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| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (-) | Tennessee Titans | 8-0 | 1.5285 (LW × 1.004) | won by 3 vs Packers |
| 2 (↑6) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-2 | 1.4640 (LW × 1.069) | won by 17 at Redskins |
| 3 (↑4) | Baltimore Ravens | 5-3 | 1.4490 (LW × 1.039) | won by 10 at Browns |
| 4 (↑1) | New York Giants | 7-1 | 1.4479 (LW × 1.030) | won by 21 vs Cowboys |
| 5 (↓1) | Philadelphia Eagles | 5-3 | 1.4385 (LW × 1.021) | won by 19 at Seahawks |
| 6 (-) | Carolina Panthers | 6-2 | 1.4099 (LW × 1.004) | Bye |
| 7 (↓5) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-3 | 1.4016 (LW × 0.972) | won by 3 at Chiefs |
| 8 (↑2) | Arizona Cardinals | 5-3 | 1.3834 (LW × 1.018) | won by 21 at Rams |
| 9 (↓6) | Chicago Bears | 5-3 | 1.3828 (LW × 0.980) | won by 4 vs Lions |
| 10 (↑2) | Green Bay Packers | 4-4 | 1.3612 (LW × 1.014) | lost by 3 at Titans |
| 11 (↑7) | Atlanta Falcons | 5-3 | 1.3358 (LW × 1.042) | won by 24 at Raiders |
| 12 (↑4) | Miami Dolphins | 4-4 | 1.3098 (LW × 1.017) | won by 9 at Broncos |
| 13 (↑8) | Minnesota Vikings | 4-4 | 1.3028 (LW × 1.025) | won by 7 vs Texans |
| 14 (↑3) | Indianapolis Colts | 4-4 | 1.3016 (LW × 1.014) | won by 3 vs Patriots |
| 15 (↓6) | Washington Redskins | 6-3 | 1.2976 (LW × 0.952) | lost by 17 vs Steelers |
| 16 (↓5) | Dallas Cowboys | 5-4 | 1.2950 (LW × 0.958) | lost by 21 at Giants |
| 17 (↑6) | New York Jets | 5-3 | 1.2924 (LW × 1.062) | won by 9 at Bills |
| 18 (↓4) | Cleveland Browns | 3-5 | 1.2840 (LW × 0.971) | lost by 10 vs Ravens |
| 19 (↓4) | San Diego Chargers | 3-5 | 1.2769 (LW × 0.991) | Bye |
| 20 (↓1) | New England Patriots | 5-3 | 1.2600 (LW × 0.987) | lost by 3 at Colts |
| 21 (↑1) | New Orleans Saints | 4-4 | 1.2440 (LW × 0.985) | Bye |
| 22 (↓9) | Buffalo Bills | 5-3 | 1.2431 (LW × 0.932) | lost by 9 vs Jets |
| 23 (↓3) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-5 | 1.2267 (LW × 0.963) | lost by 2 at Bengals |
| 24 (-) | Houston Texans | 3-5 | 1.2127 (LW × 1.006) | lost by 7 at Vikings |
| 25 (↑1) | Seattle Seahawks | 2-6 | 1.1246 (LW × 0.952) | lost by 19 vs Eagles |
| 26 (↑1) | Denver Broncos | 4-4 | 1.1228 (LW × 0.955) | lost by 9 vs Dolphins |
| 27 (↓2) | St. Louis Rams | 2-6 | 1.1113 (LW × 0.935) | lost by 21 vs Cardinals |
| 28 (↑1) | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-7 | 1.0986 (LW × 1.027) | lost by 3 vs Buccaneers |
| 29 (↑2) | Cincinnati Bengals | 1-8 | 1.0886 (LW × 1.058) | won by 2 vs Jaguars |
| 30 (↓2) | Oakland Raiders | 2-6 | 1.0714 (LW × 0.972) | lost by 24 vs Falcons |
| 31 (↑1) | Detroit Lions | 0-8 | 1.0471 (LW × 1.056) | lost by 4 at Bears |
| 32 (↓2) | San Francisco 49ers | 2-6 | 1.0319 (LW × 1.002) | Bye |
Comments:
The Titans, Giants, Steelers, and Panthers are the only teams with less than 3 losses.
I keep reading how the Steelers have injury problems and how their o-line is terrible. But they keep putting up quality wins. They could put together a lot of wins between now and week 16, when they play the Titans.
The Giants move up another spot on their win over the Cowboys; they're just a sliver under the #3 Ravens.
The Packers are the highest ranked 4-4 team, and certainly seem improved from when they were 2-3, and their only wins were against the Vikings and Lions.
The Broncos are no longer the lowest-ranked team with a winning record. Because they no longer have a winning record. Highest ranked AFC West team? #19 San Diego Chargers. That's a bad division.
The Lions are now the only team without a win. They've played close a number of times (including this week), and if the Bengals can beat the Jaguars, maybe so can the Lions (Jaguars @ Lions coming next week).
Teams ESPN likes more than APR:
- Redskins (+10)
- In week 5, the Redskins had a come-back win against the Eagles in Philadelphia. Since then, they lost to the Rams, squeeked by the Browns and Lions, and, Monday night, were on the short end of a 23-6 beat-down. That doesn't really seem like a top-5 team to me or APR.
- Patriots (+8)
- Closer than last week's +12. There's not much to add to what I wrote last week—except to observe that the reason the ranking difference is +8 is because ESPN moved them down by 5.
Teams APR likes more than ESPN:
- Ravens (-10)
- It seems like APR has the Ravens at #3 for lack of competition as much as quality of their wins. We'll find out more about this team in week 11 when they travel to the Meadowlands to play the Giants.
- Vikings (-8)
- Another lack of competition ranking? The Vikings did manage to end the Texans (first ever) three-game winning streak, and so benefit (at least for a while) from their accumulated power.
