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'S RANK | NFL TEAM | RECORD THROUGH WEEK 4 | WILSON-HART POWER INDEX |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay Packers | 4-0-0 | 4.333 |
| 2 | **New England Patriots** | **3-0-0** | **6.762** |
| 3 | Carolina Panthers | 4-0-0 | 6.857 |
| 4 | Denver Broncos | 4-0-0 | 7.095 |
| 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | 4-0-0 | 7.571 |
| 6 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-1-0 | 7.762 |
| 7 | Atlanta Falcons | 4-0-0 | 7.857 |
| 8 | Buffalo Bills | 2-2-0 | 9.238 |
| 9 | New York Giants | 2-2-0 | 10.476 |
| 10 | New York Jets | 3-1-0 | 11.286 |
| 11 | Seattle Seahawks | 2-2-0 | 11.524 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-2-0 | 12.143 |
| 13 | Minnesota Vikings | 2-2-0 | 13.190 |
| 14 | Tennessee Titans | 1-2-0 | 14.952 |
| 15 | Dallas Cowboys | 2-2-0 | 15.095 |
| 16 | St. Louis Rams | 2-2-0 | 15.619 |
| 17 | San Diego Chargers | 2-2-0 | 16.238 |
| 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1-3-0 | 16.714 |
| 19 | Oakland Raiders | 2-2-0 | 17.667 |
| 20 | Washington Redskins | 2-2-0 | 19.238 |
| 21 | Baltimore Ravens | 1-3-0 | 19.429 |
| 22 | Indianapolis Colts | 2-2-0 | 19.762 |
| 23 | Cleveland Browns | 1-3-0 | 20.762 |
| 24 | New Orleans Saints | 1-3-0 | 21.000 |
| 25 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-3-0 | 21.238 |
| 26 | Miami Dolphins | 1-3-0 | 22.476 |
| 27 | Houston Texans | 1-3-0 | 22.810 |
| 28 | Detroit Lions | 0-4-0 | 23.619 |
| 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-3-0 | 24.429 |
| 30 | Chicago Bears | 1-3-0 | 24.762 |
| 31 | San Francisco 49ers | 1-3-0 | 25.524 |
| 32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-3-0 | 26.190 |
