1. New England 9-2 (1)
2. N.Y. Jets 9-2 (2)
3. Atlanta 9-2 (3)…They have it all set up right now, starting to distance themselves as the prohibitive favorite in the NFC.
4. Baltimore 8-3 (6)
5. New Orleans 8-3 (7)
6. Pittsburgh 8-3 (8)
7. Green Bay 7-4 (4)…Not much of a loss by a field goal at Atlanta, but they still can’t afford any slip ups after falling behind the Bears.
8. San Diego 6-5 (12)…The defense is going from good to great and now they have a pounding runner in Tolbert to go along with Rivers. Though, they still have to catch a pretty good Kansas City team.
9. Chicago 8-3 (14)…Bears have won four in a row and are looking good, but beware of a potential upset this week at Detroit after the big win over Philly.
10. Philadelphia 7-4 (5)
11. N.Y. Giants 7-4 (10)
12. Kansas City 7-4 (11)
13. Indianapolis 6-5 (9)..Now in a serious fight for the AFC South.
14. Tampa Bay 7-4 (13)
15. Jacksonville 6-5 (15)
16. Miami 6-5 (18)
17. Houston 5-6 (21)…Not out of it yet but they face a tough challenge Thursday night at Philly.
18. Oakland 5-6 (16)
19. Cleveland 4-7 (20)
20. Tennessee 5-6 (19)
21. Minnesota 4-7 (24)
22. Dallas 3-8 (23)
23. Washington 5-6 (17)
24. St. Louis 5-6 (25)…All four teams in the division are among the nine worst teams in the league.
25. Seattle 5-6 (22)
26. San Francisco 4-7 (26)
27. Buffalo 2-9 (29)
28. Denver 3-8 (27)
29. Cincinnati 2-9 (30)
30. Detroit 2-9 (31)
31. Arizona 3-8 (28)
32. Carolina 1-10 (32)
