Here are the PFW NFL Power Rankings as we head into Week 17. 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** | **13-2-0** | **3.167** |
| 2 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys | 13-2-0 | 7.000 |
| 3 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 11-4-0 | 7.167 |
| 4 | 4 | Oakland Raiders | 12-3-0 | 8.667 |
| 5 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons | 10-5-0 | 9.500 |
| 6 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-5-0 | 10.667 |
| 7 | 5 | Miami Dolphins | 10-5-0 | 10.833 |
| 8 | 10 | Seattle Seahawks | 9-5-1 | 11.167 |
| 9 | 11 | Buffalo Bills | 7-8-0 | 11.667 |
| 10 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings | 7-8-0 | 11.833 |
| 11 | 13 | Green Bay Packers | 9-6-0 | 12.500 |
| 12 | 14 | Baltimore Ravens | 8-7-0 | 13.000 |
| 13 | 11 | New York Giants | 10-5-0 | 13.167 |
| 14 | 7 | Denver Broncos | 8-7-0 | 13.667 |
| 14 | 19 | Washington Redskins | 8-6-1 | 13.667 |
| 16 | 14 | Tennessee Titans | 8-7-0 | 15.000 |
| 17 | 18 | Cincinnati Bengals | 5-9-1 | 16.500 |
| 18 | 20 | New Orleans Saints | 7-8-0 | 16.833 |
| 18 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-7-0 | 16.833 |
| 20 | 24 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6-9-0 | 17.333 |
| 21 | 23 | Arizona Cardinals | 6-8-1 | 17.667 |
| 21 | 16 | Detroit Lions | 9-6-0 | 17.667 |
| 23 | 22 | San Diego Chargers | 5-10-0 | 18.500 |
| 24 | 20 | Indianapolis Colts | 7-8-0 | 18.833 |
| 25 | 25 | Houston Texans | 9-6-0 | 19.167 |
| 26 | 26 | Carolina Panthers | 6-9-0 | 22.167 |
| 27 | 28 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-12-0 | 25.000 |
| 28 | 27 | Chicago Bears | 3-12-0 | 25.167 |
| 29 | 29 | Los Angeles Rams | 4-11-0 | 27.000 |
| 30 | 30 | San Francisco 49ers | 2-13-0 | 27.667 |
| 31 | 31 | New York Jets  | 4-11-0 | 30.000 |
| 32 | 32 | Cleveland Browns | 1-14-0 | 30.333 |
