1 Green Bay Packers The Packers finally fell. One year to the day they suffered their last loss. Everyone is due a bad game but how will they respond to this?
2 New Orleans Saints The offence rumbles on and might be the most potent in the entire league right now. They're looking very ominous for everyone around them.
3 New England Patriots The Patriots relentless rolled through the Broncos defence and took advantage of Denver's offensive mistakes to look at this point, as the best team in the AFC.
4 San Francisco 49ers Outstanding win over a genuine Superbowl contender is the way to respond after people doubted the 49ers credentials.
5 Baltimore Ravens Bad loss in San Diego as the Ravens looked out of sorts. At least for them, the Steelers also lost.
6 Pittsburgh Steelers The Steelerswere almost out-Pittsburgh-ed on Monday night in San Francisco. This injury to Roethlisberger and how he recovers might determine how their season goes from here.
7 Atlanta Falcons The Falcons were in charge from the first snap from scrimmage as they dismantled the Jaguars.
8 Houston Texans After clinching the division, the Texans looked under-par against the Panthers. Will this continue into the post-season has to be the question they're asking.
9 Detroit Lions The Lions fought back to steal the win at the death and set themselves up for a wild card spot in the post-season.
10 Dallas Cowboys Romo's December to remember continued as the Cowboys took down Tampa Bay with ease and then saw the Giants put up a horror show.
11 Philadelphia Eagles Shady McCoy is on fire and the Eagles might finally be living up to their pre-season reputation. And could still make the post-season.
12 New York Giants It wasn't so much the loss, it was just how absolutely awful the Giants were. They still hold their destiny in their hands but must rebound from this.
13 San Diego Chargers The traditional December charge continues and San Diego could still steal the division. Surely it still couldn't save Norv Turner?
14 New York Jets After looking to be in form, the Jets were simply woeful in Philadelphia and now must beat the Giants this Sunday.
15 Denver Broncos The Tebowmania has subsided somewhat after the Patriots delivered the reality check to this team.
16 Tennessee Titans The Titans suffer the humiliation of being the team that lost to the Colts.
17 Cincinnati Bengals The Bengals needed to bounce back after two losses, and a game against the Rams was just the anecdote.
18 Miami Dolphins Another win for the team wishing the season began around week 8.
19 Oakland Raiders The Raiders are losing form at the wrong time and lost a big lead and could be in trouble in the AFC West with the Chargers storming back.
20 Arizona Cardinals All John Skelton seems to do is win.
21 Carolina Panthers The Panthers got a big win on the road in Houston to demonstrate their continued progress.
22 Washington Redskins The Skins dominated the Giants from start to finish.
23 Seattle Seahawks The Seahawks move to .500, taking apart the Bears. They look like they're coming together as a team.
24 Kansas City Chiefs Incredibly, the Chiefs are the team to topple the Packers. Romeo Crennel got the team playing and the absence of Todd Haley seemed to be a positive.
25 Chicago Bears The Bears are done after another defeat. Injuries have proved just too much for them.
26 Buffalo Bills They started brightly but ended up with another loss.
27 Minnesota Vikings Another week another loss. But they couldn't have expected anything less against the Saints.
28 Jacksonville Jaguars A week after a morale boosting victory, the Jags' showing in Atlanta blew that away, with an atrocious performance.
29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers The final score was much closer than the Buccs got to the Cowboys on Saturday. Raheem Morris is looking like a dead man walking.
30 Cleveland Browns They looked more dynamic under Seneca Wallace but still have an awful long way to go.
31 Indianapolis Colts Finally! The Colts get a win. They avoid the winless season and will still probably get Andrew Luck. Nice work.
32 St Louis Rams The Rams continue to stink it up consistently and if someone said they were worse than the Colts, I'd struggle to find an argument against that.
3 New England Patriots The Patriots relentless rolled through the Broncos defence and took advantage of Denver's offensive mistakes to look at this point, as the best team in the AFC.