| Team | # | WL | Reason |
| Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 6-0 | The lone undefeated team with wins over LAR, SF & CLE in consecutive weeks |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 5-1 | Offense truly clicking, defense looks to be rounding into form after a slow start |
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 4-2 | Can look like SB contenders one minute, and extremely vulnerable the next |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 5-1 | Hard to find a flaw in their game, health will be a determining factor in how far they go |
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 5-1 | Winners of 5 in a row, week 1 vs. the Saints looks like an anomaly at this point |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 5-1 | If the Ravens win the AFC North, give Harbaugh the coach of the year award |
| Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 5-1 | The Dallas offense looks unstoppable, and their defense is a much improved unit in 2021 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 8 | 4-2 | The Chargers defense looked like valets, escorting the Ravens RBs into the endzone this weekend |
| Tennessee Titans | 9 | 4-2 | Derrick Henry isn’t human. Tannehill & the defense however still have a ways to go |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 3-3 | How much longer will Steve Spagnuolo have a job for? KC defense is a massive Achilles heel |
| Cleveland Browns | 11 | 3-3 | Injuries are piling up at an alarming rate in Cleveland, threatening to derail their season |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 4-2 | Their offense is starting to gel, and their defense may have been undervalued pre-season |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 3-3 | If the Steelers can get healthy during their bye week, they could string together a 2nd half run |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 14 | 4-2 | The Raiders have 4 wins on the season, but we’ve seen them collapse down the stretch before |
| New Orleans Saints | 15 | 3-2 | What a rollercoaster ride the Saints season has been. If they can find some consistency watch out |
| Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 3-3 | If ever there was a team that plays up/down to their opponent’s level it would be the Vikings |
| San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 2-3 | Coming off a bye week, will the injury bug finally leave SF alone? |
| Carolina Panthers | 18 | 3-3 | Carolina has a solid defense, but it’s clear their offense just isn’t the same without CMC |
| Chicago Bears | 19 | 3-3 | “We beat the teams we’re supposed to beat” (Chicago Bears PR spin on their 2021 season) |
| New England Patriots | 20 | 2-4 | Are we really sure that they’re a significantly better team than what we saw in 2020? |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 2-4 | Nick Sirianni’s play calling is truly something else, and we don’t mean that in a good way |
| Seattle Seahawks | 22 | 2-4 | No Russ, a horrific defense, and they play in the NFC West. Things might get ugly in a hurry |
| Denver Broncos | 23 | 3-3 | After a 3-0 start with wins over NYG, NYJ & JAX, Denver is starting to reveal their true colours |
| Indianapolis Colts | 24 | 2-4 | Good news Colts fans, your first 5 weeks of hell are over and you now have a much easier schedule |
| Washington Football Team | 25 | 2-4 | What in the name of god has happened to the Washington defense since last year? |
| Atlanta Falcons | 26 | 2-3 | Atlanta lacks an identity on either side of the ball. Currently stuck in limbo since their SB collapse |
| Miami Dolphins | 27 | 1-5 | Maybe trading away their first round pick wasn’t such a great idea |
| New York Giants | 28 | 1-5 | Tough time to be a football fan in New York these days. Speaking of which… |
| New York Jets | 29 | 1-4 | The youngest team in the league certainly looks like it when they take the field |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 30 | 1-5 | Urban Meyer is still winless in North America, but at least the Jags are on the board |
| Houston Texans | 31 | 1-5 | Detroit is really throwing a wrench into their plans for a first overall pick in 2022 |
| Detroit Lions | 32 | 0-6 | Give them bonus points for being frisky, but they’re still winless on the year |
