Following are NFL reporter Chris Mortensen's 2001 weekly rankings:

Post-Week 16 Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Chicago Bears
4. Green Bay Packers
5. New England Patriots
6. San Francisco 49ers
7. Philadelphia Eagles
8. Oakland Raiders
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10. Miami Dolphins
11. New York Jets
12. Baltimore Ravens
13. Denver Broncos
14. Seattle Seahawks
15. Cleveland Browns
16. Tennessee Titans
17. New York Giants
18. Kansas City Chiefs
19. Jacksonville Jaguars
20. Atlanta Falcons
21. Indianapolis Colts
22. Washington Redskins
23. Arizona Cardinals
24. Minnesota Vikings
25. New Orleans Saints
26. Buffalo Bills
27. Dallas Cowboys
28. San Diego Chargers
29. Cincinnati Bengals
30. Detroit Lions
31. Carolina Panthers

Post-Week 15 Rankings
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Green Bay Packers
4. New England Patriots
5. San Francisco 49ers
6. Chicago Bears
7. Oakland Raiders
8. New York Jets
9. Miami Dolphins
10. Baltimore Ravens
11. Philadelphia Eagles
12. Tennessee Titans
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
14. New Orleans Saints
15. Jacksonville Jaguars
16. Denver Broncos
17. Seattle Seahawks
18. Kansas City Chiefs
19. Washington Redskins
20. New York Giants
21. Indianapolis Colts
22. Cleveland Browns
23. Atlanta Falcons
24. Minnesota Vikings
25. Arizona Cardinals
26. San Diego Chargers
27. Dallas Cowboys
28. Buffalo Bills
29. Detroit Lions
30. Carolina Panthers
31. Cincinnati Bengals

Post-Week 14 Rankings
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Oakland Raiders
4. Green Bay Packers
5. New England Patriots
6. Chicago Bears
7. San Francisco 49ers
8. Miami Dolphins
9. Philadelphia Eagles
10. Baltimore Ravens
11. New Orleans Saints
12. New York Jets
13. Tennessee Titans
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15. Seattle Seahawks
16. Washington Redskins
17. Denver Broncos
18. Jacksonville Jaguars
19. Kansas City Chiefs
20. Cleveland Browns
21. Indianapolis Colts
22. Minnesota Vikings
23. New York Giants
24. Atlanta Falcons
25. Arizona Cardinals
26. San Diego Chargers
27. Dallas Cowboys
28. Cincinnati Bengals
29. Buffalo Bills
30. Detroit Lions
31. Carolina Panthers

Post-Week 13 Rankings
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Miami Dolphins
5. Oakland Raiders
6. New England Patriots
7. Chicago Bears
8. San Francisco 49ers
9. Baltimore Ravens
10. Philadelphia Eagles
11. New Orleans Saints
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13. New York Jets
14. Washington Redskins
15. Denver Broncos
16. Atlanta Falcons
17. Cleveland Browns
18. Minnesota Vikings
19. Tennessee Titans
20. Seattle Seahawks
21. Jacksonville Jaguars
22. Arizona Cardinals
23. Kansas City Chiefs
24. Dallas Cowboys
25. New York Giants
26. San Diego Chargers
27. Indianapolis Colts
28. Cincinnati Bengals
29. Buffalo Bills
30. Carolina Panthers
31. Detroit Lions

Post-Week 12 Rankings
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Oakland Raiders
5. Chicago Bears
6. San Francisco 49ers
7. New England Patriots
8. Miami Dolphins
9. New York Jets
10. Baltimore Ravens
11. Philadelphia Eagles
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13. Tennessee Titans
14. Atlanta Falcons
15. New Orleans Saints
16. Cleveland Browns
17. Washington Redskins
18. Denver Broncos
19. New York Giants
20. Seattle Seahawks
21. Jacksonville Jaguars
22. Arizona Cardinals
23. Minnesota Vikings
24. Indianapolis Colts
25. San Diego Chargers
26. Kansas City Chiefs
27. Cincinnati Bengals
28. Dallas Cowboys
29. Buffalo Bills
30. Carolina Panthers
31. Detroit Lions

