| Rank | Team | Power Index | W-L | This Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (-) | Packers | 1.1100 (LW × 0.9977) | 7-0 | Bye |
| 2 (↑1) | 49ers | 1.0651 (LW × 0.9865) | 6-1 | Won by 10 vs Browns |
| 3 (↑2) | Bills | 1.0479 (LW × 1.0206) | 5-2 | Won by 23 vs Redskins |
| 4 (↓2) | Patriots | 1.0404 (LW × 0.9533) | 5-2 | Lost by 8 @ Steelers |
| 5 (↑1) | Lions | 1.0387 (LW × 1.0141) | 6-2 | Won by 35 @ Broncos |
| 6 (↑1) | Ravens | 1.0033 (LW × 0.9895) | 5-2 | Won by 3 vs Cardinals |
| 7 (↑2) | Bengals | 0.9917 (LW × 1.0274) | 5-2 | Won by 22 @ Seahawks |
| 8 (↑5) | Steelers | 0.9702 (LW × 1.0431) | 6-2 | Won by 8 vs Patriots |
| 9 (↑1) | Falcons | 0.9638 (LW × 1.0015) | 4-3 | Bye |
| 10 (↓6) | Saints | 0.9618 (LW × 0.9316) | 5-3 | Lost by 10 @ Rams |
| 11 (↑7) | Eagles | 0.9574 (LW × 1.0595) | 3-4 | Won by 27 vs Cowboys |
| 12 (↓1) | Bears | 0.9532 (LW × 0.9914) | 4-3 | Bye |
| 13 (↓1) | Texans | 0.9485 (LW × 1.0025) | 5-3 | Won by 10 vs Jaguars |
| 14 (↓6) | Cowboys | 0.9337 (LW × 0.9559) | 3-4 | Lost by 27 @ Eagles |
| 15 (↓1) | Jets | 0.9119 (LW × 0.9834) | 4-3 | Bye |
| 16 (-) | Raiders | 0.9090 (LW × 0.9975) | 4-3 | Bye |
| 17 (↓2) | Chargers | 0.9058 (LW × 0.9856) | 4-3 | Lost by 3 @ Chiefs |
| 18 (↑1) | Chiefs | 0.9012 (LW × 1.0221) | 4-3 | Won by 3 vs Chargers |
| 19 (↓2) | Buccaneers | 0.8979 (LW × 0.9907) | 4-3 | Bye |
| 20 (-) | Titans | 0.8807 (LW × 1.0172) | 4-3 | Won by 17 vs Colts |
| 21 (-) | Giants | 0.8726 (LW × 1.0148) | 5-2 | Won by 3 vs Dolphins |
| 22 (↑2) | Vikings | 0.8696 (LW × 1.0261) | 2-6 | Won by 3 @ Panthers |
| 23 (↓1) | Redskins | 0.8537 (LW × 1.0014) | 3-4 | Lost by 23 @ Bills |
| 24 (↑2) | Jaguars | 0.8312 (LW × 0.9921) | 2-6 | Lost by 10 @ Texans |
| 25 (-) | Panthers | 0.8284 (LW × 0.9783) | 2-6 | Lost by 3 vs Vikings |
| 26 (↓3) | Broncos | 0.8253 (LW × 0.9714) | 2-5 | Lost by 35 vs Lions |
| 27 (-) | Seahawks | 0.8147 (LW × 0.9828) | 2-5 | Lost by 22 vs Bengals |
| 28 (↑1) | Cardinals | 0.8006 (LW × 1.0382) | 1-6 | Lost by 3 @ Ravens |
| 29 (↓1) | Browns | 0.7993 (LW × 1.0265) | 3-4 | Lost by 10 @ 49ers |
| 30 (↑2) | Rams | 0.7544 (LW × 1.0777) | 1-6 | Won by 10 vs Saints |
| 31 (-) | Dolphins | 0.7415 (LW × 1.0090) | 0-7 | Lost by 3 @ Giants |
| 32 (↓2) | Colts | 0.7338 (LW × 0.9920) | 0-8 | Lost by 17 @ Titans |
Comments:
For the season being nearly halfway through, the standings are amazingly tight—17 Teams have 2 or 3 losses right now.
Are the 49ers really a top 5 team? Hard to argue against it. Alex Smith and Frank Gore are both having the best seasons of their respective careers, and their defense—especially the run defense—has been doing very good as well.
The biggest problem for the 49ers could be complacency. The way the rest of the NFC West is playing, they could have their division locked up before the end of November, and (if the NFC East and South teams keep stumbling) an inside track on a bye week for the playoffs as well.
Remember back in week 6, I said the Patriots had too many flaws to be the best team in the league? Yeah. They're not going to last long in the top 5 if they keep playing like they did on Sunday.
The Eagles make a big jump, and are now just outside the top 10. I'm not sure how much stock I'm willing to put in their 2-game winning streak, but it seems likely if they can hold on to the ball, they will keep winning.
The Ravens had some real problems protecting Joe Flacco in the first half of their game. He was sacked 3 times, lost a fumble and threw an interception. That (along with a special teams breakdown) was how the Cardinals jumped out to a 24-3 lead. Once Flacco started having some time to throw, he started hitting Anquan Boldin pretty regularly, and setting up some short touchdown runs for Ray Rice.
