| National Football League | ||||||||
| Football rankings | ||||||||
| Final 2006 season rankings | ||||||||
| Rank | Team | Division | W | L | Net | Score | Win | |
| 1 | New England Patriots | AFC East | 14 | 5 | 8.58 | 10.92 | (2.34) | |
| 2 | Indianapolis Colts | AFC South | 16 | 4 | 8.13 | 7.78 | 0.35 | |
| 3 | San Diego Chargers | AFC West | 14 | 3 | 7.55 | 7.53 | 0.02 | |
| 4 | Baltimore Ravens | AFC Central | 13 | 4 | 6.62 | 7.34 | (0.72) | |
| 5 | Chicago Bears | NFC Central | 15 | 4 | 5.68 | 5.53 | 0.15 | |
| 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars | AFC South | 8 | 8 | 3.36 | 5.98 | (2.62) | |
| 7 | New York Jets | AFC East | 10 | 7 | 2.98 | 2.61 | 0.37 | |
| 8 | Buffalo Bills | AFC East | 7 | 9 | 2.51 | 4.40 | (1.89) | |
| 9 | Tennessee Titans | AFC South | 8 | 8 | 2.00 | 1.64 | 0.36 | |
| 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | NFC East | 11 | 7 | 1.99 | 2.37 | (0.38) | |
| 11 | New Orleans Saints | NFC South | 11 | 7 | 1.93 | 2.53 | (0.60) | |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bengals | AFC Central | 8 | 8 | 1.72 | 2.83 | (1.11) | |
| 13 | Denver Broncos | AFC West | 9 | 7 | 0.68 | (1.41) | 2.09 | |
| 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | AFC West | 9 | 8 | 0.62 | 0.25 | 0.37 | |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | AFC Central | 8 | 8 | 0.53 | 1.49 | (0.96) | |
| 16 | Dallas Cowboys | NFC East | 9 | 8 | 0.09 | 0.38 | (0.29) | |
| 17 | Seattle Seahawks | NFC West | 10 | 8 | (0.30) | (0.91) | 0.61 | |
| 18 | Miami Dolphins | AFC East | 6 | 10 | (0.58) | (0.08) | (0.50) | |
| 19 | New York Giants | NFC East | 8 | 9 | (0.75) | (1.83) | 1.08 | |
| 20 | Green Bay Packers | NFC Central | 8 | 8 | (0.83) | (1.86) | 1.03 | |
| 21 | Carolina Panthers | NFC South | 8 | 8 | (1.71) | (2.32) | 0.61 | |
| 22 | Houston Texans | AFC South | 6 | 10 | (2.14) | (2.68) | 0.54 | |
| 23 | St. Louis Rams | NFC West | 8 | 8 | (2.26) | (3.25) | 0.99 | |
| 24 | San Francisco 49ers | NFC West | 7 | 9 | (3.35) | (5.42) | 2.07 | |
| 25 | Atlanta Falcons | NFC South | 7 | 9 | (3.38) | (4.02) | 0.64 | |
| 26 | Minnesota Vikings | NFC Central | 6 | 10 | (3.50) | (4.06) | 0.56 | |
| 27 | Washington Redskins | NFC East | 5 | 11 | (3.95) | (3.62) | (0.33) | |
| 28 | Arizona Cardinals | NFC West | 5 | 11 | (5.01) | (4.81) | (0.20) | |
| 29 | Cleveland Browns | AFC Central | 4 | 12 | (5.45) | (5.70) | 0.25 | |
| 30 | Tampa Bay Buccanneers | NFC South | 4 | 12 | (6.08) | (7.22) | 1.14 | |
| 31 | Detroit Lions | NFC Central | 3 | 13 | (6.20) | (4.80) | (1.40) | |
| 32 | Oakland Raiders | AFC West | 2 | 14 | (9.61) | (9.67) | 0.06 | |