Post-Week 11 Rankings
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. Oakland Raiders
3. St. Louis Rams
4. New York Jets
5. Green Bay Packers
6. Chicago Bears
7. San Francisco 49ers
8. New England Patriots
9. Miami Dolphins
10. Cleveland Browns
11. Washington Redskins
12. Baltimore Ravens
13. Philadelphia Eagles
14. Atlanta Falcons
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16. New Orleans Saints
17. Tennessee Titans
18. Seattle Seahawks
19. Denver Broncos
20. Minnesota Vikings
21. New York Giants
22. Jacksonville Jaguars
23. Indianapolis Colts
24. Arizona Cardinals
25. San Diego Chargers
26. Kansas City Chiefs
27. Cincinnati Bengals
28. Buffalo Bills
29. Dallas Cowboys
30. Detroit Lions
31. Carolina Panthers

Post-Week 10 Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Oakland Raiders
4. Philadelphia Eagles
5. New York Jets
6. Green Bay Packers
7. Chicago Bears
8. San Francisco 49ers
9. Miami Dolphins
10. New England Patriots
11. Cleveland Browns
12. New Orleans Saints
13. Washington Redskins
14. Seattle Seahawks
15. Baltimore Ravens
16. Tennessee Titans
17. Atlanta Falcons
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
19. Indianapolis Colts
20. Minnesota Vikings
21. New York Giants
22. Denver Broncos
23. San Diego Chargers
24. Jacksonville Jaguars
25. Cincinnati Bengals
26. Arizona Cardinals
27. Kansas City Chiefs
28. Buffalo Bills
29. Dallas Cowboys
30. Detroit Lions
31. Carolina Panthers

Post-Week 9 Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Miami Dolphins
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Oakland Raiders
6. Philadelphia Eagles
7. Chicago Bears
8. San Francisco 49ers
9. Baltimore Ravens
10. New England Patriots
11. New York Jets
12. Indianapolis Colts
13. Cleveland Browns
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15. Denver Broncos
16. New Orleans Saints
17. Tennessee Titans
18. Jacksonville Jaguars
19. Seattle Seahawks
20. New York Giants
21. San Diego Chargers
22. Atlanta Falcons
23. Cincinnati Bengals
24. Minnesota Vikings
25. Washington Redskins
26. Kansas City Chiefs
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Dallas Cowboys
29. Arizona Cardinals
30. Detroit Lions
31. Carolina Panthers

Post-Week 8 Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Oakland Raiders
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
4. Chicago Bears
5. Miami Dolphins
6. Green Bay Packers
7. Philadelphia Eagles
8. San Francisco 49ers
9. Baltimore Ravens
10. New England Patriots
11. Indianapolis Colts
12. Cleveland Browns
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
14. Denver Broncos
15. New York Jets
16. New Orleans Saints
17. San Diego Chargers
18. Tennessee Titans
19. Jacksonville Jaguars
20. New York Giants
21. Cincinnati Bengals
22. Minnesota Vikings
23. Seattle Seahawks
24. Atlanta Falcons
25. Kansas City Chiefs
26. Washington Redskins
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Dallas Cowboys
29. Arizona Cardinals
30. Carolina Panthers
31. Detroit Lions

Post-Week 7 Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Oakland Raiders
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
4. Chicago Bears
5. Miami Dolphins
6. Green Bay Packers
7. Philadelphia Eagles
8. New Orleans Saints
9. San Francisco 49ers
10. Baltimore Ravens
11. Indianapolis Colts
12. Seattle Seahawks
13. San Diego Chargers
14. Denver Broncos
15. New England Patriots
16. Cleveland Browns
17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18. Atlanta Falcons
19. New York Giants
20. Cincinnati Bengals
21. Minnesota Vikings
22. Buffalo Bills
23. Jacksonville Jaguars
24. Tennessee Titans
25. New York Jets
26. Kansas City Chiefs
27. Dallas Cowboys
28. Washington Redskins
29. Arizona Cardinals
30. Carolina Panthers
31. Detroit Lions

