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Power Rankings For Week 7
| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (-) | New Orleans Saints | 6-0 | 6.3765 (LW × 1.085) | won by 12 at Dolphins |
| 2 (-) | Indianapolis Colts | 6-0 | 5.1700 (LW × 0.932) | won by 36 at Rams |
| 3 (↑1) | Denver Broncos | 6-0 | 5.0643 (LW × 1.091) | Bye |
| 4 (↑2) | Arizona Cardinals | 4-2 | 4.6512 (LW × 1.096) | won by 7 at Giants |
| 5 (↓2) | Atlanta Falcons | 4-2 | 3.7855 (LW × 0.775) | lost by 16 at Cowboys |
| 6 (↓1) | New England Patriots | 5-2 | 3.7574 (LW × 0.856) | won by 28 at Buccaneers |
| 7 (↑14) | Dallas Cowboys | 4-2 | 3.6766 (LW × 1.659) | won by 16 vs Falcons |
| 8 (↑4) | Cincinnati Bengals | 5-2 | 3.6732 (LW × 1.321) | won by 35 vs Bears |
| 9 (↓1) | New York Jets | 4-3 | 3.5278 (LW × 1.052) | won by 38 at Raiders |
| 10 (↑1) | Houston Texans | 4-3 | 3.4532 (LW × 1.143) | won by 3 vs 49ers |
| 11 (↑3) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-2 | 3.4084 (LW × 1.278) | won by 10 vs Vikings |
| 12 (↓5) | Minnesota Vikings | 6-1 | 3.1984 (LW × 0.915) | lost by 10 at Steelers |
| 13 (↓4) | San Francisco 49ers | 3-3 | 2.9815 (LW × 0.928) | lost by 3 at Texans |
| 14 (↓4) | Miami Dolphins | 2-4 | 2.9492 (LW × 0.946) | lost by 12 vs Saints |
| 15 (↑1) | Green Bay Packers | 4-2 | 2.8353 (LW × 1.118) | won by 28 at Browns |
| 16 (↓1) | New York Giants | 5-2 | 2.6400 (LW × 0.997) | lost by 7 vs Cardinals |
| 17 (↑1) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-3 | 2.6004 (LW × 1.081) | Bye |
| 18 (↓5) | Chicago Bears | 3-3 | 2.5293 (LW × 0.912) | lost by 35 at Bengals |
| 19 (-) | San Diego Chargers | 3-3 | 2.5285 (LW × 1.077) | won by 30 at Chiefs |
| 20 (↓3) | Baltimore Ravens | 3-3 | 2.5028 (LW × 1.005) | Bye |
| 21 (↓1) | Seattle Seahawks | 2-4 | 2.3246 (LW × 1.019) | Bye |
| 22 (-) | Buffalo Bills | 3-4 | 2.3149 (LW × 1.052) | won by 11 at Panthers |
| 23 (-) | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-2 | 1.9380 (LW × 0.938) | won by 10 at Redskins |
| 24 (↑1) | Cleveland Browns | 1-6 | 1.5313 (LW × 1.032) | lost by 28 vs Packers |
| 25 (↓1) | Oakland Raiders | 2-5 | 1.4170 (LW × 0.936) | lost by 38 vs Jets |
| 26 (-) | Tennessee Titans | 0-6 | 1.3832 (LW × 1.046) | Bye |
| 27 (-) | Carolina Panthers | 2-4 | 1.1587 (LW × 0.932) | lost by 11 vs Bills |
| 28 (-) | Detroit Lions | 1-5 | 1.1482 (LW × 1.051) | Bye |
| 29 (-) | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-6 | 1.0406 (LW × 0.983) | lost by 30 vs Chargers |
| 30 (-) | St. Louis Rams | 0-7 | 1.0154 (LW × 1.063) | lost by 36 vs Colts |
| 31 (-) | Washington Redskins | 2-5 | 0.8425 (LW × 0.982) | lost by 10 vs Eagles |
| 32 (-) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-7 | 0.7385 (LW × 1.157) | lost by 28 vs Patriots |
Comments
A note for Saints fans: even when you go on to win, it's just not good to fall behind 24-3, and it's not good to give up 34 points. You can be sure every team that has the Saints on their schedule will be studying this weeks game tape, watching for what the Dolphins did right, and what they did to blow that lead.
#4 seems high for the Cardinals. But I don't see enough solid teams to push them out of the top 10 right now, either.
I'm not sure what to make of the Texans—they started out 1-2, including a squeaker win over the hapless Titans. But since then, they nearly came back on the Cardinals, and beat the Bengals and 49ers. They've got enough soft teams on their schedule, if they can maintain that level of play, the Texans have a decent shot at a playoff berth.
This may be a big piece of the Texans' resurgance: Matt Schaub has been playing at a pro-bowl level. He is ranked #3 in passing yards/game, and has 16 touchdowns with only 5 interceptions.
Teams ESPN likes more than APR:
- Eagles (+11)
- The Eagles' victory over the Redskins does not impress. They only had two drives longer than 40 yards, and most of that came on just two plays. If the Redskins' offense wasn't such a trainwreck, they would've had a real chance to win.
- Giants (+8)
No quality wins, andtwo big-time losses, yet ESPN still has the Giants in their top 10. Go figure. Update: I just noticed that the Cowboys have jumped into the top 10, so (for now), I have to credit the Giants with one (1) quality win.
I might also say that one of my original motivations for developing APR was an ESPN power ranking that (I felt) had the Giants ranked too high.
Teams APR likes more than ESPN:
- Texans (-7), 49ers (-7)
- A couple of teams that have displayed uneven quality so far this season. It may not be until late in the season before we know the true measure of either.
