Here are the PFW NFL Power Rankings as we head into Week 16. Rankings are based off of the Wilson-Hart Power Index.
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** | **TEAM** | **RECORD** | **INDEX** |
| **1** | **1** | **New England Patriots** | **12-2-0** | **5.000** |
| 2 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-4-0 | 8.000 |
| 3 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 12-2-0 | 8.167 |
| 4 | 3 | Oakland Raiders | 11-3-0 | 9.000 |
| 5 | 13 | Miami Dolphins | 9-5-0 | 10.667 |
| 5 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings | 7-7-0 | 10.667 |
| 7 | 5 | Denver Broncos | 8-6-0 | 10.833 |
| 7 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-5-0 | 10.833 |
| 9 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons | 9-5-0 | 11.167 |
| 10 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks | 9-4-1 | 11.500 |
| 11 | 13 | Buffalo Bills | 7-7-0 | 12.500 |
| 11 | 16 | New York Giants | 10-4-0 | 12.500 |
| 13 | 19 | Green Bay Packers | 8-6-0 | 12.667 |
| 14 | 11 | Baltimore Ravens | 8-6-0 | 13.167 |
| 14 | 11 | Tennessee Titans | 8-6-0 | 13.167 |
| 16 | 13 | Detroit Lions | 9-5-0 | 14.500 |
| 17 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-6-0 | 15.500 |
| 18 | 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | 5-8-1 | 16.000 |
| 19 | 18 | Washington Redskins | 7-6-1 | 16.333 |
| 20 | 24 | Indianapolis Colts | 7-7-0 | 17.500 |
| 20 | 22 | New Orleans Saints | 6-8-0 | 17.500 |
| 22 | 21 | San Diego Chargers | 5-9-0 | 17.667 |
| 23 | 20 | Arizona Cardinals | 5-8-1 | 18.167 |
| 24 | 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5-9-0 | 19.333 |
| 25 | 25 | Houston Texans | 8-6-0 | 19.833 |
| 26 | 26 | Carolina Panthers | 6-8-0 | 20.333 |
| 27 | 27 | Chicago Bears | 3-11-0 | 24.667 |
| 28 | 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-12-0 | 27.000 |
| 29 | 28 | Los Angeles Rams | 4-10-0 | 27.167 |
| 30 | 30 | San Francisco 49ers | 1-13-0 | 27.833 |
| 31 | 31 | New York Jets  | 4-10-0 | 29.000 |
| 32 | 32 | Cleveland Browns | 0-14-0 | 30.500 |
