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Power Rankings For Wildcard weekend
| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (↑1) | Dallas Cowboys | 12-5 | 6.3650 (LW × 1.063) | won by 20 vs Eagles |
| 2 (↓1) | New York Jets | 10-7 | 6.0879 (LW × 1.004) | won by 10 at Bengals |
| 3 (-) | Carolina Panthers | 8-8 | 5.8407 (LW × 1.002) | Bye |
| 4 (↑2) | San Diego Chargers | 13-3 | 5.5999 (LW × 1.001) | Bye |
| 5 (-) | New Orleans Saints | 13-3 | 5.4979 (LW × 0.981) | Bye |
| 6 (↓2) | New England Patriots | 10-7 | 5.1518 (LW × 0.911) | lost by 19 vs Ravens |
| 7 (↑8) | Baltimore Ravens | 10-7 | 5.1197 (LW × 1.228) | won by 19 at Patriots |
| 8 (↓1) | Green Bay Packers | 11-6 | 5.0797 (LW × 0.987) | lost by 6 at Cardinals |
| 9 (-) | Minnesota Vikings | 12-4 | 4.9157 (LW × 1.009) | Bye |
| 10 (↑1) | Indianapolis Colts | 14-2 | 4.8423 (LW × 1.015) | Bye |
| 11 (↓1) | Atlanta Falcons | 9-7 | 4.7966 (LW × 0.995) | Bye |
| 12 (↓4) | Philadelphia Eagles | 11-6 | 4.7685 (LW × 0.930) | lost by 20 at Cowboys |
| 13 (↑1) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | 4.4431 (LW × 1.028) | Bye |
| 14 (↓2) | Houston Texans | 9-7 | 4.3596 (LW × 0.978) | Bye |
| 15 (↓2) | Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | 4.3113 (LW × 0.994) | Bye |
| 16 (↑3) | Arizona Cardinals | 11-6 | 4.2740 (LW × 1.161) | won by 6 vs Packers |
| 17 (↓1) | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-7 | 3.7620 (LW × 0.975) | lost by 10 vs Jets |
| 18 (-) | New York Giants | 8-8 | 3.7230 (LW × 1.011) | Bye |
| 19 (↓2) | Miami Dolphins | 7-9 | 3.6597 (LW × 0.983) | Bye |
Comments
The Jets were the only winning team that didn't score first this week. The Jets were also the only winning team that didn't have at least 24 points by halftime, and the only winning team not to score at least 33 points total.
The Packers were the only losing team that scored more than 14 points. Packers @ Cardinals was the only game this weekend with more points scored after halftime than before.
The Cardinals move up so they are now ranked above another (eliminated) playoff team. Again, much like last year.
Every team in the AFC East drops at least one spot from last week, although the Jets actually increased their power index a tiny bit (just not nearly enough to stay ahead of the Cowboys).
None of the teams below the Dolphins changed order from week 17 (and all are out of the playoffs), and so have been elided in this listing.
