| This week | Last week | Record | Comment |
| 1. Buccaneers | 2 | 9-2 | Best team in league, just ask Warren Sapp. |
| 2. Packers | 1 | 8-3 | 52 consecutive wins at home when leading by 10. |
| 3. Eagles | 7 | 8-3 | They win no matter who plays quarterback. |
| 4. Raiders | 8 | 7-4 | Streaky: Four wins, four losses, three wins. |
| 5. Dolphins | 9 | 7-4 | Allow 10 total points, 150 yards a game in last two. |
| 6. Broncos | 3 | 7-4 | Vampires they're not: 7-0 in day games, 0-4 at night. |
| 7. 49ers | 4 | 7-4 | Held to fewer than 20 points for three consecutive weeks. |
| 8. Falcons | 10 | 7-3-1 | Impressive: Seven games in a row without a loss. |
| 9. Saints | 5 | 7-4 | Big-play offense needs healthy RB McAllister. |
| 10. Patriots | 12 | 7-5 | Smart choice to stick with Brady. It's his team. |
| 11. Chargers | 6 | 7-4 | 4-20 in December since 1996. |
| 12. Steelers | 13 | 6-4-1 | Have to win to maintain slim lead over Browns. |
| 13. Colts | 20 | 7-4 | Manning has started first 75 career games, a QB record. |
| 14. Jets | 18 | 6-5 | Have won four in a row by total score of 119-50. |
| 15. Browns | 21 | 6-5 | 4-2 on the road this season, 2-3 at home. |
| 16. Rams | 11 | 5-6 | One more loss dooms playoff drive. |
| 17. Chiefs | 15 | 5-6 | Priest Holmes has 20 TDs, needs seven for record. |
| 18. Giants | 14 | 6-5 | Just how did these guys lose at Houston last week? |
| 19. Ravens | 19 | 5-6 | Can't lose to Bengals and make playoffs |
| 20. Titans | 16 | 6-5 | AFC-best 27-16 in December in past 10 seasons. |
| 21. Bills | 17 | 5-6 | Scoring 12 points a game in three-game losing streak. |
| 22. Jaguars | 22 | 5-6 | Line protecting Brunell, making way for Mack, Taylor. |
| 23. Cowboys | 27 | 5-7 | Heat's off Coslet, offense with scoring outburst. |
| 24. Redskins | 25 | 5-7 | Ate big piece of humble pie on Thanksgiving in Dallas. |
| 25. Cardinals | 24 | 4-7 | Plummer's 14 INTs make for minus-5 on turnovers. |
| 26. Panthers | 23 | 3-8 | 31 of 35 sacks by defensive line. |
| 27. Seahawks | 30 | 4-7 | Matt Hasselbeck coming off career-high yards, TDs. |
| 28. Lions | 26 | 3-9 | Irrelevant, but throw out these throwback uniforms. |
| 29. Bears | 28 | 3-8 | Lousy record still good for second in NFC North. |
| 30. Vikings | 29 | 3-8 | Hard-to-believe minus-19 on turnovers. |
| 31. Texans | 31 | 3-8 | Tough QB Carr has taken every snap this season. |
| 32. Bengals | 32 | 1-10 | Make that 12 years in a row without the playoffs. |
