Rising and falling is a regular fixture in the most powerful ranking world but there was inevitably some course corrections this week. In the case of the 49ers and Rams, the tie goes to the inferior team on the road. To Chiefs and Jags fans, I can only wish you well in the April draft.

Rank	Last	Team	Comments
1	4		8-1 / Gritty win in horrible conditions. Looking like a team capable of winning many ways.
2	1		8-1 / Let the bad taste of losing stay with you and make you stronger for the battle ahead.
3	2		6-2-1 / Kapernick looked presentable in the tie, but you will need healthy Smith too.
4	7		6-3 / Clicking on all three phases of the game. Now need to figure out how to sustain quality.
5	3		7-2 / Last week I said Cutler had to stay healthy. Yah. About that health thing. Oops it happened again.
6	5		6-3 / Bye. Next up @ Detroit
7	10		6-4 / Playoffs? Why not. You have the pieces. Now use them well and party all the way.
8	11		7-2 / Unloaded a big ole can of whoop a** on Raiders. Lack of class on fake FG.
9	8		6-3 / Dodgy win at home vs the Bills. You are walking on very thin ice.
10	6		6-4 / Free falling is difficult to watch. You get a much needed bye, use it well.
11	12		6-4 / Use bye week to figure out a way to win away from the friendly confines. You can do it!
12	9		6-3 / Byron Leftwich aint Ben Roethlisberger! Get well soon and avoid hard hits like those in games.
13	16		4-5 / Still marveling at what might have been of the 2012 seas without the bounty scandal.
14	17		6-3 / All wins on the road by young teams are huge… even if it was the Jags.
15	15		4-5 / Bye. Next up @ Atlanta
16	18		5-4 / Gave my temporary love to them one season too soon. Fun team with big upside.
17	19		4-5 / Great job getting points by D and ST, but need more from O. Should have devastated Eagles.
18	13		4-5 / A team whose future seasons had better be brighter than this miserable one. Time to fire folks.
19	14		4-5 / Weirdos!
20	20		4-5 / Happy days are gone again. Fans should be used to disappointment, but they tend to want more.
21	21		3-6 / Bye. Next up @ Philadelphia
22	25		4-5 / Nothing like getting the SB champs on a bad day. Good win.
23	24		3-5-1 / Seriously… and one. Three-Five… and one. You’re better than this.
24	29		4-6 / Got a big win on the road, but your QB throws for less than 50%. Still much work to do here.
25	27		3-6 / So damn close to pulling off the impossible in New England. Would have been epic!
26	22		3-6 / You were crap long before Vick got injured (again). Children lost in a forest fire have more hope.
27	23		3-6 / Worst start since 2007 feels worse than that. This team is so bad you might as well try Tebow.
28	28		2-7 / Bye. Next up @ Dallas
29	30		3-6 / Take Harbaugh’s humiliation as motivation to improve and return to again being the bully.
30	26		2-7 / Again – so sorry for choosing you this year. On so many levels it has sucked for us all.
31	31		1-8 / When your QB throws for <50% and it's improvement, you suck.
32	32		1-8 / Terrible team. Can’t even win after opposing QB goes down with injury.