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Power Rankings For Week 6
| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (-) | New Orleans Saints | 5-0 | 5.8781 (LW × 1.189) | won by 21 vs Giants |
| 2 (-) | Indianapolis Colts | 5-0 | 5.5481 (LW × 1.193) | Bye |
| 3 (-) | Atlanta Falcons | 4-1 | 4.8854 (LW × 1.051) | won by 7 vs Bears |
| 4 (↑1) | Denver Broncos | 6-0 | 4.6434 (LW × 1.111) | won by 11 at Chargers |
| 5 (↓1) | New England Patriots | 4-2 | 4.3882 (LW × 1.037) | won by 59 vs Titans |
| 6 (↑5) | Arizona Cardinals | 3-2 | 4.2446 (LW × 1.567) | won by 24 at Seahawks |
| 7 (↓1) | Minnesota Vikings | 6-0 | 3.4953 (LW × 0.956) | won by 2 vs Ravens |
| 8 (↓1) | New York Jets | 3-3 | 3.3549 (LW × 0.994) | lost by 3 vs Bills |
| 9 (↑1) | San Francisco 49ers | 3-2 | 3.2140 (LW × 1.119) | Bye |
| 10 (↑3) | Miami Dolphins | 2-3 | 3.1186 (LW × 1.217) | Bye |
| 11 (↑13) | Houston Texans | 3-3 | 3.0209 (LW × 2.125) | won by 11 at Bengals |
| 12 (↓4) | Cincinnati Bengals | 4-2 | 2.7803 (LW × 0.842) | lost by 11 vs Texans |
| 13 (↓4) | Chicago Bears | 3-2 | 2.7745 (LW × 0.885) | lost by 7 at Falcons |
| 14 (↑1) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-2 | 2.6671 (LW × 1.055) | won by 13 vs Browns |
| 15 (↑4) | New York Giants | 5-1 | 2.6477 (LW × 1.229) | lost by 21 at Saints |
| 16 (↓4) | Green Bay Packers | 3-2 | 2.5366 (LW × 0.964) | won by 26 vs Lions |
| 17 (↓3) | Baltimore Ravens | 3-3 | 2.4899 (LW × 0.978) | lost by 2 at Vikings |
| 18 (↑3) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-3 | 2.4062 (LW × 1.215) | won by 3 vs Rams |
| 19 (↓2) | San Diego Chargers | 2-3 | 2.3472 (LW × 1.030) | lost by 11 vs Broncos |
| 20 (↓4) | Seattle Seahawks | 2-4 | 2.2815 (LW × 0.998) | lost by 24 vs Cardinals |
| 21 (↓1) | Dallas Cowboys | 3-2 | 2.2164 (LW × 1.102) | Bye |
| 22 (-) | Buffalo Bills | 2-4 | 2.2002 (LW × 1.457) | won by 3 at Jets |
| 23 (↓5) | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-2 | 2.0652 (LW × 0.935) | lost by 4 at Raiders |
| 24 (↑5) | Oakland Raiders | 2-4 | 1.5146 (LW × 1.618) | won by 4 vs Eagles |
| 25 (↓2) | Cleveland Browns | 1-5 | 1.4843 (LW × 1.032) | lost by 13 at Steelers |
| 26 (-) | Tennessee Titans | 0-6 | 1.3225 (LW × 1.184) | lost by 59 at Patriots |
| 27 (-) | Carolina Panthers | 2-3 | 1.2426 (LW × 1.139) | won by 7 at Buccaneers |
| 28 (↓3) | Detroit Lions | 1-5 | 1.0921 (LW × 0.917) | lost by 26 at Packers |
| 29 (↑2) | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-5 | 1.0587 (LW × 1.498) | won by 8 at Redskins |
| 30 (-) | St. Louis Rams | 0-6 | 0.9548 (LW × 1.166) | lost by 3 at Jaguars |
| 31 (↓3) | Washington Redskins | 2-4 | 0.8581 (LW × 0.905) | lost by 8 vs Chiefs |
| 32 (-) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-6 | 0.6380 (LW × 1.102) | lost by 7 vs Panthers |
Comments
At their current level of power, the Redskins' best shot at a third win this season comes week 14, at Oakland.
The Jets are being held up by their wins over the Patriots (#5) and Texans (#11). Whether the Texans are worth that #11 ranking is another question.
The Dolphins, in spite of their (currently) losing record, have a couple close losses against the Colts (#2) and Falcons (#3), as well as a win over the Jets (#7).
Compare them to the Chargers, who have a couple of 10+ point losses, and a close win over the Raiders (#24).
Also note the Giants move up 4 spots, in spite of losing by 21. Playing quality opponents matters to APR, even when you lose big.
Teams ESPN likes more than APR:
- Eagles (+11)
- The Eagles still haven't beaten a quality team, and now they've lost to the Raiders.
- Giants (+10)
- The first quality team the Giants faced owned them for the whole game. There's just no way I buy them as a top 5, or even top 10 team.
Teams APR likes more than ESPN:
- Cardinals (-10)
- I'm not sure how much to believe APR's high ranking of the Cardinals. Presumably the results of Sunday Night Football will bring APR and ESPN closer together, win or lose.
- Dolphins (-10)
- The teams that beat them are a combined 11-4.
- Jets (-10)
- Two of the Jets' losses were on the road, and two relatively close (within 4 points). Still, it does seem a bit odd APR hasn't dropped the Jets more than it has.
