Dirty dozen
The top six and the bottom six heading into Week 16:
| Team | Comment |
| 1. Indianapolis (13-1) | Anyone can have a bad day. |
| 2. Denver (11-3) | Nice season, but they’ve been blown out in Indy in the last two playoff games there. |
| 3. New England (9-5) | Scary when healthy. |
| 4. Seattle (12-2) | Got a scare in Tennessee. |
| 5. San Diego (9-5) | Beat No. 1, but might miss playoffs. |
| 6. Chicago (10-4) | Defense formidable, especially in frigid conditions. Grossman arms them a bit. |
| 27. Arizona (4-10) | Even in Tempe, more fans root for the opponents. |
| 28. Buffalo (4-10) | Winless on road, almost as bad at home. |
| 29. Houston (2-14) | Reggie Bush sweepstakes will probably come down to finale in San Francisco. |
| 30. San Francisco (2-14) | Almost won in Jacksonville, almost lost shot at Reggie. |
| 31. Green Bay (3-11) | On current level of play. Ouch! |
| 32. Detroit (4-10) | On current level of play, which is surrender. |
Source: Associated Press