| Team | Last Week | Record | Comment |
| 1. Packers | 1 | 6-1 | NFL-best 18 consecutive wins when leading at half. |
| 2. Saints | 2 | 6-2 | Aaron Brooks leads league with 18 TD passes. |
| 3. Chargers | 4 | 6-1 | Wearing strong powder blue throwback jerseys today. |
| 4. Eagles | 6 | 5-2 | 7-0 in prime-time games since '99 with Reid, McNabb. |
| 5. Broncos | 7 | 6-2 | RB factory cranks out another good one in Clinton Portis. |
| 6. Dolphins | 3 | 5-2 | Dave Wannstedt has 2-11 career record vs. Packers. |
| 7. Raiders | 5 | 4-3 | Jerry Rice will come up big in first game vs. old team. |
| 8. Buccaneers | 8 | 6-2 | Trouble in paradise: No offensive TDs in 8 quarters. |
| 9. 49ers | 9 | 5-2 | Coach Mariucci is 4-for-4 on replay challenges this year. |
| 10. Steelers | 10 | 4-3 | Have 93-35 scoring edge in three-game win streak. |
| 11. Bills | 11 | 5-3 | Bledsoe with Bengals: Isn't it pretty to think so? |
| 12. Patriots | 12 | 3-4 | Brady questions effort of some teammates. |
| 13. Chiefs | 16 | 4-4 | Now their defense is playing well. Yikes. |
| 14. Falcons | 18 | 4-3 | Vick's passing skills overlooked: 4 TDs, 0 INT., 959 yards. |
| 15. Colts | 13 | 4-3 | Pass offense should get better today against Titans. |
| 16. Ravens | 14 | 3-4 | Blake 8th starting QB in Billick's 3-plus years as coach. |
| 17. Cardinals | 15 | 4-3 | Plus-2 in turnover differential. |
| 18. Browns | 22 | 4-4 | 10-3 under Butch Davis when scoring 20 points. |
| 19. Rams | 19 | 2-5 | Marc Bulger, like Steelers' Tommy Maddox, is difference. |
| 20. Giants | 21 | 3-4 | Head coach Jim Fassel takes back play-calling duties. |
| 21. Jaguars | 17 | 3-4 | Not thankful for 13-19 all-time record in November. |
| 22. Redskins | 27 | 3-4 | OL Alex Sulfsted (Mariemont, Miami) made first start. |
| 23. Panthers | 23 | 3-5 | D-line has 27 of team's NFL-best 31 sacks. |
| 24. Cowboys | 24 | 3-5 | Hutchinson first to pitch in majors, start as NFL QB. |
| 25. Lions | 25 | 2-5 | Lost by seven or fewer points in five losses this year. |
| 26. Titans | 26 | 3-4 | Always have a chance with George, McNair, Mason. |
| 27. Bears | 20 | 2-5 | The 13-3 mark of 2001 now referred to as "the mirage." |
| 28. Jets | 28 | 2-5 | Have to respect Herman Edwards for getting mad. |
| 29. Texans | 31 | 2-5 | Bengals say Texans too good to be expansion team |
| 30. Seahawks | 29 | 2-5 | Hasselbeck gets first start behind battered O-line. |
| 31. Vikings | 30 | 2-5 | Lost 14 in a row on the road. |
| 32. Bengals | 32 | 0-7 | LeBeau guarantees win. Will players let him down? |
