| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Indianapolis Colts | 13-0 | Clinched home field throughout the playoffs, set new NFL record with 22nd straight regular season win. |
| 2. | 2. | New Orleans Saints | 13-0 | Win 13 games in a season for the first time in franchise history. |
| 3. | 3. | San Diego Chargers | 10-3 | Riding an 8 game winning streak. |
| 4. | 4. | Minnesota Vikings | 11-2 | Concerns about Favre in December put at least partially to rest. |
| 5. | 6. | Green Bay Packers | 9-4 | Capers has turned around the defense despite season ending injuries to Kampman and Harris. |
| 6. | 8. | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-4 | Offensive weapons make them a scary playoff opponent. |
| 7. | 5. | Cincinnati Bengals | 9-4 | Need Palmer to step it up to be legitimate playoff contenders. |
| 8. | 7. | Arizona Cardinals | 8-5 | Failed to clinch the division in San Francisco. |
| 9. | 12. | New England Patriots | 8-5 | In turmoil despite clear road to the playoffs. |
| 10. | 9. | Denver Broncos | 8-5 | In a loss Marshall broke TO's NFL record for receptions in a game with 21. |
| 11. | 10. | New York Giants | 7-6 | Sheridan has been a failure replacing Spagnuolo. |
| 12. | 11. | Dallas Cowboys | 8-5 | Won't be easy to snap their December losing streak on Saturday night in New Orleans. |
| 13. | 14. | Miami Dolphins | 7-6 | Henne's development makes the season a success even if they fall short of the playoffs. |
| 14. | 15. | New York Jets | 7-6 | Could catch a break if they can beat the Falcons with the Colts and Bengals unlikely to have anything to play for in the final 2 weeks. |
| 15. | 16. | Baltimore Ravens | 7-6 | Easy schedule makes them favorites to get the last playoff spot in the AFC. |
| 16. | 13. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7-6 | Have to hope the Colts have a letdown on Thursday night after already clinching home field throughout the playoffs. |
| 17. | 18. | Tennessee Titans | 6-7 | Likely put themselves in too deep a hole to climb all the way back. Next year looks bright. |
| 18. | 23. | San Fransisco 49ers | 6-7 | Remain on life support rather than dying after forcing 6 turnovers against the Cardinals. |
| 19. | 24. | Houston Texans | 6-7 | Offensive outburst against the Seahawks gives a glimpse of what might be with better coaching. |
| 20. | 17. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-7 | Quit on Tomlin. Never quit on Cowher despite all his faults. |
| 21. | 19. | Atlanta Falcons | 6-7 | At least unlike the Steelers they continue to play hard. |
| 22. | 20. | Carolina Panthers | 5-8 | Not really a shock that Moore was overwhelmed by a Belichick coached defense. |
| 23. | 21. | Chicago Bears | 5-8 | Can Angelo and/or Lovie survive this debacle? If Lovie survives can he and Cutler co-exist? |
| 24. | 26. | Buffalo Bills | 5-8 | Improved to 2-2 under Fewell. Don't discount the possibility of him getting the full time head coaching job under the cheap Wilson. |
| 25. | 22. | Seattle Seahawks | 5-8 | There is still a team in Seattle? |
| 26. | 28. | Washington Redskins | 4-9 | Campbell is making himself a lot of money heading into free agency. |
| 27. | 25. | Oakland Raiders | 4-9 | Is newly signed Losman already a better option than Russell or Frye to replace the injured Gradkowski? |
| 28. | 27. | Kansas City Chiefs | 3-10 | Did Pioli, Haley or both want Cassel? Could either be in jeopardy this soon because of his poor play? |
| 29. | 32. | Cleveland Browns | 2-11 | First home win of the season is also their first victory over the Steelers in last 13 tries. |
| 30. | 29. | Detriot Lions | 2-11 | Shutting down Stafford for the season might not be a bad idea. |
| 31. | 30. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-12 | Freeman appears to have hit the rookie wall. |
| 32. | 31. | St. Louis Rams | 1-12 | Front runner for Clausen. Null threw 5 interceptions in relief of the injured Bulger and Boller. |
*Last week's ranking