Patriots Football Weekly has created a weekly Power Ranking based on the proprietary Wilson-Hart Power Index. The system uses the most important statistics in the game - those most closely associated to winning and losing - to rank all 32 NFL teams based on their performance to date this season.
Here are the PFW NFL Power Rankings heading into week 7.
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | DIFFERENCE | TEAM | RECORD | INDEX |
| 1 | 1 | same | San Diego Chargers | 5-1-0 | 4.167 |
| 2 | 2 | same | Green Bay Packers | 4-2-0 | 5.500 |
| 3 | 5 | up 2 | Denver Broncos | 4-1-0 | 6.000 |
| 4 | 3 | down 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-1-1 | 7.333 |
| 5 | 11 | up 6 | Baltimore Ravens | 4-2-0 | 7.500 |
| 6 | 6 | same | Dallas Cowboys | 5-1-0 | 7.667 |
| 7 | 8 | up 1 | New England Patriots | 4-2-0 | 8.333 |
| 8 | 4 | down 4 | Indianapolis Colts | 4-2-0 | 8.667 |
| 8 | 10 | up 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 4-2-0 | 8.667 |
| 10 | 18 | up 8 | Cleveland Browns | 3-2-0 | 12.000 |
| 10 | 16 | up 6 | Detroit Lions | 4-2-0 | 12.000 |
| 12 | 17 | up 5 | Arizona Cardinals | 4-1-0 | 12.500 |
| 13 | 18 | up 5 | Chicago Bears | 3-3-0 | 13.667 |
| 14 | 6 | down 8 | Seattle Seahawks | 3-2-0 | 14.000 |
| 15 | 12 | down 3 | Houston Texans | 3-3-0 | 14.167 |
| 16 | 9 | down 7 | New York Giants | 3-3-0 | 14.500 |
| 17 | 18 | up 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5-1-0 | 14.833 |
| 18 | 15 | down 3 | Carolina Panthers | 3-2-1 | 15.667 |
| 19 | 13 | down 6 | Buffalo Bills | 3-3-0 | 17.000 |
| 20 | 23 | up 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2-3-0 | 17.667 |
| 21 | 13 | down 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-3-0 | 17.833 |
| 22 | 21 | down 1 | Miami Dolphins | 2-3-0 | 19.667 |
| 23 | 22 | down 1 | Atlanta Falcons | 2-4-0 | 20.167 |
| 24 | 25 | up 1 | Tennessee Titans | 2-4-0 | 21.167 |
| 25 | 24 | down 1 | New Orleans Saints | 2-3-0 | 22.167 |
| 26 | 25 | down 1 | Minnesota Vikings | 2-4-0 | 24.833 |
| 27 | 27 | same | St. Louis Rams | 1-4-0 | 25.333 |
| 28 | 28 | same | Washington Redskins | 1-5-0 | 25.500 |
| 29 | 29 | same | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-5-0 | 27.667 |
| 30 | 30 | same | Oakland Raiders | 0-5-0 | 28.667 |
| 31 | 31 | same | New York Jets  | 1-5-0 | 29.167 |
| 32 | 32 | same | Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-6-0 | 30.667 |
Check back next week for another look how the best and worst teams in the NFL are trending, at least statistically speaking.
