| Rank | Team | Power Index | W-L | This Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (-) | Patriots | 1.1139 (LW × 1.0250) | 10-3 | Won by 28 vs Texans |
| 2 (-) | Broncos | 1.0611 (LW × 0.9950) | 10-3 | Won by 13 @ Raiders |
| 3 (↑1) | 49ers | 1.0253 (LW × 1.0095) | 9-3-1 | Won by 14 vs Dolphins |
| 4 (↑3) | Giants | 1.0022 (LW × 1.0249) | 8-5 | Won by 25 vs Saints |
| 5 (↑1) | Seahawks | 0.9873 (LW × 1.0074) | 8-5 | Won by 58 vs Cardinals |
| 6 (↓3) | Texans | 0.9862 (LW × 0.9647) | 11-2 | Lost by 28 @ Patriots |
| 7 (↓2) | Packers | 0.9860 (LW × 0.9968) | 9-4 | Won by 7 vs Lions |
| 8 (↑2) | Ravens | 0.9421 (LW × 0.9873) | 9-4 | Lost by 3 @ Redskins |
| 9 (↓1) | Falcons | 0.9388 (LW × 0.9643) | 11-2 | Lost by 10 @ Panthers |
| 10 (↓1) | Bears | 0.9262 (LW × 0.9652) | 8-5 | Lost by 7 @ Vikings |
| 11 (↑1) | Bengals | 0.9212 (LW × 0.9808) | 7-6 | Lost by 1 vs Cowboys |
| 12 (↑4) | Redskins | 0.9173 (LW × 1.0235) | 7-6 | Won by 3 vs Ravens |
| 13 (↓2) | Steelers | 0.9132 (LW × 0.9659) | 7-6 | Lost by 10 vs Chargers |
| 14 (↑1) | Colts | 0.9080 (LW × 1.0021) | 9-4 | Won by 4 vs Titans |
| 15 (↑4) | Cowboys | 0.8999 (LW × 1.0354) | 7-6 | Won by 1 @ Bengals |
| 16 (↓2) | Saints | 0.8982 (LW × 0.9780) | 5-8 | Lost by 25 @ Giants |
| 17 (↓4) | Buccaneers | 0.8954 (LW × 0.9691) | 6-7 | Lost by 2 vs Eagles |
| 18 (-) | Rams | 0.8846 (LW × 1.0142) | 6-6-1 | Won by 3 @ Bills |
| 19 (↑5) | Browns | 0.8731 (LW × 1.0177) | 5-8 | Won by 23 vs Chiefs |
| 20 (↑5) | Panthers | 0.8719 (LW × 1.0297) | 4-9 | Won by 10 vs Falcons |
| 21 (↓1) | Vikings | 0.8714 (LW × 1.0077) | 7-6 | Won by 7 vs Bears |
| 22 (↑1) | Jets | 0.8675 (LW × 1.0085) | 6-7 | Won by 7 @ Jaguars |
| 23 (↓6) | Dolphins | 0.8619 (LW × 0.9869) | 5-8 | Lost by 14 @ 49ers |
| 24 (↑2) | Chargers | 0.8604 (LW × 1.0256) | 5-8 | Won by 10 @ Steelers |
| 25 (↓3) | Lions | 0.8587 (LW × 0.9964) | 4-9 | Lost by 7 @ Packers |
| 26 (↓5) | Bills | 0.8487 (LW × 0.9836) | 5-8 | Lost by 3 vs Rams |
| 27 (-) | Titans | 0.8082 (LW × 0.9948) | 4-9 | Lost by 4 @ Colts |
| 28 (↑2) | Eagles | 0.7635 (LW × 1.0344) | 4-9 | Won by 2 @ Buccaneers |
| 29 (↓1) | Cardinals | 0.7571 (LW × 0.9785) | 4-9 | Lost by 58 @ Seahawks |
| 30 (↓1) | Raiders | 0.7485 (LW × 0.9849) | 3-10 | Lost by 13 vs Broncos |
| 31 (↑1) | Chiefs | 0.7208 (LW × 0.9839) | 2-11 | Lost by 23 @ Browns |
| 32 (↓1) | Jaguars | 0.7167 (LW × 0.9766) | 2-11 | Lost by 7 vs Jets |
Comments:
- The Ravens lose power on their loss to the Redskins, but the Falcons' and Bears' losses cost them more, pushing the Ravens up in the rankings.
Adrian Peterson is your come-back player of the year. After a devistating knee injury less than a year ago, he's on pace to rush for the most yards in his career, and also has a career-best yards per carry. If the Vikings manage to sneak into the playoffs (unlikely but not impossible), he should be MVP as well. Just a remarkable recovery, and an extraordinary player.
That was the Cardinals franchise-worst loss, beating out an 0-49 loss to the Chiefs in 2002. Hard to believe that team was ever 4-0.
That was a pretty ugly loss by the Steelers, and no blaming Charlie Batch this time. After this (and the Steelers' loss to the Browns two weeks ago), I think the Bengals have to be the favorite to clinch the last wildcard spot.
The Steelers and Bengals both losing gives the Jets a faint glimmer of hope to get into the playoffs. But the Jets tie-breaker situation is not good, including a head-to-head loss to the Steelers, so the glimmer is faint indeed.
The Bears are now 1-4 in their last 5 games. Their last win over a team that (currently) has a winning record was their week4 win over the Cowboys.
