The Associated Press Pro32 NFL Power Rankings, as voted by a 12-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 17, total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote, and previous ranking:
| W | L | T | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. New Orleans Saints (11) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 382 | 2 |
| 2. Los Angeles Chargers (1) | 11 | 3 | 0 | 368 | 4 |
| 3. Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 360 | 1 |
| 4. Chicago Bears | 10 | 4 | 0 | 345 | 6 |
| 5. Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 3 | 0 | 337 | 3 |
| 6. Houston Texans | 10 | 4 | 0 | 324 | 7 |
| 7. New England Patriots | 9 | 5 | 0 | 307 | 5 |
| 8. Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 5 | 1 | 306 | 10 |
| 9. Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | 279 | 11 |
| 10. Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 6 | 0 | 268 | 8 |
| 11. Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 6 | 0 | 260 | 9 |
| 12. Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 6 | 0 | 256 | 12 |
| 13. Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 6 | 1 | 247 | 13 |
| 14. Tennessee Titans | 8 | 6 | 0 | 237 | 14 |
| 15. Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 220 | 16 |
| 16. Cleveland Browns | 6 | 7 | 1 | 201 | 20 |
| 17. Miami Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 187 | 15 |
| 18. Washington Redskins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 172 | 24 |
| 19. Carolina Panthers | 6 | 8 | 0 | 166 | 17 |
| 20. Green Bay Packers | 5 | 8 | 1 | 153 | 19 |
| 21. Denver Broncos | 6 | 8 | 0 | 147 | 18 |
| 22. Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 9 | 0 | 118 | 25 |
| 23. New York Giants | 5 | 9 | 0 | 112 | 21 |
| 24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 9 | 0 | 108 | 22 |
| 25. Buffalo Bills | 5 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 27 |
| 25. Detroit Lions | 5 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 23 |
| 27. Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 8 | 0 | 94 | 28 |
| 28. San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 31 |
| 29. New York Jets | 4 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 26 |
| 30. Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 29 |
| 31. Oakland Raiders | 3 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 30 |
| 32. Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 32 |
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John Clayton, 710-ESPN Seattle
John Czarnecki, Fox Sports
Tony Dungy, NBC Sports
Bob Glauber, Newsday
Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News
Ira Kaufman, Fox 13/Tampa
Pat Kirwan, CBS Sports
Jeff Legwold, ESPN.com
Alex Marvez, Sirius XM
Jim Miller, SiriusXM
Jenny Vrentas, Monday Morning Quarterback
Charean Williams, Pro Football Talk
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