| Rnk | LW* | Team | Record | Comments |
| 1. | 1. | Green Bay Packers | 14-1 | Have nothing to play for in the regular season finale. |
| 2. | 2. | New Orleans Saints | 12-3 | Breesus broke Marino's 27 year old single season passing yardage record in only 15 games. Brady is hot on his tail. |
| 3. | 3. | New England Patriots | 12-3 | Overcame a 17 point halftime deficit in part thanks to a fumbled center/QB exchange and Moore interception. |
| 4. | 4. | Baltimore Ravens | 11-4 | Remain an enigma even in victory with their inability to put away the Browns until the final minutes despite a hot start and Shurmur's unfathomable coaching decisions. |
| 5. | 5. | San Francisco 49ers | 12-3 | Akers set a single season NFL record by kicking his 42nd field goal. |
| 6. | 6. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-4 | Finally got the running game going albeit against the worst rushing defense in the league. Clay welcomed his former offensive coordinator Chryst to Pittsburgh with a TD on the first and only carry of his career. |
| 7. | 9. | Detriot Lions | 10-5 | Megatron tied the franchise single season TD reception record with his 15th. Going to the playoffs for the first time in this millenium. |
| 8. | 7. | Houston Texans | 10-5 | Hard to envision them winning a playoff game with Yates. |
| 9. | 8. | Atlanta Falcons | 9-6 | Didn't show up on Monday night in the Big Easy. |
| 10. | 11. | Cincinnati Bengals | 9-6 | Simpson doing a flip over a defender and sticking the landing for a TD was in a word amazing. |
| 11. | 18. | New York Giants | 8-7 | Shut up Ryan and made their matchup with the Cowboys an elimination game. |
| 12. | 14. | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-8 | Eliminated by Giants' victory. |
| 13. | 10. | Dallas Cowboys | 8-7 | Giants' success in the early game made their matchup with the Eagles meaningless. Next week is winner take all. |
| 14. | 13. | Denver Broncos | 8-7 | Tebow (the exclamation point no longer applies) threw a pair of interceptions for TDs after his defense failed and the game was really on his shoulders. |
| 15. | 19. | Tennessee Titans | 8-7 | Remained in playoff contention by winning their first game with a -3 turnover differential since 2007. |
| 16. | 20. | Oakland Raiders | 8-7 | Poised to break the NFL record of 158 penalties for 1.304 yards set by the Chiefs in 1998 having already been penalized 155 times for 1,293 yards through 15 games. |
| 17. | 12. | San Diego Chargers | 7-8 | Lost in December for only the third time since 2006. Norv's fate appears sealed. |
| 18. | 15. | New York Jets | 8-7 | No longer control their own destiny. In the Ryan era they have always gotten the help they need to sneak into the playoffs. |
| 19. | 16. | Arizona Cardinals | 7-8 | Couldn't overcome Skelton's 3 interceptions. |
| 20. | 24. | Carolina Panthers | 6-9 | Newton continued his assault on the record book breaking Manning the elder's rookie record for TD passes and the franchise record for longest TD pass with a 91 yarder to LaFell. |
| 21. | 26. | Buffalo Bills | 6-9 | Ended their 7 game losing streak in emphatic fashion by removing the exclamation point from Tebow. |
| 22. | 17. | Seattle Seahawks | 7-8 | Lynch scored for the ninth straight game, the first rushing TD this season against the Niners. |
| 23. | 21. | Miami Dolphins | 5-10 | Bush has rushed for over 100 yards in 4 straight games. |
| 24. | 22. | Kansas City Chiefs | 6-9 | Lost their fifth straight in Arrowhead to the Raiders. |
| 25. | 23. | Chicago Bears | 7-8 | Couldn't overcome loss of Cutler and Forte. |
| 26. | 25. | Washington Redskins | 5-10 | Barkley's decision to stay in school means RGIII is unlikely to be available when they pick. |
| 27. | 27. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-11 | Early returns of move up in last year's draft for Gabbert are far from positive. Is a negative evaluation of him at this juncture fair given their complete lack of weapons outside of Jones-Drew? |
| 28. | 28. | Cleveland Browns | 4-11 | Came back from a 17 point deficit to make it a game against the Ravens. Taylor being drawn off sides on a 4th and 2 on the final drive was a microcosm of their season. |
| 29. | 30. | Minnesota Vikings | 3-12 | Peterson's torn ACL and MCL casts a pall over an already lost season. |
| 30. | 31. | Indianapolis Colts | 2-13 | Suddenly winning when losing would result in a better outcome. Still control their own destiny in the suck for Luck sweepstakes. |
| 31. | 29. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-11 | Quit on Morris. |
| 32. | 32. | St. Louis Rams | 2-13 | Still need the Colts to win again to come out on top in the suck for Luck sweepstakes. Would they deal the pick or Bradford if it happens? |
*Last week's ranking