The 2004 season is officially over. Lets rank them accordingly one last time.

1. New England Patriots
The Patriots are in a league of their own right now. Will it be four out of five next season?

2. Philadelphia
It has to hurt deep being in second place all the time.

3. Indianapolis
May be ready to take over the Patriots next time around

4. Pittsburgh
A lot of decisions are to be made in the off season with Plaxico Burress and Jerome Bettis. Cowher is no stranger to tough decisions, but seems to always make the right ones.

5. Atlanta
Vick needs to recruit himself a receiver

6. NY Jets
They?re just a steady team, but may never be more than that.

7. Green Bay
It was an early exit once again, but Brett Favre seems poised for one more go around.

8. San Diego
The season could be all for naught, if they let Brees get away.

9. Minnesota
Trading Moss would be the worst possible solution for the Vikings, as he is dangerous every time he is on the field.

10. St. Louis
Marc Bulger is ready to show that he is among the elite quarterbacks in the league.

11. Seattle
They have too much talent to be average. First they?ll need to resign Shaun Alexander to change things in the right direction.

12. Denver
Jake Plummer will have one more chance to show that he is a viable starting quarterback.
13. Carolina
Would have been a serious threat if they could have snuck in the playoffs. They overcame a lot early on the year with injuries, and should be neck and neck with the Falcons next season.

14. Baltimore
They just need more support offensively, and with that defense their potential is unlimited.

15. Jacksonville
Byron Leftwich showed veteran leadership in only his second season, and should become a Pro Bowl quarterback in the near future.

16. New Orleans
The Saints could have folded at 4-8, but kept it together to finish 8-8. It wasn?t enough to get in the playoffs but was to keep their coach Jim Haslett.

17. Buffalo
They finished strong, but there will be obvious changes at quarterback.

18. Cincinatti
Carson Palmer and Chad Johnson are proving to be one of the top duos in the NFL. To add to that, Marvin Lewis is showing why he deserved to be an NFL coach a long time ago.

19. Houston
Davis Carr and the Texans have been steadily improving every year. It all started with their week one upset of Miami two years ago. It?ll be hard for them to overthrow Jacksonville or Indianapolis, but they?ll be able to cause havoc on any team.

20. Kansas City
Offense has never been a problem for Kansas City, but defensively they just can?t find the right nucleus.

21. Arizona
Dennis Green made some bonehead moves that cost the Cardinals a shot at the division title, but Green also learned from his mistakes. Expect the Cardinals to be a rising team in the NFC next season.

22. Oakland
When the Raiders are on they are one of the best teams in the league. The problem though is that they are the most inconsistent teams in the NFL.

23. Tennessee
Not even a year ago the Titans were going into the off-season with Eddie George and Steve McNair as their starters. Now it?s Chris Brown and looking like Billy Volek will take over McNair. It goes to show how fast time really does fly.

24. Chicago
If it weren?t for Rex Grossman going to early in the year, this team would have easily finished .500 or better. In fact if the Vikings and Packers continue to be inconsistent, expect the Bears to take hold of the division.

25. NY Giants
Would the Giants have been a playoff contender if Warner was kept in? The answer is undoubtedly yes, but Coughlin wanted his rookie to get experience so that he didn?t have to undergo the transformation this upcoming year. It could prove to be a genius idea if Manning comes in prepared.

26. Dallas
The Cowboys just need a quarterback that can throw the football more the ten to fifteen yards with zip and accuracy. Julius Jones was one of the biggest surprises last season, yet the non use of Drew Henson got more attention.

27. Miami
AJ Feeley showed big improvement in the last month of the season, and Miami could be a scary team next season. Realistically they could challenge once again, if they get an offensive line. Sammy Morris did a fine job rushing, and the defense is always there.

28. Washington
No matter what Daniel Snyder does with his pocketbook it never equals success on the field.

29. Detroit
Joey Harrington had some of the ugliest performances by a quarterback duplicate times. Still just like Chicago the youth on this team is tremendous. At wide receiver Roy Williams, Charles Rogers, and Az Hakim will be a great duo, and Kevin Jones at running back is the real deal. If Harrington can?t do it early on next year, Mike McMahon will get another shot to show his worth.

30. Tampa Bay
It?s a shame how quickly this team has collapsed after a Super Bowl win just a little over two years ago. Chris Simms is a project still, they need receivers, and Michael Pittman is always in trouble off the field.

31. Cleveland
Romeo Crennel just got himself a task to do. It?s going to take awhile, but lets not forget this team was a wild card playoff team two years ago.

32. San Francisco
The salary cap problems the 49ers are in, are going to continue to hurt them for a couple of seasons.