| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | New York Giants | 4-0 | Powered by the running game with Jacobs, Ward and Bradshaw. Especially Jacobs. Didn't miss Burress with Hixon and Moss picking up the slack. |
| 2. | 2. | Tennessee Titans | 5-0 | Giving up a league low 11.2 points per game. |
| 3. | 4. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-1 | Roethlisberger carried them on his back to end a 4 game losing streak against the Jaguars. Get a much needed bye after physical back-to-back-to-back games against the Eagles, Ravens and Jags. |
| 4. | 5. | Washington Redskins | 4-1 | Impressive in consecutive road division wins. Next 3 opponents (Rams, Browns, Lions) have combined for 1 win. |
| 5. | 6. | Dallas Cowboys | 4-1 | Had trouble putting away the Bengals. A bad sign. Owens continued to pout. A worse sign. |
| 6. | 7. | Carolina Panthers | 4-1 | Healthy Delhomme and rejuvinated Peppers are making all the difference. |
| 7. | 8. | New England Patriots | 3-1 | Cassel showed he could get the ball downfield to Moss. A good sign. |
| 8. | 12. | Denver Broncos | 4-1 | Run defense rebounded at home against the Bucs after being shredded by LJ and the Chiefs in Arrowhead. |
| 9. | 3. | Buffalo Bills | 4-1 | Ambushed after traveling cross country. Losing Edwards in the first quarter to a concussion didn't help. At least he has the bye week to recover. |
| 10. | 15. | Indianapolis Colts | 2-2 | Scored 3 touchdowns in the final 5 minutes to get a desperately needed divisional win in Houston. |
| 11. | 18. | Chicago Bears | 3-2 | Appear to be the best team in the NFC North by default. |
| 12. | 9. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-2 | Griese or Garcia? Garcia or Griese? Doesn't really matter. Neither can throw the ball downfield. And with Galloway out they don't have a receiver that can get downfield. |
| 13. | 11. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-3 | Having a tough time dealing with injuries to the interior offensive line and defensive backfield. Random shooting of Collier that resulted in his paralysis and loss of a leg has to hurt them mentally. My prayers go out to Collier. And I honestly hope they can overcome his loss. |
| 14. | 16. | New York Jets | 2-2 | Hoping that Favre doesn't cool off over the bye week after his 6 touchdown explosion. |
| 15. | 21. | Arizona Cardinals | 3-2 | Much better on the west coast than the east coast. |
| 16. | 13. | Philadelphia Eagles | 2-3 | Dropped to 0-2 in the division and they haven't even played the defending Super Bowl champs yet. |
| 17. | 10. | San Diego Chargers | 2-3 | Can Smith survive his hiring of Turner? At least Shottenheimer was a solid regular season coach. |
| 18. | 20. | Minnesota Vikings | 2-3 | Saved their season by taking advantage of the Saints' miscues. |
| 19. | 14. | New Orleans Saints | 2-3 | Continue to find ways to lose in the fourth quarter. Penalties, missed field goals, dropped passes and turnovers caused them to waste Bush's 269 total yards and pair of punt return touchdowns. |
| 20. | 19. | Baltimore Ravens | 2-2 | Showed more in defeat against the Steelers and Titans than in victories over Ohio. Still, a loss is a loss. Or to put it more succinctly a pair of losses are a pair of losses. |
| 21. | 24. | Atlanta Falcons | 3-2 | A rookie coach, quarterback and left tackle won in Lambeau. Petrino and Vick are already a distant memory. |
| 22. | 25. | Miami Dolphins | 2-2 | Beat last season's AFC Championship game participants in consecutive games. |
| 23. | 17. | Green Bay Packers | 2-3 | Rodgers overcame a sore throwing shoulder to total 313 passing yards and 3 touchdowns. Unfortunately for him the injury riddled defense was not up to the task. |
| 24. | 22. | San Fransisco 49ers | 2-3 | Martz's offense just can't keep their defense off the field. What else is new.... |
| 25. | 26. | Cleveland Browns | 1-3 | Savage's decision to extend Crennel and resign Anderson has backfired so far. |
| 26. | 23. | Seattle Seahawks | 1-3 | Holmgren's swan song in the Pacific northwest has been a complete disaster. |
| 27. | 27. | Houston Texans | 0-4 | Rosenfels subbing for a sick Schaub fumbled twice and threw an interception in the fourth quarter to blow a 17-point lead. |
| 28. | 30. | Cincinnati Bengals | 0-5 | Playing better than their record. Just can't get over the top. Resigning of Henry and signing of Benson is emblematic of the Lewis regime. Focusing on upside and physical ability while ignoring character. Basically grasping at straws. |
| 29. | 28. | Oakland Raiders | 1-3 | Cable will try to make a difference. Alas Kiffin was not the problem. |
| 30. | 29. | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-4 | LJ gained only 2 yards on 7 carries after a pair of 100 yard rushing games. |
| 31. | 31. | Detriot Lions | 0-4 | Millen is gone. The roster is still pathetic. A long term rebuilding project that will need time. Marinelli is unlikely to still be the head coach when this turns around. |
| 32. | 32. | St. Louis Rams | 0-4 | Hard to envision the bye week and coaching change doing them any good. |
*Last week's ranking