | Buffalo Bills | 3-2 | Carpenter's 58 yarder in the final seconds gave Orton a win in his first start for his fifth NFL team. |
| 22. | 22. | Miami Dolphins | 2-2 | The '72 Dolphins can rest easy, nobody remains undefeated after the first weekend in October. |
| 23. | 26. | Cleveland Browns | 2-2 | Had lost 22 of their last 24 road games before overcoming a 25 point halftime deficit in Tennessee for the biggest comeback in franchise history, biggest road comeback in league history. |
| 24. | 18. | Chicago Bears | 2-3 | Unable to overcome Cutler's 6 interceptions in their 3 losses. |
| 25. | 23. | Minnesota Vikings | 2-3 | Results with Ponder on a short work week to be expected, Bridgewater mercifully expected to be ready next week. |
| 26. | 25. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-4 | Glennon got them to OT in the Big Easy, returning to McCown now would be just plain stupid. |
| 27. | 27. | Washington Redskins | 1-4 | Jackson is a bright spot, Eagles cut off their nose to spite their face by releasing him. |
| 28. | 28. | New York Jets | 1-4 | First team shutout this season, things only get worse with future Hall of Famers Peyton and Brady up next. |
| 29. | 29. | St. Louis Rams | 1-3 | Davis led second half comeback from 27, fell 6 points short. |
| 30. | 30. | Tennessee Titans | 1-4 | Blew a 25 point second half lead. |
| 31. | 31. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-5 | A mascot doing a sideline Ebola joke is never a good idea. |
| 32. | 32. | Oakland Raiders | 0-4 | Another wasted season with Sparano now taking the helm. |
*Last week's ranking