Post-Week 6 Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Oakland Raiders
3. Philadelphia Eagles
4. Chicago Bears
5. Pittsburgh Steelers
6. Miami Dolphins
7. New York Giants
8. San Francisco 49ers
9. Green Bay Packers
10. Baltimore Ravens
11. Seattle Seahawks
12. San Diego Chargers
13. Minnesota Vikings
14. New England Patriots
15. Cleveland Browns
16. Indianapolis Colts
17. Denver Broncos
18. Atlanta Falcons
19. Cincinnati Bengals
20. New Orleans Saints
21. Tennessee Titans
22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
23. New York Jets
24. Arizona Cardinals
25. Buffalo Bills
26. Jacksonville Jaguars
27. Kansas City Chiefs
28. Detroit Lions
29. Dallas Cowboys
30. Washington Redskins
31. Carolina Panthers

Post-Week 5 Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Oakland Raiders
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Baltimore Ravens
5. New York Giants
6. Miami Dolphins
7. Philadelphia Eagles
8. San Francisco 49ers
9. New Orleans Saints
10. Seattle Seahawks
11. Denver Broncos
12. Indianapolis Colts
13. Chicago Bears
14. Pittsburgh Steelers
15. San Diego Chargers
16. Cincinnati Bengals
17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18. Tennessee Titans
19. New York Jets
20. Minnesota Vikings
21. Cleveland Browns
22. Jacksonville Jaguars
23. New England Patriots
24. Atlanta Falcons
25. Carolina Panthers
26. Kansas City Chiefs
27. Arizona Cardinals
28. Buffalo Bills
29. Detroit Lions
30. Dallas Cowboys
31. Washington Redskins

Post-Week 4 Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Baltimore Ravens
3. Denver Broncos
4. Miami Dolphins
5. Oakland Raiders
6. New York Giants
7. Green Bay Packers
8. Indianapolis Colts
9. Philadelphia Eagles
10. San Francisco 49ers
11. New Orleans Saints
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13. San Diego Chargers
14. Cleveland Browns
15. Chicago Bears
16. Pittsburgh Steelers
17. Cincinnati Bengals
18. Tennessee Titans
19. Seattle Seahawks
20. Minnesota Vikings
21. Jacksonville Jaguars
22. Atlanta Falcons
23. Carolina Panthers
24. Kansas City Chiefs
25. New York Jets
26. Arizona Cardinals
27. New England Patriots
28. Buffalo Bills
29. Detroit Lions
30. Dallas Cowboys
31. Washington Redskins

Post-Week 3 Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Baltimore Ravens
3. Denver Broncos
4. Miami Dolphins
5. Oakland Raiders
6. Green Bay Packers
7. Philadelphia Eagles
8. Indianapolis Colts
9. New York Giants
10. San Diego Chargers
11. Tennessee Titans
12. San Francisco 49ers
13. New Orleans Saints
14. Atlanta Falcons
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16. Cincinnati Bengals
17. Jacksonville Jaguars
18. Carolina Panthers
19. Minnesota Vikings
20. Chicago Bears
21. Kansas City Chiefs
22. Cleveland Browns
23. New York Jets
24. Pittsburgh Steelers
25. New England Patriots
26. Seattle Seahawks
27. Arizona Cardinals
28. Buffalo Bills
29. Detroit Lions
30. Dallas Cowboys
31. Washington Redskins

Post-Week 2 Rankings
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Miami Dolphins
3. Denver Broncos
4. St. Louis Rams
5. Oakland Raiders
6. Green Bay Packers
7. Philadelphia Eagles
8. New Orleans Saints
9. Jacksonville Jaguars
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
11. New York Giants
12. San Diego Chargers
13. Cincinnati Bengals
14. Baltimore Ravens
15. Tennessee Titans
16. New York Jets
17. San Francisco 49ers
18. Atlanta Falcons
19. Carolina Panthers
20. Chicago Bears
21. Minnesota Vikings
22. Kansas City Chiefs
23. Cleveland Browns
24. Pittsburgh Steelers
25. Seattle Seahawks
26. Arizona Cardinals
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Dallas Cowboys
29. New England Patriots
30. Detroit Lions
31. Washington Redskins

