| Rank | Team | Power Index | W-L | This Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (-) | Patriots | 1.1430 (LW × 1.0381) | 13-2 | Won by 31 @ Bills |
| 2 (↑2) | Packers | 1.0506 (LW × 1.0444) | 9-6 | Won by 28 vs Giants |
| 3 (↑2) | Ravens | 1.0243 (LW × 1.0198) | 11-4 | Won by 10 @ Browns |
| 4 (↓1) | Falcons | 1.0201 (LW × 1.0029) | 12-3 | Lost by 3 vs Saints |
| 5 (↑4) | Saints | 1.0032 (LW × 1.0465) | 11-4 | Won by 3 @ Falcons |
| 6 (-) | Steelers | 0.9960 (LW × 1.0075) | 11-4 | Won by 24 vs Panthers |
| 7 (-) | Bears | 0.9950 (LW × 1.0289) | 11-4 | Won by 4 vs Jets |
| 8 (↓6) | Eagles | 0.9675 (LW × 0.9385) | 10-5 | Lost by 10 vs Vikings |
| 9 (↑2) | Jets | 0.9502 (LW × 1.0068) | 10-5 | Lost by 4 @ Bears |
| 10 (↓2) | Giants | 0.9226 (LW × 0.9583) | 9-6 | Lost by 28 @ Packers |
| 11 (↑7) | Buccaneers | 0.9111 (LW × 1.0302) | 9-6 | Won by 23 vs Seahawks |
| 12 (↑1) | Colts | 0.9066 (LW × 0.9818) | 9-6 | Won by 5 @ Raiders |
| 13 (↑7) | Lions | 0.9052 (LW × 1.0438) | 5-10 | Won by 7 @ Dolphins |
| 14 (↓4) | Chargers | 0.9009 (LW × 0.9533) | 8-7 | Lost by 14 @ Bengals |
| 15 (↓1) | Browns | 0.8890 (LW × 0.9889) | 5-10 | Lost by 10 vs Ravens |
| 16 (↑1) | Bills | 0.8876 (LW × 1.0035) | 4-11 | Lost by 31 vs Patriots |
| 17 (↓5) | Jaguars | 0.8860 (LW × 0.9520) | 8-7 | Lost by 3 vs Redskins |
| 18 (↓3) | Cowboys | 0.8772 (LW × 0.9766) | 5-10 | Lost by 1 @ Cardinals |
| 19 (↑3) | Chiefs | 0.8732 (LW × 1.0118) | 10-5 | Won by 20 vs Titans |
| 20 (↓4) | Dolphins | 0.8714 (LW × 0.9706) | 7-8 | Lost by 7 vs Lions |
| 21 (↑4) | Vikings | 0.8584 (LW × 1.0557) | 6-9 | Won by 10 @ Eagles |
| 22 (↓3) | Raiders | 0.8544 (LW × 0.9768) | 7-8 | Lost by 5 vs Colts |
| 23 (↑1) | Redskins | 0.8300 (LW × 1.0096) | 6-9 | Won by 3 @ Jaguars |
| 24 (↑3) | Bengals | 0.8245 (LW × 1.0454) | 4-11 | Won by 14 vs Chargers |
| 25 (↓2) | Texans | 0.8048 (LW × 0.9506) | 5-10 | Lost by 1 @ Broncos |
| 26 (↑2) | Rams | 0.8011 (LW × 1.0260) | 7-8 | Won by 8 vs 49ers |
| 27 (↓6) | Titans | 0.7981 (LW × 0.9235) | 6-9 | Lost by 20 @ Chiefs |
| 28 (↓2) | 49ers | 0.7967 (LW × 0.9861) | 5-10 | Lost by 8 @ Rams |
| 29 (↑1) | Broncos | 0.7295 (LW × 1.0117) | 4-11 | Won by 1 vs Texans |
| 30 (↓1) | Seahawks | 0.7278 (LW × 0.9919) | 6-9 | Lost by 23 @ Buccaneers |
| 31 (-) | Panthers | 0.7147 (LW × 1.0175) | 2-13 | Lost by 24 @ Steelers |
| 32 (-) | Cardinals | 0.7015 (LW × 1.0358) | 5-10 | Won by 1 vs Cowboys |
Comments:
The Packers are benefitting from their big win over the Giants, as well as their loss to the Lions not looking quite so bad. They're still a long way back of the Patriots, though.
And speaking of the Lions, their recent success has pushed them all the way up to #13. Probably overrated, but they did beat the Packers (9-6), Buccaneers (9-6) and Dolphins (7-8), after a lot of close losses.
For the second year in a row, a late-season loss by the Eagles costs them a first-round bye. At least this year, they already have the division locked up. But if they can't play any better than that, their playoff run will be just as short as it was last year.
Every team in the NFC West is still ranked in the bottom 10 teams. And, unless the Rams win by at least 29 points next week, every NFC West team will finish with a negative point differential.
The Cardinals get a pretty good bump from beating the Cowboys, but it's not enough to get ahead of the Panthers, who get a bump just from playing the highly-ranked Steelers. All 4 bottom teams are ranked pretty close together, with a pretty steep drop-off between the 49ers and Broncos.
