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| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (-) | Baltimore Ravens | 12-5 | 1.5585 (LW × 1.029) | won by 18 at Dolphins |
| 2 (-) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12-4 | 1.4962 (LW × 1.007) | Bye |
| 3 (↑1) | New York Giants | 12-4 | 1.4650 (LW × 1.007) | Bye |
| 4 (↑3) | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6-1 | 1.4589 (LW × 1.032) | won by 12 at Vikings |
| 5 (↓2) | Indianapolis Colts | 12-5 | 1.4462 (LW × 0.988) | lost by 6 at Chargers |
| 6 (↓1) | Tennessee Titans | 13-3 | 1.4357 (LW × 0.997) | Bye |
| 7 (↓1) | New England Patriots | 11-5 | 1.4123 (LW × 0.995) | Bye |
| 8 (-) | Carolina Panthers | 12-4 | 1.4025 (LW × 0.993) | Bye |
| 9 (↑1) | San Diego Chargers | 9-8 | 1.3967 (LW × 1.004) | won by 6 vs Colts |
| 10 (↓1) | Atlanta Falcons | 11-6 | 1.3603 (LW × 0.975) | lost by 6 at Cardinals |
| 11 (-) | Minnesota Vikings | 10-7 | 1.3424 (LW × 0.971) | lost by 12 vs Eagles |
| 12 (↑2) | Houston Texans | 8-8 | 1.3065 (LW × 0.995) | Bye |
| 13 (-) | New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | 1.3041 (LW × 0.990) | Bye |
| 14 (↓2) | Miami Dolphins | 11-6 | 1.3029 (LW × 0.968) | lost by 18 vs Ravens |
| 15 (-) | Dallas Cowboys | 9-7 | 1.3007 (LW × 1.010) | Bye |
| 16 (-) | Chicago Bears | 9-7 | 1.2629 (LW × 0.991) | Bye |
| 17 (↑3) | Arizona Cardinals | 10-7 | 1.2495 (LW × 1.018) | won by 6 vs Falcons |
| 18 (↓1) | Green Bay Packers | 6-10 | 1.2413 (LW × 0.991) | Bye |
| 19 (↓1) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-7 | 1.2394 (LW × 0.991) | Bye |
| 20 (↓1) | New York Jets | 9-7 | 1.2351 (LW × 0.994) | Bye |
| 21 (↑1) | Washington Redskins | 8-8 | 1.2333 (LW × 1.011) | Bye |
| 22 (↓1) | San Francisco 49ers | 7-9 | 1.2204 (LW × 0.998) | Bye |
| 23 (↑1) | Cincinnati Bengals | 4-11-1 | 1.2124 (LW × 1.006) | Bye |
| 24 (↓1) | Oakland Raiders | 5-11 | 1.2025 (LW × 0.994) | Bye |
| 25 (-) | Buffalo Bills | 7-9 | 1.1890 (LW × 0.993) | Bye |
| 26 (-) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-11 | 1.1683 (LW × 0.997) | Bye |
| 27 (-) | Denver Broncos | 8-8 | 1.1620 (LW × 0.993) | Bye |
| 28 (-) | Seattle Seahawks | 4-12 | 1.1521 (LW × 1.001) | Bye |
| 29 (-) | Cleveland Browns | 4-12 | 1.1344 (LW × 1.005) | Bye |
| 30 (-) | Kansas City Chiefs | 2-14 | 1.0865 (LW × 0.994) | Bye |
| 31 (-) | St. Louis Rams | 2-14 | 1.0438 (LW × 0.996) | Bye |
| 32 (-) | Detroit Lions | 0-16 | 1.0103 (LW × 0.990) | Bye |
Comments:
The Ravens solidify their ranking at #1 with a solid win over the Dolphins. They will have a tougher challenge next week at the Titans, though.
The Giants benefit from the Eagles' win and the Colts' loss to move up to #3.
Peyton Manning now has 6 one-and-done playoff appearances. I don't know if that's a record, but after a quick survey, the only others I saw anywhere close were Joe Montana and Warren Moon, both with 4. (To be fair, most quarterbacks don't have 6 playoff appearances of any kind.)
The Cardinals are still way down there. But they did play the Panthers close in week 8 (losing by 4), so it's not impossible that the Cardinals could make it to the Championship game. Which is not a sentence I ever expected to seriously compose, but there you go.
You can also get an idea of how indirect power affects rankings, by looking at how, for example, the Bengals and Raiders swapped places.
