| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Tennessee Titans | 10-0 | Showed they can come from behind on the road. |
| 2. | 2. | New York Giants | 9-1 | Earth Wind & Fire continue to rock and roll. Can actually survive the loss of Earth for a week or two if his knee keeps him out. |
| 3. | 3. | Carolina Panthers | 8-2 | Rushed for a franchise record 264 yards as Delhomme was held under 100 yards passing for a second straight week. |
| 4. | 4. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-3 | Defense ranks first in total yardage, passing yardage and rushing yardage. They are second in points allowed to the Titans. |
| 5. | 7. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-3 | Improved to 5-0 at home for the first time in franchise history. Loss of Graham is a blow. |
| 6. | 8. | Arizona Cardinals | 7-3 | Fitzgerald and Boldin each had double digit catches for over 150 yards. |
| 7. | 10. | New York Jets | 7-3 | Last Thursday night in Foxboro is the reason they traded for Favre. |
| 8. | 11. | Indianapolis Colts | 6-4 | They're back.... |
| 9. | 14. | Dallas Cowboys | 6-4 | Righted themselves in Landover. Upcoming games against the Niners and Seahawks should allow them to get on a winning streak. |
| 10. | 5. | New England Patriots | 6-4 | Cassel became the first QB in league history to pass for over 400 yards and rush for over 60 yards in a single game. The defense let him down. |
| 11. | 6. | Washington Redskins | 6-4 | Need a healthy Portis. |
| 12. | 9. | Baltimore Ravens | 6-4 | Gave up over 200 yards rushing for the first time since 1997. |
| 13. | 19. | Denver Broncos | 6-4 | In control of the AFC West thanks to the ineptitude of the competition. |
| 14. | 12. | Atlanta Falcons | 6-4 | Face an uphill battle in the brutal NFC South. |
| 15. | 13. | Philadelphia Eagles | 5-4-1 | Lucky to be in the first NFL tie since the Falcons at Pittsburgh in 2002. Veteran McNabb's failure to realize that the game would end in a tie after a single 15 minute overtime was ridiculous and inexcusable. |
| 16. | 17. | Miami Dolphins | 6-4 | Hard to believe they have come this far this fast after last season's 1-15 finish. |
| 17. | 21. | New Orleans Saints | 5-5 | Get to play in New Orleans for the first time since October 12. |
| 18. | 22. | Green Bay Packers | 5-5 | Resurgent Grant led them back into a tie a top the NFC North. |
| 19. | 15. | Chicago Bears | 5-5 | Replacing Rivera as defensive coordinator with Babich has proven to be a disaster. |
| 20. | 16. | Buffalo Bills | 5-5 | Lost 4 straight and 5 of their last 6. Turned the ball over 17 times for a -11 turnover differential in that span after only turning the ball over 5 times in their season opening 4 game winning streak. |
| 21. | 18. | Minnesota Vikings | 5-5 | Purple Jesus didn't touch the ball in the fourth quarter of a close game and when asked about it in his post game press conference all Childress could do is attack the media. The end is near for Childress. |
| 22. | 20. | San Diego Chargers | 4-6 | Continue to find creative ways to lose. Hard to envision Norv and possibly Smith surviving this debacle. |
| 23. | 25. | Cleveland Browns | 4-6 | A missed Lindell field goal gave Quinn his first career victory. |
| 24. | 23. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-6 | Couldn't generate any offense in the second half after looking like they had a chance to hand the Titans their first defeat heading into halftime with an 11 point lead. Garrard needs to be more productive. |
| 25. | 29. | San Fransisco 49ers | 3-7 | Singletary got his first win and kept his pants on. |
| 26. | 24. | Houston Texans | 3-7 | Rosenfels has turned the ball over 9 times in 4 starts resulting in a predictable 4 losses. |
| 27. | 26. | Cincinnati Bengals | 1-8-1 | Kissed their sister when Graham missed a 47 yard field goal with 7 seconds remaining in overtime. |
| 28. | 27. | St. Louis Rams | 2-8 | Have given up an almost unfathomable 99 points in the first half of their last 3 games. |
| 29. | 28. | Seattle Seahawks | 2-8 | Return of Hasselbeck didn't help. |
| 30. | 30. | Oakland Raiders | 2-8 | Going nowhere as long as Davis remains at the helm. |
| 31. | 31. | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-9 | Thigpen's development could almost make this season worthwhile. |
| 32. | 32. | Detriot Lions | 0-10 | Wasting snaps on Culpepper instead of seeing whether Stanton is the QB of the future is stupid at this point. |
*Last week's ranking