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 | 1 | same | Packers | 6-0-0 | 3.333 |
| 2 | 2 | same | Patriots | 6-0-0 | 5.333 |
| 3 | 3 | same | Cardinals | 5-2-0 | 6.190 |
| 4 | 5 | up 1 | Bengals | 6-0-0 | 7.714 |
| 5 | 6 | up 1 | Broncos | 6-0-0 | 8.524 |
| 6 | 4 | down 2 | Panthers | 6-0-0 | 9.143 |
| 7 | 8 | up 1 | Jets  | 4-2-0 | 10.429 |
| 8 | 10 | up 2 | Falcons | 6-1-0 | 10.571 |
| 9 | 11 | up 2 | Giants | 4-3-0 | 10.619 |
| 10 | 12 | up 2 | Seahawks | 3-4-0 | 10.952 |
| 11 | 7 | down 4 | Steelers | 4-3-0 | 12.571 |
| 12 | 9 | down 3 | Bills | 3-4-0 | 12.810 |
| 13 | 15 | up 2 | Dolphins | 3-3-0 | 14.190 |
| 14 | 13 | down 1 | Eagles | 3-4-0 | 14.857 |
| 15 | 14 | down 1 | Vikings | 4-2-0 | 14.905 |
| 16 | 17 | up 1 | Raiders | 3-3-0 | 14.952 |
| 17 | 20 | up 3 | Saints | 3-4-0 | 17.571 |
| 18 | 26 | up 8 | Chiefs | 2-5-0 | 18.095 |
| 19 | 22 | up 3 | Rams | 3-3-0 | 18.190 |
| 20 | 17 | down 3 | Chargers | 2-5-0 | 19.810 |
| 21 | 27 | up 6 | Redskins | 3-4-0 | 20.238 |
| 22 | 15 | down 7 | Browns | 2-5-0 | 20.476 |
| 23 | 21 | down 2 | Colts | 3-4-0 | 20.905 |
| 24 | 25 | up 1 | 49ers | 2-5-0 | 21.381 |
| 25 | 24 | down 1 | Titans | 1-5-0 | 21.952 |
| 26 | 23 | down 3 | Cowboys | 2-4-0 | 22.381 |
| 27 | 19 | down 8 | Texans | 2-5-0 | 22.952 |
| 28 | 30 | up 2 | Buccaneers | 2-4-0 | 23.190 |
| 29 | 28 | down 1 | Ravens | 1-6-0 | 24.571 |
| 30 | 29 | down 1 | Bears | 2-4-0 | 24.619 |
| 31 | 32 | up 1 | Jaguars | 2-5-0 | 25.714 |
| 32 | 31 | down 1 | Lions | 1-6-0 | 27.048 |
