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| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (↑1) | Baltimore Ravens | 10-5 | 1.5099 (LW × 1.024) | won by 9 at Cowboys |
| 2 (↑2) | Tennessee Titans | 13-2 | 1.4898 (LW × 1.023) | won by 17 vs Steelers |
| 3 (↓2) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-4 | 1.4864 (LW × 0.983) | lost by 17 at Titans |
| 4 (↓1) | New York Giants | 12-3 | 1.4719 (LW × 1.002) | won by 6 vs Panthers |
| 5 (↑3) | Atlanta Falcons | 10-5 | 1.4454 (LW × 1.034) | won by 7 at Vikings |
| 6 (-) | Carolina Panthers | 11-4 | 1.4173 (LW × 0.991) | lost by 6 at Giants |
| 7 (↑2) | Indianapolis Colts | 11-4 | 1.4058 (LW × 1.011) | won by 7 at Jaguars |
| 8 (↑6) | New England Patriots | 10-5 | 1.3826 (LW × 1.045) | won by 40 vs Cardinals |
| 9 (↓2) | Philadelphia Eagles | 8-6-1 | 1.3809 (LW × 0.969) | lost by 7 at Redskins |
| 10 (↑7) | San Diego Chargers | 7-8 | 1.3777 (LW × 1.075) | won by 17 at Buccaneers |
| 11 (↓6) | Minnesota Vikings | 9-6 | 1.3732 (LW × 0.953) | lost by 7 vs Falcons |
| 12 (↑1) | New Orleans Saints | 8-7 | 1.3514 (LW × 1.017) | won by 35 at Lions |
| 13 (↓2) | Dallas Cowboys | 9-6 | 1.3299 (LW × 0.983) | lost by 9 vs Ravens |
| 14 (↓4) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-6 | 1.3154 (LW × 0.956) | lost by 17 vs Chargers |
| 15 (-) | Chicago Bears | 9-6 | 1.3023 (LW × 0.992) | won by 3 vs Packers |
| 16 (↑3) | Miami Dolphins | 10-5 | 1.3019 (LW × 1.040) | won by 7 at Chiefs |
| 17 (↓5) | Houston Texans | 7-8 | 1.2850 (LW × 0.963) | lost by 11 at Raiders |
| 18 (-) | New York Jets | 9-6 | 1.2722 (LW × 0.995) | lost by 10 at Seahawks |
| 19 (↓3) | Green Bay Packers | 5-10 | 1.2711 (LW × 0.986) | lost by 3 at Bears |
| 20 (↑5) | Washington Redskins | 8-7 | 1.2265 (LW × 1.048) | won by 7 vs Eagles |
| 21 (↑5) | Buffalo Bills | 7-8 | 1.2130 (LW × 1.055) | won by 7 at Broncos |
| 22 (↑1) | San Francisco 49ers | 6-9 | 1.2059 (LW × 1.007) | won by 1 at Rams |
| 23 (↓3) | Denver Broncos | 8-7 | 1.1990 (LW × 0.976) | lost by 7 vs Bills |
| 24 (↓3) | Arizona Cardinals | 8-7 | 1.1977 (LW × 0.981) | lost by 40 at Patriots |
| 25 (↑2) | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-11-1 | 1.1933 (LW × 1.049) | won by 14 at Browns |
| 26 (↓4) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-10 | 1.1780 (LW × 0.973) | lost by 7 vs Colts |
| 27 (↑1) | Seattle Seahawks | 4-11 | 1.1618 (LW × 1.051) | won by 10 vs Jets |
| 28 (↑2) | Oakland Raiders | 4-11 | 1.1537 (LW × 1.065) | won by 11 vs Texans |
| 29 (↓5) | Cleveland Browns | 4-11 | 1.1330 (LW × 0.962) | lost by 14 vs Bengals |
| 30 (↓1) | Kansas City Chiefs | 2-13 | 1.1038 (LW × 1.009) | lost by 7 vs Dolphins |
| 31 (-) | Detroit Lions | 0-15 | 1.0211 (LW × 0.968) | lost by 35 vs Saints |
| 32 (-) | St. Louis Rams | 2-13 | 1.0062 (LW × 1.015) | lost by 1 vs 49ers |
Comments:
The Ravens get their chance at the #1 spot. And they still haven't clinched a playoff spot going into week 17!
The Giants move up a little, but not enough to stay ahead of the Titans on their much more impressive win.
APR has ranked the Chargers ahead of the Broncos nearly every week. And now the division comes down to the final game of the season. The Chargers have another chance to make up for their week 2 failures. If they can't get it done now, they don't have anyone to blame but themselves.
Now the 49ers are the only NFC West team outside the bottom 10. It really doesn't look good for the Cardinals getting to the Divsional round of the playoffs.
The Lions have overtaken the Rams for most net points allowed. The Lions would need to lose to the Packers by 89 points to tie the '76 Buccaneers for worst average, though.
Teams ESPN likes more than APR:
Nothing really egregious this week. Dolphins (+7) are the closest to my usual +8 cut-off.
Teams APR likes more than ESPN:
And again, no major disagreements. Eagles (-6) and Chargers (-6) have the only differential beyond -5.
