- Houston Texans (5-0) | 1 | NFL's most complete team
- Atlanta Falcons (5-0) | 2 | Winning in a lot of different ways
- Baltimore Ravens (4-1) | 3 | Few signs of weakness so far
- San Francisco 49ers (4-1) | 5 | Dominant far more weeks than not
- Chicago Bears (5-1) | 7 | Turnovers beget points beget victories
- New England Patriots (3-2) | 8 | All offense all time yet again
- Arizona Cardinals (4-1) | 6 | Rough week on three days rest
- Green Bay Packers (2-3) | 4 | A lot more red flags than anyone expected
- Minnesota Vikings (4-1) | 15 | Really? Yes, really, apparently
- Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) | 9 | More flaws than most want to accept
- Cincinnati Bengals (3-2) | 10 | Trouble bouncing back after big win in J'ville
- San Diego Chargers (3-2) | 11 | Still looking like best team in AFC West
- Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2) | 14 | Scratching, clawing and staying alive early
- New York Giants (3-2) | 12 | Back up again after rallying against Cleveland
- Denver Broncos (2-3) | 13 | Late rallies falling short too often
- Detroit Lions (1-3) | 16 | Trying to use bye week to get things right
- Dallas Cowboys (2-2) | 17 | Where they deserve to be out of the bye
- St. Louis Rams (3-2) | 19 | One of league's early-season surprises
- Seattle Seahawks (3-2) | 20 | Hard to know who these guys are right now
- Washington Redskins (2-3) | 18 | RGIII's health could be long-term concern
- Miami Dolphins (1-3) | 26 | Looking like a team on the rise
- Buffalo Bills (2-3) | 21 | That's five really rough quarters in a row
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-3) |22 | One and three, but so far, signs of life
- New York Jets (2-3) | 23 | Hard to figure what they're doing offensively
- Tennessee Titans (1-4) | 24 | Looks like a year-long struggle
- Carolina Panthers (1-4) | 25 | Another week, another close loss
- New Orleans Saints (1-4) | 32 | Record-breaking day for Brees moves them up
- Indianapolis Colts (2-2) | 28 | Emotional victory in Indy
- Kansas City Chiefs (1-4) | 29 | Played the Ravens notably tough
- Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4) | 27 | Harder and harder to keep them out of bottom two
- Oakland Raiders (1-3) | 30 | Too much talent to be this low
- Cleveland Browns (0-5) | 31 | Last winless team moves to the bottom
