| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 2. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-1 | Victory and return of Big Ben overshadowed by the NFL's overreaction to weekend of big hits and it's affect on the psyche of Harrison. |
| 2. | 3. | New York Jets | 5-1 | Winning in Denver on a short work week was impressive. |
| 3. | 6. | New England Patriots | 4-1 | Brady won his 23rd straight regular season home start, second most all time for a QB just 2 behind Favre. |
| 4. | 1. | Baltimore Ravens | 4-2 | Hard to expect them to beat the Patriots, Jets and Steelers all on the road. Early season schedule has been brutal. |
| 5. | 5. | New York Giants | 4-2 | Can put a stake in the Cowboys hearts this coming week in Dallas. |
| 6. | 7. | Indianapolis Colts | 4-2 | Jaws lost some credibility saying Manning was no longer playing at a high level. |
| 7. | 8. | New Orleans Saints | 4-2 | Offense finally played up to their capabilities in Tampa. |
| 8. | 10. | Tennessee Titans | 4-2 | Collins held his own on Monday night in a hostile environment after the injury to VY. |
| 9. | 12. | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-2 | Performance of Kolb and Vick presents an interesting dilemma. |
| 10. | 4. | Atlanta Falcons | 4-2 | Spanked in Philadelphia. Hit by Robinson on Jackson was brutal, but quite frankly not a blow to the head or illegal by rule. Penalty and fine of Robinson was a knee jerk reaction to the result of the hit. |
| 11. | 14. | Houston Texans | 4-2 | Loss of Ryans for the season isn't going to help the struggling defense. |
| 12. | 21. | Miami Dolphins | 3-2 | Undefeated on the road. Winless at home. |
| 13. | 11. | Washington Redskins | 3-3 | Proof that coaching can make a difference. |
| 14. | 9. | Chicago Bears | 4-2 | Couldn't overcome Cutler being sacked 6 times and completing less the 50% of his passes coming back from a concussion despite Hester tying the NFL career record of 13 kick/punt returns for TDs. |
| 15. | 13. | Green Bay Packers | 3-3 | Suffered a second straight overtime defeat. Decimated by injuries. |
| 16. | 23. | Minnesota Vikings | 2-3 | Saved their season. Trip to Green Bay gives them an opportunity to make a statement. |
| 17. | 25. | Seattle Seahawks | 3-2 | Lynch gave them the running game they so desperately needed. |
| 18. | 18. | Arizona Cardinals | 3-2 | Whisenhunt deserves credit for having them over .500. |
| 19. | 16. | Kansas City Chiefs | 3-2 | Burnt by a horrendous late pass interference penalty when Johnson clearly pushed off on Flowers, not the other way around as called. |
| 20. | 19. | Cincinnati Bengals | 2-3 | Had 2 weeks to be haunted by their loss in Cleveland. |
| 21. | 15. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-2 | Not ready to compete against teams like the Saints and Steelers. |
| 22. | 28. | St. Louis Rams | 3-3 | Worst to first with a rookie QB seems like a legitimate possibility. |
| 23. | 17. | San Diego Chargers | 2-4 | Lost both Gates and Floyd to injury in addition to losing to the vastly less talented Rams. Could this finally be the end of Smith and Turner or will they again survive because of a second half surge and a lack of competition in the division. |
| 24. | 20. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-3 | Boring town. Boring team. Can we please keep them out of prime time. |
| 25. | 22. | Dallas Cowboys | 1-4 | Tin men. |
| 26. | 24. | Denver Broncos | 2-4 | Hamstrung by the complete lack of a running game. |
| 27. | 30. | San Fransisco 49ers | 1-5 | Took the shackles of Smith and benefited in the second half. |
| 28. | 26. | Oakland Raiders | 2-4 | Failed to win back-to-back games for the first time since 2008 and be .500 after 6 games for the first time since 2002. |
| 29. | 27. | Detriot Lions | 1-5 | Tied their own league record of 24 straight road losses. Did put up a fight in the swamps of Jersey. |
| 30. | 29. | Cleveland Browns | 1-5 | McCoy was better than advertised. |
| 31. | 31. | Carolina Panthers | 0-5 | Decision to return to Moore at QB over the bye made sense. Clausen was not ready. |
| 32. | 32. | Buffalo Bills | 0-5 | Owner Wilson celebrated his 92nd birthday on Sunday by not having to watch his team play. That is a present. |
*Last week's ranking