Dirty dozen
The top six and the bottom six heading into Week 8:
| Team | Comment |
| 1. New England (6-0) | The streak could end this week in Pittsburgh |
| 2. Philadelphia (6-0) | Close call last week |
| 3. Minnesota (5-1) | Big dropoff from top two, but Culpepper is super so far |
| 4. New York Jets (5-1) | Move up with close loss in Foxboro |
| 5. Pittsburgh (5-1) | Ready to deal streak-ender to Pats? |
| 6. Jacksonville (5-2) | Won in Indy, so edge in ahead of Colts |
| 27. Seattle (3-3) | Current level of play is three straight losses, two bad |
| 28. San Francisco (1-5) | Building with too few blocks |
| 29. Oakland (2-5) | Too many disparate parts |
| 30. Buffalo (1-5) | Losman could be the QB in a few weeks |
| 31. Miami (1-6) | Move up off win, but not far |
| 32. Chicago (1-5) | Blame a front office that failed to sign a legitimate backup QB |
Source: Associated Press