| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Tennessee Titans | 7-0 | Enjoy a 4 game lead in their division and a 2 game lead in the AFC. |
| 2. | 3. | New York Giants | 6-1 | The light went on in the second half of last season and except for a mistep in Cleveland it has burned brightly. |
| 3. | 2. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-2 | Losing the war of attrition at an alarming rate. If nothing else Warren's injury proved the value of the long snapper. |
| 4. | 7. | Carolina Panthers | 6-2 | A bye followed by games against the Raiders and Lions has them sitting pretty. |
| 5. | 6. | Washington Redskins | 6-2 | Might have been looking forward to the Steelers on Monday night during a sluggish win over the Lions. |
| 6. | 8. | New England Patriots | 5-2 | Cassel isn't Brady, but played well enough to be named AFC offensive player of the week. Aging defense is a bigger problem, quite frankly. |
| 7. | 4. | Buffalo Bills | 5-2 | Should not be ashamed of a tight road loss in the division against the resurgent Dolphins. |
| 8. | 12. | Dallas Cowboys | 5-3 | Defense came up big in must win home game even as Johnson continued to struggle. Trip to the Meadowlands with Romo still on the shelf seems like a futile endeavor. Post-bye stretch run will tell the tale. |
| 9. | 5. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-3 | Offensive game plan was much too conservative in Dallas. |
| 10. | 16. | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-3 | Reid improved to 10-0 after the bye. |
| 11. | 11. | Green Bay Packers | 4-3 | Had 2 weeks to try to figure out how to stop the Titans' running game. |
| 12. | 15. | Baltimore Ravens | 4-3 | Same as it ever was.... Dominating defense. Offense has only managed 3 TD passes so far. |
| 13. | 13. | Chicago Bears | 4-3 | Get a second straight bye with the Lions next on the schedule. |
| 14. | 10. | Arizona Cardinals | 4-3 | The East coast has not been kind. |
| 15. | 21. | New Orleans Saints | 4-4 | London is a long way to travel for a home game. At least they won. |
| 16. | 19. | New York Jets | 4-3 | The natives are restless even after a win. That happens when you need a fourth quarter comeback to defeat the Thigpen led Chiefs. |
| 17. | 14. | Indianapolis Colts | 3-4 | Under .500 heading into November for the first time since Manning's rookie year of 1998. |
| 18. | 18. | Denver Broncos | 4-3 | Defensive struggles have kept the rest of the division in the race. |
| 19. | 17. | Atlanta Falcons | 4-3 | Baker's back surgery is a blow. |
| 20. | 22. | Houston Texans | 3-4 | Riding a 3 game home winning streak over the Dolphins, Lions and Bengals. Can not afford a let down during their trip to Minneapolis. |
| 21. | 24. | Cleveland Browns | 3-4 | Feel good victory in Jacksonville is only meaningful if they can avoid a sweep by the Ravens. |
| 22. | 9. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-4 | Could Del Rio be on the hot seat? |
| 23. | 20. | San Diego Chargers | 3-5 | Cottrell paid the price for the defense's struggles. |
| 24. | 27. | Miami Dolphins | 3-4 | Ginn is beginning to show flashes. |
| 25. | 25. | Minnesota Vikings | 3-4 | Hard to envision the bye helping all that much with Frerotte still at QB. Not that he doesn't remain a better option than Jackson. |
| 26. | 23. | St. Louis Rams | 2-5 | Hung tough in Foxboro with Jackson on the bench. At least Haslett has them playing hard. |
| 27. | 29. | Seattle Seahawks | 2-5 | Continued uncertainty surrounding Hasselbeck tempers any entusiasm generated by their victory. |
| 28. | 26. | Oakland Raiders | 2-5 | Kiffin. Cable. Doesn't matter. Replacing Davis is the only solution. |
| 29. | 28. | San Fransisco 49ers | 2-6 | Singletary didn't make a bit of difference and his post game over reaction does not bode well for the immediate future. |
| 30. | 30. | Cincinnati Bengals | 0-8 | Really have no reason to bring Palmer back this year whether he needs elbow surgery or not. |
| 31. | 31. | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-6 | QB depth chart of Thigpen, Gray and Martin might be the worst in league history. |
| 32. | 32. | Detriot Lions | 0-7 | Brought Culpepper in for a workout after his contract talks with the Chiefs broke down. Then let him leave without getting a deal done. |
*Last week's ranking