| Team | Record | Previous Rank | Next Up |
1. DENVER BRONCOS | 13-3 | 1 | TBD |
| Steals home-field advantage in the AFC. |
2. ATLANTA FALCONS | 13-3 | 2 | TBD |
| There will be a lot of pressure on this team. |
3. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | 12-4 | 4 | TBD |
| 12-4 and a bye. Just another day at the office for Tom Brady. |
4. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS | 11-4-1 | 8 | TBD |
| Did Harbaugh make a mistake going with Kaepernick? |
5. GREEN BAY PACKERS | 11-5 | 3 | MIN |
| Maybe they can hold A.P. to 150 this week. |
6. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | 11-5 | 6 | at WAS |
| Read-option vs. read-option in Landover. |
7. HOUSTON TEXANS | 12-4 | 5 | CIN |
| Lost three of four and heading in wrong direction. |
8. WASHINGTON REDSKINS | 10-6 | 9 | WAS |
| First NFC East title since 1999. |
9. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | 11-5 | 10 | at BAL |
| Postseason for Pagano. |
10. BALTIMORE RAVENS | 10-6 | 7 | IND |
| Arrive in playoffs playing poorly. |
11. MINNESOTA VIKINGS | 10-6 | 11 | at GB |
| MVPeterson. |
12. CINCINNATI BENGALS | 10-6 | 12 | at HOU |
| Have to feel good about drawing slumping Houston. |
13. CHICAGO BEARS | 10-6 | 13 | - |
| Latest late-season collapse costs Lovie. |
14. NEW YORK GIANTS | 9-7 | 15 | - |
| Living on the edge cost them this year. |
15. PITTSBURGH STEELERS | 8-8 | 17 | - |
| They'll be back -- they always are. |
16. CAROLINA PANTHERS | 7-9 | 19 | - |
| All eyes on Rivera now. |
17. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | 7-9 | 14 | - |
| Payton's back. |
18. ST. LOUIS RAMS | 7-8-1 | 20 | - |
| Jeff Fisher is on to something. |
19. DALLAS COWBOYS | 8-8 | 16 | - |
| Really Tony Romo? |
20. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS | 7-9 | 21 | - |
| Norv will settle in as an OC somewhere. |
21. MIAMI DOLPHINS | 7-9 | 18 | - |
| Not a great way to finish the season. |
22. BUFFALO BILLS | 6-10 | 26 | - |
| Gailey's gone and Fitz is next. |
23. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS | 7-9 | 22 | - |
| Mixed grade for Schiano. |
24. TENNESSEE TITANS | 6-10 | 29 | - |
| Not sure Munchak did enough. |
25. CLEVELAND BROWNS | 5-11 | 23 | - |
| Latest reboot in Cleveland. |
26. DETROIT LIONS | 4-12 | 24 | - |
| Biggest underachievers in football. |
27. NEW YORK JETS | 6-10 | 25 | - |
| Tannenbaum paid for Tebow. |
28. ARIZONA CARDINALS | 5-11 | 27 | - |
| Luckily no one has to start at QB this week. |
29. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | 4-12 | 28 | - |
| Time is yours Andy Reid -- how about some golf? |
30. OAKLAND RAIDERS | 4-12 | 30 | - |
| Terrelle Pryor showed a little. |
31. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | 2-14 | 31 | - |
| Gene Smith is gone. |
32. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | 2-14 | 32 | - |
| Luke Joeckel? |