- San Francisco 49ers (10-3-1) | 5 | Did the unthinkable on Sunday
- New England Patriots (11-3) | 1 | Still the AFC's best
- Houston Texans (12-2) | 2 | They're the kings of the South now
- Atlanta Falcons (12-2) | 3 | Victory over Giants changes perception
- Denver Broncos (11-3) | 4 | As good as anyone right now
- Green Bay Packers (10-4) | 6 | Separating themselves from division
- Seattle Seahawks (9-5) | 9 | Will be a factor in postseason
- Washington Redskins (8-6) | 11 | Suddenly the favorites in NFC East
- Baltimore Ravens (9-5) | 7 | Running out of breathing room
- Indianapolis Colts (9-5) | 10 | Win Sunday and they're in
- New York Giants (8-6) | 8 | Don't count TC out – not yet
- Dallas Cowboys (8-6) | 12 | Winning, but soon enough?
- Minnesota Vikings (8-6) | 16 | Miracle year for AP won't get them in
- Cincinnati Bengals (8-6) | 15 | In control of own destiny
- Chicago Bears (8-6) | 13 | When the takeaways stopped, so did the victories
- Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7) | 14 | Trouble in Steeltown
- New Orleans Saints (6-8) | 18 | Another up in a season of ups and downs
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-8) | 17 | Life gone from this season, but future bright
- St. Louis Rams (6-7-1) | 19 | The next few seasons could be interesting
- New York Jets (6-8) | 20 | Thud
- San Diego Chargers (5-9) | 21 |Changes coming in San Diego
- Miami Dolphins (6-8) | 23 | Jaguars made Dolphins feel pretty good
- Cleveland Browns (5-9) | 22 | Future much brighter than the present
- Carolina Panthers (5-9) | 26 | Took a while, but they're showing signs
- Detroit Lions (4-10) | 24 | Season's most surprising disappointment
- Buffalo Bills (5-9) | 25 | Oof
- Tennessee Titans (5-9) | 27 | CJ's shoes? Classy. Very classy
- Philadelphia Eagles (4-10) | 28 |Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers . . .
- Oakland Raiders (4-10) | 29 | Season's story written long ago
- Arizona Cardinals (5-9) | 32 | Skyrocketing past Jacksonville and KC
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-12) | 30 | Sigh
- Kansas City Chiefs (2-12) | 31 | Back to the bottom
