| Defense/Special Teams: | Different Scoring System | Different Scoring System | Different Scoring System | Different Scoring System | |
| Rank | Actual (Yahoo default) | ESPN (Consensus of users) | Sportsline (expert) | Yahoo (Projections*) | NFL Record & Fact Book (Projections) |
| 1 | Chicago | Baltimore | Baltimore | Baltimore | Baltimore |
| 2 | Carolina | Pittsburgh | Buffalo | Atlanta | Philadelphia |
| 3 | Indianapolis | New England | New England | New England | Pittsburgh |
| 4 | Seattle | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | Carolina | Tampa Bay |
| 5 | Denver | Buffalo | Atlanta | Philadelphia | New England |
| 6 | New York Giants | Indianapolis | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | Atlanta |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | New York Jets | Carolina | Buffalo | Washington |
| 8 | Tampa Bay | Chicago | Tampa Bay | Houston | New York Jets |
| 9 | Jacksonville | Carolina | New York Jets | Indianapolis | Chicago |
| 10 | Baltimore | Atlanta | Washington | Cincinnati | Jacksonville |
| 11 | Miami | Cincinnati | Indianapolis | Tampa Bay | Dallas |
| 12 | Cincinnati | Minnesota | Chicago | New York Jets | Cincinnati |
| 13 | Minnesota | Dallas | Jacksonville | Chicago | Buffalo |
| 14 | Detroit | Washington | Detroit | Denver | Carolina |
| 15 | Atlanta | Tampa Bay | Arizona | Dallas | Indianapolis |
| 16 | Dallas | Arizona | Dallas | Detroit | New York Giants |
| 17 | Washington | Jacksonville | Minnesota | Miami | Houston |
| 18 | Kansas City | San Diego | Miami | Washington | Denver |
| 19 | New York Jets | Denver | New York Giants | Miami | |
| 20 | Buffalo | Cincinnati | Minnesota | Arizona | |
| 21 | Tennessee | San Diego | Jacksonville | Kansas City | |
| 22 | Arizona | St. Louis | Arizona | Minnesota | |
| 23 | San Diego | Seattle | Kansas City | Detroit | |
| 24 | Green Bay | New York Giants | Tennessee | San Francisco | |
| 25 | San Francisco | New Orleans | San Diego | St. Louis | |
| 26 | St. Louis | Cleveland | Seattle | Seattle | |
| 27 | Philadelphia | Houston | San Diego | ||
| 28 | Cleveland | Green Bay | Cleveland | ||
| 29 | Oakland | Tennessee | New Orleans | ||
| 30 | New England | Kansas City | Green Bay | ||
| 31 | New Orleans | Oakland | Tennessee | ||
| 32 | Houston | San Francisco | Oakland |