Post-Week 1 Rankings
Explanation of rankings
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Miami Dolphins
3. St. Louis Rams
4. Oakland Raiders
5. Denver Broncos
6. Baltimore Ravens
7. Green Bay Packers
8. Tennessee Titans
9. New Orleans Saints
10. Philadelphia Eagles
11. New York Giants
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13. Jacksonville Jaguars
14. San Diego Chargers
15. Minnesota Vikings
16. New York Jets
17. Seattle Seahawks
18. Carolina Panthers
19. Kansas City Chiefs
20. San Francisco 49ers
21. Atlanta Falcons
22. Cincinnati Bengals
23. Pittsburgh Steelers
24. Cleveland Browns
25. Arizona Cardinals
26. Dallas Cowboys
27. Chicago Bears
28. Detroit Lions
29. Buffalo Bills
30. New England Patriots
31. Washington Redskins

Final preseason rankings (Sept. 3)
1. Baltimore Ravens
2. Denver Broncos
3. Tennessee Titans
4. Oakland Raiders
5. St. Louis Rams
6. Philadelphia Eagles
7. Indianapolis Colts
8. Minnesota Vikings
9. Green Bay Packers
10. Miami Dolphins
11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12. New Orleans Saints
13. Atlanta Falcons
14. New York Jets
15. New York Giants
16. Seattle Seahawks
17. Pittsburgh Steelers
18. New England Patriots
19. Detroit Lions
20. San Diego Chargers
21. Cleveland Browns
22. Jacksonville Jaguars
23. Kansas City Chiefs
24. Buffalo Bills
25. Washington Redskins
26. San Francisco 49ers
27. Arizona Cardinals
28. Cincinnati Bengals
29. Chicago Bears
30. Dallas Cowboys
31. Carolina Panthers

Preseason rankings (Aug. 28)
1. Baltimore Ravens
2. Denver Broncos
3. Tennessee Titans
4. Oakland Raiders
5. St. Louis Rams
6. Philadelphia Eagles
7. Green Bay Packers
8. Minnesota Vikings
9. Indianapolis Colts
10. Miami Dolphins
11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12. New Orleans Saints
13. New York Giants
14. Atlanta Falcons
15. New York Jets
16. Seattle Seahawks
17. Kansas City Chiefs
18. Buffalo Bills
19. Pittsburgh Steelers
20. San Diego Chargers
21. Cleveland Browns
22. Washington Redskins
23. San Francisco 49ers
24. Detroit Lions
25. New England Patriots
26. Jacksonville Jaguars
27. Arizona Cardinals
28. Cincinnati Bengals
29. Chicago Bears
30. Dallas Cowboys
31. Carolina Panthers

Preseason rankings (Aug. 20)
1. Baltimore Ravens
2. Tennessee Titans
3. Oakland Raiders
4. Denver Broncos
5. St. Louis Rams
6. New York Giants
7. Miami Dolphins
8. Philadelphia Eagles
9. Indianapolis Colts
10. New Orleans Saints
11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12. Minnesota Vikings
13. Green Bay Packers
14. Atlanta Falcons
15. New York Jets
16. Seattle Seahawks
17. Detroit Lions
18. Buffalo Bills
19. San Diego Chargers
20. San Francisco 49ers
21. Pittsburgh Steelers
22. Kansas City Chiefs
23. New England Patriots
24. Washington Redskins
25. Jacksonville Jaguars
26. Arizona Cardinals
27. Cleveland Browns
28. Cincinnati Bengals
29. Chicago Bears
30. Dallas Cowboys
31. Carolina Panthers