1. New England Patriots (9-2) (1) – Super Bowl Preview?
2. Denver Broncos (8-3) (3) – Proved they can rebound from adversity.
3. Green Bay Packers (8-3) (4) – Irresistible force, meet immovable object.
4. Arizona Cardinals (9-2) (2) – Not one reason to panic.
T-5. Indianapolis Colts (7-4) (6) – They can coast for another week.
T-5. Seattle Seahawks (7-4) (8) – Think what you want. I think, “they’re back.”
7. Kansas City Chiefs (7-4) (5) – Oops.
8. Dallas Cowboys (8-3) (9) – Don’t choke, don’t choke, don’t choke, don’t choke.
9. Cincinnati Bengals (7-3-1) (10) – Have to try to avoid the three in a row on the road jinkx.
10. Detroit Lions (7-4) (7) – Didn’t we all know they would eventually blow it?
11. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4) (11) – Better off without Blount.
12. Philadelphia Eagles (8-3) (12) – And now everyone back on the bandwagon.
T-13. San Francisco 49ers (7-4) (13) – Camel’s back, meet the straw.
T-13. Baltimore Ravens (7-4) (14) – Still my pick to come out of the North.
15. San Diego Chargers (7-4) (16) – Head above water, for the moment.
16. Cleveland Browns (7-4) (17) – The improbable Browns remain so.
17. Miami Dolphins (6-5) (15) – Yet another heartbreaker.
18. Buffalo Bills (6-5) (20) – Somehow they’re still around.
19. Houston Texans (5-6) (18) – The Ryan Mallet era ends.
20. New Orleans Saints (4-7) (19) – So much for homefield advantage.
21. Chicago Bears (5-6) (T-23) – This team is “alive” the way zombies are alive.
22. St. Louis Rams (4-7) (21) – Almost did it again.
23. Atlanta Falcons (4-7) (22) – First place Falcons. You heard me.
24. Minnesota Vikings (4-7) (T-23) – Still a tough out.
25. New York Giants (3-8) (25) – The catch, the catch, the catch, the catch, aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!
26. Carolina Panthers (3-7-1) (26) – They could still win the NFC S…yeah nobody cares.
27. Washington RacialSlus (3-8) (27) – No defensive player in the NFL has done as much damage to Robert Griffin as coaching and ownership have.
28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-9) (29) – They let the Bears off the hook.
29. Tennessee Titans (2-9) (30) – Zach Mettenberger has actually been OK.
30. Oakland Raiders (1-10) (32) – Premature celebration. Tsk tsk tsk.
31. New York Jets (2-9) (28) – They won’t win another one this season.
32. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-10) (31) – Somehow, it always comes back to this.
(Won-Loss Record and Last Week’s Ranking in parentheses)