Rank | Team | Power Index | W-L | This Week |
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1 (-) | Packers | 1.2285 (LW × 1.0065) | 4-0 | Won by 26 vs Broncos |
2 (↑4) | Patriots | 1.1495 (LW × 1.0472) | 3-1 | Won by 12 @ Raiders |
3 (↑4) | Saints | 1.1298 (LW × 1.0319) | 3-1 | Won by 13 @ Jaguars |
4 (↓1) | Bills | 1.0997 (LW × 0.9187) | 3-1 | Lost by 3 @ Bengals |
5 (↑7) | Lions | 1.0642 (LW × 1.0636) | 4-0 | Won by 4 @ Cowboys |
6 (↑10) | Ravens | 1.0451 (LW × 1.1278) | 3-1 | Won by 17 vs Jets |
7 (↑4) | Titans | 1.0384 (LW × 1.0300) | 3-1 | Won by 18 @ Browns |
8 (↓6) | Raiders | 1.0367 (LW × 0.8571) | 2-2 | Lost by 12 vs Patriots |
9 (↓4) | Cowboys | 0.9971 (LW × 0.8820) | 2-2 | Lost by 4 vs Lions |
10 (↑3) | Bengals | 0.9734 (LW × 1.0359) | 2-2 | Won by 3 vs Bills |
11 (↓2) | 49ers | 0.9725 (LW × 0.9377) | 3-1 | Won by 1 @ Eagles |
12 (↓4) | Redskins | 0.9725 (LW × 0.9350) | 3-1 | Won by 7 @ Rams |
13 (↑1) | Texans | 0.9613 (LW × 1.0269) | 3-1 | Won by 7 vs Steelers |
14 (↓4) | Broncos | 0.9571 (LW × 0.9444) | 1-3 | Lost by 26 @ Packers |
15 (↓11) | Jets | 0.9570 (LW × 0.8369) | 2-2 | Lost by 17 @ Ravens |
16 (↑2) | Bears | 0.9370 (LW × 1.0288) | 2-2 | Won by 5 vs Panthers |
17 (↑6) | Giants | 0.8917 (LW × 1.0919) | 3-1 | Won by 4 @ Cardinals |
18 (↑2) | Chargers | 0.8842 (LW × 1.0346) | 3-1 | Won by 10 vs Dolphins |
19 (-) | Panthers | 0.8665 (LW × 0.9785) | 1-3 | Lost by 5 @ Bears |
20 (↓3) | Jaguars | 0.8634 (LW × 0.9383) | 1-3 | Lost by 13 vs Saints |
21 (↑1) | Buccaneers | 0.8541 (LW × 1.0402) | 3-1 | Won by 7 vs Colts |
22 (↓7) | Cardinals | 0.8472 (LW × 0.9123) | 1-3 | Lost by 4 vs Giants |
23 (↓2) | Steelers | 0.8399 (LW × 1.0159) | 2-2 | Lost by 7 @ Texans |
24 (↑4) | Falcons | 0.8117 (LW × 1.0776) | 2-2 | Won by 2 @ Seahawks |
25 (↑4) | Eagles | 0.8083 (LW × 1.1076) | 1-3 | Lost by 1 vs 49ers |
26 (↓1) | Chiefs | 0.7929 (LW × 1.0312) | 1-3 | Won by 5 vs Vikings |
27 (-) | Vikings | 0.7874 (LW × 1.0381) | 0-4 | Lost by 5 @ Chiefs |
28 (↓4) | Browns | 0.7804 (LW × 0.9758) | 2-2 | Lost by 18 vs Titans |
29 (↑1) | Dolphins | 0.7500 (LW × 1.0362) | 0-4 | Lost by 10 @ Chargers |
30 (↓4) | Seahawks | 0.7334 (LW × 0.9587) | 1-3 | Lost by 2 vs Falcons |
31 (-) | Colts | 0.6871 (LW × 1.0552) | 0-4 | Lost by 7 @ Buccaneers |
32 (-) | Rams | 0.6785 (LW × 1.1372) | 0-4 | Lost by 7 vs Redskins |
Comments:
I'm not sure how much I believe these rankings just yet. The Bills seem like the biggest overrate: one trouncing of a very bad team and two miracle come-backs does not make a top-5 team. Given how spectacularly the Cowboys collapsed this week, they don't seem like a top-10 team either.
The Packers' secondary looked suspect again this week. In spite of the fact that they had just two guys to cover (Brandon Lloyd and Eric Decker), Kyle Orton managed to throw for 273 yards and 3 touchdowns (mostly in the first half). The good news for the Packers is, as long as they can continue to put up offense like they did on Sunday, it's not going to matter much if their defense is a little slow to get started.
Aaron Rodgers has 1,325 yards of passing already this season. Which is good for 4th place, behind Tom Brady (1,553), Drew Brees (1,410), and Cam Newton (1,386).
The Texans are off to a good start at 3-1. But Arian Foster ran 30 times in Sunday's win. That kind of pounding is not sustainable for very long at all.
At the beginning of the season, with the other AFC South teams in apparent disarray, it looked like the division was the Texans to lose. But with the Titans at 3-1, Matt Hasselbeck having a late-career resurgence, and Chris Johnson getting back on track, it's starting to look like there could be some competition for the AFC South this year.
Could the 49ers run away with the NFC West this year? They've already got a 2-game lead in the division, and 2 non-division road wins for the first time since 2006. I don't want to underestimate the ability of any of these teams to collapse down the stretch, but after 4 games, the 49ers are on their best start in nearly a decade.