Originally published Friday, December 23, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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| Team | Comment | |
| 1 | Indianapolis (13-1) | Suddenly hobbled Colts could use three weeks off. |
| 2 | Denver (11-3) | At 35, Rod reels in his third Pro Bowl catch. |
| 3 | Seattle (12-2) | No playoff win yet, but Hawks reached second round. |
| 4 | San Diego (9-5) | Even after big win, Chargers on outside looking in. |
| 5 | N.Y. Giants (10-4) | Tiki's mounting a late run at league MVP. |
| 6 | Cincinnati (11-3) | Oh deer, Chad has an antler antic planned this week. |
| 7 | New England (9-5) | Patriots suddenly look like defending champs again. |
| 8 | Jacksonville (10-4) | A win over another loser will put Jags in playoffs. |
| 9 | Pittsburgh (9-5) | Even 11 wins might not get the Steelers in. |
| 10 | Chicago (10-4) | Rex sparks torch, which is passed back to him. |
| 11 | Carolina (10-4) | Delhomme happy to ride Steve Smith's "coattails." |
| 12 | Washington (8-6) | Somehow, Washington controls its playoff destiny. |
| 13 | Dallas (8-6) | A month ago, Cowboys were riding high in NFC East. |
| 14 | Kansas City (8-6) | Buzzed by Barber, might finish a hair short of playoffs. |
| 15 | Tampa Bay (9-5) | Pats game was pointless, but next one is not. |
| 16 | Atlanta (8-6) | Aerially errant Vick, Falcons just average this season. |
| 17 | Minnesota (8-6) | Tice, of all people, should understand ticket scalpers. |
| 18 | Miami (7-7) | Saint Nick's team went from bad to good in a month. |
| 19 | Philadelphia (6-8) | Eagles' lofty goal is now a .500 record. |
| 20 | St. Louis (5-9) | Rams staring at 10 losses for first time since 1998. |
| 21 | Detroit (4-10) | Only consistency in QB: Name always starts with J. |
| 22 | Arizona (4-10) | Green's seat is warming, will be hot next September. |
| 23 | Cleveland (5-9) | More and more, Romeo loves that Frye guy. |
| 24 | Tennessee (4-10) | Poor record sacked Vanden Bosch in Pro Bowl voting. |
| 25 | Baltimore (5-9) | Boller finally more like Tom Brady than Peter Brady. |
| 26 | Oakland (4-10) | At least Raiders get to spend Christmas Eve in Denver. |
| 27 | Buffalo (4-10) | 5 straight L's "took sail out of winds" for Mularkey. |
| 28 | Green Bay (3-11) | Sherman & Favre: From Packers to packers? |
| 29 | New Orleans (3-11) | Has Haslett had it with this woebegone franchise? |
| 30 | N.Y. Jets (3-11) | Take away the road games, and Jets are .500! |
| 31 | San Francisco (2-12) | As long as they lose, 49ers are still Bush league. |
| 32 | Houston (2-12) | Or will Reggie be the next Bush to become a Texan? |
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