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 | Minnesota Vikings | 5-1-0 | 5.667 |
| **2** | **4** | **New England Patriots** | **6-1-0** | **6.000** |
| 3 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-2-0 | 7.333 |
| 4 | 2 | Buffalo Bills | 4-3-0 | 8.333 |
| 5 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys | 5-1-0 | 8.500 |
| 5 | 7 | Denver Broncos | 5-2-0 | 8.500 |
| 7 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | 4-2-0 | 9.667 |
| 8 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks | 4-1-1 | 10.500 |
| 9 | 12 | Oakland Raiders | 5-2-0 | 11.667 |
| 10 | 9 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-3-1 | 12.000 |
| 11 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons | 4-3-0 | 12.833 |
| 12 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-3-0 | 13.500 |
| 13 | 21 | Green Bay Packers | 4-2-0 | 13.833 |
| 14 | 14 | San Diego Chargers | 3-4-0 | 14.000 |
| 15 | 13 | Washington Redskins | 4-3-0 | 14.833 |
| 16 | 17 | Detroit Lions | 4-3-0 | 15.000 |
| 17 | 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-4-0 | 16.833 |
| 17 | 22 | Indianapolis Colts | 3-4-0 | 16.833 |
| 17 | 20 | New York Giants | 4-3-0 | 16.833 |
| 20 | 15 | New Orleans Saints | 2-4-0 | 18.000 |
| 21 | 16 | Baltimore Ravens | 3-4-0 | 18.500 |
| 22 | 17 | Tennessee Titans | 3-4-0 | 18.833 |
| 23 | 19 | Houston Texans | 4-3-0 | 20.167 |
| 24 | 27 | Miami Dolphins | 3-4-0 | 20.500 |
| 25 | 30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-3-0 | 20.667 |
| 26 | 22 | Los Angeles Rams | 3-4-0 | 21.000 |
| 27 | 26 | Chicago Bears | 1-6-0 | 23.667 |
| 28 | 28 | Carolina Panthers | 1-5-0 | 24.333 |
| 28 | 25 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-4-0 | 24.333 |
| 30 | 28 | San Francisco 49ers | 1-6-0 | 25.833 |
| 31 | 31 | Cleveland Browns | 0-7-0 | 27.333 |
| 32 | 32 | New York Jets | 2-5-0 | 29.167 |
