- Houston Texans (9-1) | 1 | Ecstatic game against Jaguars is behind them
- Atlanta Falcons (9-1) | 2 | Winning close is still winning
- Green Bay Packers (7-3) | 4 | Five games and counting – and getting better and better
- Baltimore Ravens (8-2) | 5 | Creating separation in NFC North
- New England Patriots (7-3) | 6 | And suddenly, they look like contenders again
- San Francisco 49ers (7-2-1) | 10 | Wow
- Chicago Bears (7-3) | 3 | Loss of Cutler hurting postseason standing
- Denver Broncos (7-3) | 7 | Rounding out a pretty Great Eight
- Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) | 8 | Season could turn versus Baltimore in two weeks
- New York Giants (6-4) | 9 | Season suddenly in jeopardy
- Seattle Seahawks (6-4) | 12 | Will be tough to knock out of playoff chase
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-4) | 14 | NFL's most improved team
- New Orleans Saints (5-5) | 15 | Path to playoffs still tough
- Indianapolis Colts (6-4) | 11 | A lot of teams aren't good enough to stay with New England
- Minnesota Vikings (6-4) | 13 | May end up needing help to get into postseason
- Dallas Cowboys (4-5) | 17 | A lot of drama still waiting in this season
- Cincinnati Bengals (5-5) | 21 | It ain't pretty but they're staying alive
- Detroit Lions (4-6) | 16 | May be too late to save season
- Miami Dolphins (4-6) | 18 | Still a ways away
- San Diego Chargers (4-6) | 19 | This may be it for Norv
- Washington Redskins (4-6) | 23 | So inconsistent, yet so tantalizing
- Tennessee Titans (4-6) | 22 | Got a week off before heading to EverBank
- Buffalo Bills (4-6) | 24 | They're not awful – just not very good
- Arizona Cardinals (4-6) | 20 | Six consecutive losses... and counting
- New York Jets (4-6) | 27 | Stormed past Rams in rankings with big victory Sunday
- St. Louis Rams (3-5-1) | 25 | Up again and down again – sign of a young team
- Philadelphia Eagles (3-7) | 26 | Way beyond repair
- Oakland Raiders (3-7) | 28 | Defense stuck in reverse
- Cleveland Browns (2-8) | 29 | Fighting, scraping – but to no avail
- Carolina Panthers (2-8) | 30 | Things are getting snippy in Charlotte
- Jacksonville Jaguars (1-9) | 31 | Put some distance between themselves and No. 32
- Kansas City Chiefs (1-9) | 32 | Still need to be here
