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Power Rankings For Week 10
| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (-) | New Orleans Saints | 9-0 | 6.0620 (LW × 0.871) | won by 5 at Rams |
| 2 (-) | Indianapolis Colts | 9-0 | 5.8842 (LW × 1.087) | won by 1 vs Patriots |
| 3 (↑4) | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-2 | 5.1214 (LW × 1.146) | won by 6 at Steelers |
| 4 (↓1) | New England Patriots | 6-3 | 4.8934 (LW × 0.948) | lost by 1 at Colts |
| 5 (↑1) | Arizona Cardinals | 6-3 | 4.6892 (LW × 1.037) | won by 11 vs Seahawks |
| 6 (↓2) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-3 | 4.6152 (LW × 0.899) | lost by 6 vs Bengals |
| 7 (↑2) | Houston Texans | 5-4 | 4.5222 (LW × 1.037) | Bye |
| 8 (↓3) | Dallas Cowboys | 6-3 | 4.4243 (LW × 0.923) | lost by 10 at Packers |
| 9 (↑4) | Minnesota Vikings | 8-1 | 4.2247 (LW × 1.116) | won by 17 vs Lions |
| 10 (↑5) | Carolina Panthers | 4-5 | 4.0559 (LW × 1.176) | won by 9 vs Falcons |
| 11 (↓3) | Denver Broncos | 6-3 | 3.8809 (LW × 0.875) | lost by 10 at Redskins |
| 12 (↑6) | Tennessee Titans | 3-6 | 3.8167 (LW × 1.253) | won by 24 vs Bills |
| 13 (↓2) | Atlanta Falcons | 5-4 | 3.8133 (LW × 0.970) | lost by 9 at Panthers |
| 14 (↓2) | Baltimore Ravens | 5-4 | 3.8076 (LW × 0.995) | won by 16 at Browns |
| 15 (↓1) | Philadelphia Eagles | 5-4 | 3.6538 (LW × 1.033) | lost by 8 at Chargers |
| 16 (↑3) | San Diego Chargers | 6-3 | 3.5957 (LW × 1.189) | won by 8 vs Eagles |
| 17 (↓7) | New York Jets | 4-5 | 3.5554 (LW × 0.892) | lost by 2 vs Jaguars |
| 18 (↑2) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-4 | 3.4562 (LW × 1.239) | won by 2 at Jets |
| 19 (↑6) | Green Bay Packers | 5-4 | 3.2391 (LW × 1.452) | won by 10 vs Cowboys |
| 20 (↓4) | Miami Dolphins | 4-5 | 3.0205 (LW × 0.884) | won by 2 vs Buccaneers |
| 21 (-) | San Francisco 49ers | 4-5 | 2.9988 (LW × 1.085) | won by 4 vs Bears |
| 22 (↓5) | Buffalo Bills | 3-6 | 2.8675 (LW × 0.920) | lost by 24 at Titans |
| 23 (↓1) | New York Giants | 5-4 | 2.8657 (LW × 1.080) | Bye |
| 24 (↓1) | Chicago Bears | 4-5 | 2.4603 (LW × 0.944) | lost by 4 at 49ers |
| 25 (↓1) | Seattle Seahawks | 3-6 | 2.4427 (LW × 1.069) | lost by 11 at Cardinals |
| 26 (↑4) | Washington Redskins | 3-6 | 2.2860 (LW × 1.765) | won by 10 vs Broncos |
| 27 (↑2) | Kansas City Chiefs | 2-7 | 1.9497 (LW × 1.387) | won by 6 at Raiders |
| 28 (-) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-8 | 1.8994 (LW × 1.199) | lost by 2 at Dolphins |
| 29 (↑2) | St. Louis Rams | 1-8 | 1.7218 (LW × 1.385) | lost by 5 vs Saints |
| 30 (↓4) | Oakland Raiders | 2-7 | 1.6300 (LW × 0.954) | lost by 6 vs Chiefs |
| 31 (↓4) | Cleveland Browns | 1-8 | 1.4985 (LW × 0.927) | lost by 16 vs Ravens |
| 32 (-) | Detroit Lions | 1-8 | 1.2354 (LW × 1.145) | lost by 17 at Vikings |
Comments
The Saints only beat the lowley Rams by 5, and lose a big chunk of their power index as a result. Because they play another weak team (Tampa Bay) next week, the Colts could very easily take over the #1 spot with a win over the Ravens.
The Panthers and Titans are enjoying high rankings in spite of their losing records in part because APR gives less weight to older games.
The same process gives more weight to the Giants' 0-4 run, making them the lowest ranked team with a winning record. The good news for the Giants is they have the Falcons at home followed by the reeling Broncos.
Somehow the Jaguars have clawed their way to a winning record! They could even make it to 8 or 9 wins this season—they are presently ranked above 4 of their remaining opponents (Dolphins, 49ers, Bills, and Browns).
Teams ESPN likes more than APR:
- Chargers (+8)
- The Chargers' biggest problem (for APR ranking, anyway) is that they play in the same division as the Chiefs and Raiders. They managed to sweep the Raiders, but only by a combined margin of 12 points. And I'm not sure how much credit they deserve for beating the fading Giants and incosistent Eagles.
Teams APR likes more than ESPN:
- Panthers (-10)
- The Panthers are looking a lot better lately, with their 13-point win over the Cardinals as centerpiece. They could actually climb to 7-5 before reaching a brutal 4-game stretch to end the season.
- Titans (-10)
- It's hard to know what to make of the Titans—they certainly struggled mightily in their first 6 games, capped by a 0-59 disaster at the hands of the Patriots. If they can beat the Texans next week, it will be harder to dismiss their winning streak as a fluke.
