| National Football League | |||||||||
| Final ratings | |||||||||
| 2005 Season | |||||||||
| Rank | Team | Conference | W | L | T | Net | Score | Win | |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | AFC Central | 15 | 5 | 0 | 9.30 | 10.38 | (1.08) | |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | AFC West | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8.62 | 9.21 | (0.59) | |
| 3 | Indianapolis Colts | AFC South | 14 | 3 | 0 | 8.42 | 6.65 | 1.77 | |
| 4 | Seattle Seahawks | NFC West | 15 | 4 | 0 | 7.66 | 8.74 | (1.08) | |
| 5 | Carolina Panthers | NFC South | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5.65 | 7.94 | (2.29) | |
| 6 | Washington Redskins | NFC East | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5.21 | 6.29 | (1.08) | |
| 7 | San Diego Chargers | AFC West | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4.92 | 6.42 | (1.50) | |
| 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | AFC West | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4.43 | 5.45 | (1.02) | |
| 9 | New England Patriots | AFC East | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4.40 | 4.92 | (0.52) | |
| 10 | Jacksonville Jaguars | AFC South | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4.12 | 2.21 | 1.91 | |
| 11 | New York Giants | NFC East | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3.44 | 3.12 | 0.32 | |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bengals | AFC Central | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2.96 | 1.27 | 1.69 | |
| 13 | Chicago Bears | NFC Central | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2.08 | 1.46 | 0.62 | |
| 14 | Dallas Cowboys | NFC East | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1.98 | 1.42 | 0.56 | |
| 15 | Tampa Bay Buccanneers | NFC South | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1.35 | (0.31) | 1.66 | |
| 16 | Minnesota Vikings | NFC Central | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.42 | (0.32) | 0.74 | |
| 17 | Miami Dolphins | AFC East | 9 | 7 | 0 | (0.12) | (1.12) | 1.00 | |
| 18 | Atlanta Falcons | NFC South | 8 | 8 | 0 | (0.79) | (0.94) | 0.15 | |
| 19 | Baltimore Ravens | AFC Central | 6 | 10 | 0 | (2.16) | (1.36) | (0.80) | |
| 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | NFC East | 6 | 10 | 0 | (2.55) | (3.27) | 0.72 | |
| 21 | Cleveland Browns | AFC Central | 6 | 10 | 0 | (3.44) | (3.59) | 0.15 | |
| 22 | Buffalo Bills | AFC East | 5 | 11 | 0 | (4.11) | (3.23) | (0.88) | |
| 23 | St. Louis Rams | NFC West | 6 | 10 | 0 | (4.59) | (5.02) | 0.43 | |
| 24 | Green Bay Packers | NFC Central | 4 | 12 | 0 | (4.70) | (3.63) | (1.07) | |
| 25 | Arizona Cardinals | NFC West | 5 | 11 | 0 | (4.79) | (3.89) | (0.90) | |
| 26 | Detroit Lions | NFC Central | 5 | 11 | 0 | (5.32) | (5.67) | 0.35 | |
| 27 | Oakland Raiders | AFC West | 4 | 12 | 0 | (5.54) | (6.28) | 0.74 | |
| 28 | New York Jets | AFC East | 4 | 12 | 0 | (5.65) | (5.39) | (0.26) | |
| 29 | New Orleans Saints | NFC South | 3 | 13 | 0 | (6.30) | (6.79) | 0.49 | |
| 30 | San Francisco 49ers | NFC West | 4 | 12 | 0 | (7.08) | (8.18) | 1.10 | |
| 31 | Tennessee Titans | AFC South | 4 | 12 | 0 | (7.67) | (7.89) | 0.22 | |
| 32 | Houston Texans | AFC South | 2 | 14 | 0 | (10.26) | (8.75) | (1.51) | |