1.Houston Texans (4-0) | 1 | Looking like a solid No. 1
- Atlanta Falcons (4-0) | 2 | Maybe not NFC's best, but in the hunt
- Baltimore Ravens (3-1) | 3 | A hair away from unbeaten
- Green Bay Packers (2-2) | 4 | Defense could be an issue again
5.San Francisco 49ers (3-1) | 6 | Chasing – get this – the Cardinals
- Arizona Cardinals (4-0) | 7 | Time to start believing?
- Chicago Bears (3-1) | 8 | Now, that was impressive
- New England Patriots (2-2) | 9 | Something's not right about this team... yet
- Philadelphia Eagles (3-1) | 11 | Shouldn't get comfortable in first place
- Cincinnati Bengals (3-1) | 13 | That A.J. Green guy? He's good
- San Diego Chargers (3-1) | 14 | Lone loss to 4-0 Falcons
- New York Giants (2-2) | 5 | Up again, down again needs to stop soon
- Denver Broncos (2-2) | 16 | Could hover around .500 until Manning gets consistent
- Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2) | 15 | Move up a notch with impressive bye week
- Minnesota Vikings (3-1) | 20 | Not so bad after all
- Detroit Lions (1-3) | 10 | Do they have the experience to stop early slide?
- Dallas Cowboys (2-2) | 12 | Consistent in their inconsistency
- Washington Redskins (2-2) | 21 | Offense makes this team really interesting
19.St. Louis Rams (2-2) | 28 | Equaled last year's victory total
- Seattle Seahawks (2-2) | 17 | Losing at St. Louis tough loss for a contender
- Buffalo Bills (2-2) | 19 | Everything was really good . . . and then it really wasn't
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-3) | 22 | Losing, but looking very close
- New York Jets (2-2) | 18 | Oof
- Tennessee Titans (1-3) | 23 | Another AFC South team that couldn't play with Houston
- Carolina Panthers (1-3) | 25 | Coming close, but not winning
- Miami Dolphins (1-3) | 27 | Scrapping, clawing, but falling short
- Jacksonville Jaguars (1-3) | 24 | No hometown discount this week
- Indianapolis Colts (1-2) | 26 | Thoughts, prayers for Chuck Pagano
- Kansas City Chiefs (1-3) | 29 | Everything's a struggle right now
- Oakland Raiders (1-3) | 30 | Tried to get back to bottom Sunday
- Cleveland Browns (0-4) | 31 | Gotta keep them here, but looked better Thursday
- New Orleans Saints (0-4) | 32 | Joe Vitt will be back soon
