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)