Patriots Football Weekly 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.
THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | DIFFERENCE | TEAM | RECORD | INDEX |
1 | 2 | up 1 | Cincinnati BengalsĀ | 10-2-0 | 2.833 |
2 | 4 | up 2 | Arizona CardinalsĀ | 10-2-0 | 3.833 |
3 | 3 | same | Carolina PanthersĀ | 12-0-0 | 4.333 |
4 | 1 | down 3 | New England PatriotsĀ | 10-2-0 | 5.500 |
5 | 5 | same | Seattle SeahawksĀ | 7-5-0 | 5.833 |
6 | 7 | up 1 | Kansas City ChiefsĀ | 7-5-0 | 6.000 |
7 | 6 | down 1 | Green Bay PackersĀ | 8-4-0 | 7.667 |
8 | 9 | up 1 | Buffalo BillsĀ | 6-6-0 | 10.333 |
9 | 10 | up 1 | New York JetsĀ Ā | 7-5-0 | 10.500 |
10 | 8 | down 2 | Denver BroncosĀ | 10-2-0 | 11.333 |
10 | 13 | up 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersĀ | 7-5-0 | 11.333 |
12 | 11 | down 1 | New York GiantsĀ | 5-7-0 | 13.833 |
13 | 12 | down 1 | Atlanta FalconsĀ | 6-6-0 | 14.000 |
14 | 14 | same | Minnesota VikingsĀ | 8-4-0 | 15.167 |
15 | 16 | up 1 | Oakland RaidersĀ | 5-7-0 | 16.333 |
16 | 15 | down 1 | Houston TexansĀ | 6-6-0 | 16.667 |
17 | 19 | up 2 | Washington RedskinsĀ | 5-7-0 | 17.333 |
18 | 23 | up 5 | Philadelphia EaglesĀ | 5-7-0 | 18.667 |
19 | 20 | up 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersĀ | 6-6-0 | 19.167 |
20 | 18 | down 2 | Chicago BearsĀ | 5-7-0 | 19.667 |
21 | 21 | same | New Orleans SaintsĀ | 4-8-0 | 20.667 |
22 | 17 | down 5 | Indianapolis ColtsĀ | 6-6-0 | 21.333 |
23 | 26 | up 3 | Miami DolphinsĀ | 5-7-0 | 22.000 |
24 | 22 | down 2 | St. Louis RamsĀ | 4-8-0 | 22.167 |
25 | 27 | up 2 | Dallas CowboysĀ | 4-8-0 | 23.500 |
26 | 24 | down 2 | Baltimore RavensĀ | 4-8-0 | 23.833 |
27 | 32 | up 5 | Jacksonville JaguarsĀ | 4-8-0 | 24.167 |
27 | 25 | down 2 | San Diego ChargersĀ | 3-9-0 | 24.167 |
27 | 27 | same | San Francisco 49ersĀ | 4-8-0 | 24.167 |
30 | 31 | up 1 | Detroit LionsĀ | 4-8-0 | 25.000 |
31 | 30 | down 1 | Tennessee TitansĀ | 3-9-0 | 25.167 |
32 | 29 | down 3 | Cleveland BrownsĀ | 2-10-0 | 26.500 |