1. New England Patriots (8-2) (1) – They don’t look like they plan on losing any more.
2. Arizona Cardinals (9-1) (2) – Thriving on being underrated.
3. Denver Broncos (7-3) (3) – They’ll be fine. Just fine.
4. Green Bay Packers (7-3) (6) – Otherworldly good at home, but must match it on the road now.
5. Kansas City Chiefs (7-3) (10) – No one is playing better football right now.
6. Indianapolis Colts (6-4) (4) – Fairly easy close out schedule, but they better watch out for the Texans.
7. Detroit Lions (7-3) (5) – No one thinks these guys can stay ahead of the Packers, but right now they’ve got the tiebreaker.
8. Seattle Seahawks (6-4) (7) – Still very much alive.
9. Dallas Cowboys (7-3) (9) – That Thanksgiving Day showdown is looming large.
10. Cincinnati Bengals (6-3-1) (11) – Up, down, up, down. I’m guessing they end with down.
11. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4) (12) – In the musical chairs AFC North, they control their own destiny.
12. Philadelphia Eagles (7-3) (8) – And now everyone off the bandwagon.
13. San Francisco 49ers (6-4) (13) – Ugly wins over bad teams are not the confidence builder this team needs.
14. Baltimore Ravens (6-4) (T-14) – They’ll need help down the stretch.
15. Miami Dolphins (6-4) (17) – Brutal schedule masks how good this team really is.
16. San Diego Chargers (6-4) (18) – They look nothing like the team that was on fire last month.
17. Cleveland Browns (6-4) (T-14) – Don’t look now, but they get Josh Gordon back.
18. Houston Texans (5-5) (22) – Clowney and Watt on the field at the same time is flat out scary.
19. New Orleans Saints (4-6) (16) – Hard to believe this team is still alive.
20. Buffalo Bills (5-5) (19) – Fading from contention.
21. St. Louis Rams (4-6) (24) – Too bad this team isn’t in the NFC South. They’d win it.
22. Atlanta Falcons (4-6) (25) – The rest of the division being bad doesn’t mean they’re good.
T-23. Minnesota Vikings (4-6) (20) – You can see the outline of a good team behind the bad one.
T-23. Chicago Bears (4-6) (27) – Don’t kid yourself, this team is done.
25. New York Giants (3-7) (21) – When they have “bad Eli” at quarterback, this is a terrible team.
26. Carolina Panthers (3-7-1) (23) – Mercifully, the bye week.
27. Washington RacialSlus (3-7) (26) – There’s only team out there more dysfunctional than this one.
28. New York Jets (2-8) (28) – And yes, it’s them.
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-8) (31) – They have the same road record as the Packers.
30. Tennessee Titans (2-8) (29) – Buy your tickets now! They play the Jags in a few weeks.
31. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-9) (30) – Despite the poor numbers, Blake Bortles is clearly NOT Blaine Gabbert.
32. Oakland Raiders (0-10) (32) – Just win one, baby.
(Won-Loss Record and Last Week’s Ranking in parentheses)
