| Rank | Team | Power Index | W-L | This Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (-) | Broncos | 1.0611 (LW × 0.9966) | 7-1 | Bye |
| 2 (↑3) | Chiefs | 1.0317 (LW × 1.0114) | 9-0 | Won by 10 @ Bills |
| 3 (↑1) | Saints | 1.0236 (LW × 0.9880) | 6-2 | Lost by 6 @ Jets |
| 4 (↓2) | Packers | 1.0096 (LW × 0.9565) | 5-3 | Lost by 7 vs Bears |
| 5 (↓2) | Seahawks | 1.0032 (LW × 0.9560) | 8-1 | Won by 3 vs Buccaneers |
| 6 (↑3) | Lions | 0.9999 (LW × 1.0070) | 5-3 | Bye |
| 7 (-) | Bengals | 0.9979 (LW × 0.9940) | 6-3 | Lost by 2 @ Dolphins |
| 8 (↓2) | 49ers | 0.9877 (LW × 0.9788) | 6-2 | Bye |
| 9 (↑2) | Patriots | 0.9783 (LW × 1.0222) | 7-2 | Won by 24 vs Steelers |
| 10 (↓2) | Colts | 0.9771 (LW × 0.9766) | 6-2 | Won by 3 @ Texans |
| 11 (↑1) | Panthers | 0.9689 (LW × 1.0208) | 5-3 | Won by 24 vs Falcons |
| 12 (↓2) | Cowboys | 0.9662 (LW × 0.9908) | 5-4 | Won by 4 vs Vikings |
| 13 (↑3) | Bears | 0.9450 (LW × 1.0602) | 5-3 | Won by 7 @ Packers |
| 14 (-) | Cardinals | 0.9166 (LW × 0.9942) | 4-4 | Bye |
| 15 (↓2) | Chargers | 0.9031 (LW × 0.9780) | 4-4 | Lost by 6 @ Redskins |
| 16 (↓1) | Ravens | 0.8971 (LW × 0.9862) | 3-5 | Lost by 6 @ Browns |
| 17 (-) | Dolphins | 0.8931 (LW × 1.0166) | 4-4 | Won by 2 vs Bengals |
| 18 (-) | Titans | 0.8903 (LW × 1.0149) | 4-4 | Won by 7 @ Rams |
| 19 (-) | Browns | 0.8804 (LW × 1.0163) | 4-5 | Won by 6 vs Ravens |
| 20 (↑6) | Eagles | 0.8592 (LW × 1.0516) | 4-5 | Won by 29 @ Raiders |
| 21 (↑3) | Jets | 0.8553 (LW × 1.0424) | 5-4 | Won by 6 vs Saints |
| 22 (↓2) | Bills | 0.8546 (LW × 0.9966) | 3-6 | Lost by 10 vs Chiefs |
| 23 (-) | Redskins | 0.8456 (LW × 1.0231) | 3-5 | Won by 6 vs Chargers |
| 24 (↑4) | Giants | 0.8279 (LW × 1.0285) | 2-6 | Bye |
| 25 (-) | Falcons | 0.8101 (LW × 0.9895) | 2-6 | Lost by 24 @ Panthers |
| 26 (↑1) | Texans | 0.8037 (LW × 0.9848) | 2-6 | Lost by 3 vs Colts |
| 27 (↓5) | Rams | 0.8015 (LW × 0.9638) | 3-6 | Lost by 7 vs Titans |
| 28 (↑1) | Steelers | 0.7922 (LW × 1.0003) | 2-6 | Lost by 24 @ Patriots |
| 29 (↑1) | Vikings | 0.7900 (LW × 1.0341) | 1-7 | Lost by 4 @ Cowboys |
| 30 (↓9) | Raiders | 0.7876 (LW × 0.9448) | 3-5 | Lost by 29 vs Eagles |
| 31 (-) | Buccaneers | 0.7626 (LW × 1.0485) | 0-8 | Lost by 3 @ Seahawks |
| 32 (-) | Jaguars | 0.6719 (LW × 0.9755) | 0-8 | Bye |
Comments:
If there was a theme this week, it seemed to be favored teams either losing outright, or escaping with an unimpressive win. I'll have more on the losers in a bit. As for the winners:
The Chiefs needed until the 3rd quarter to establish their first lead over the Bills, and didn't really put it away until late in the 4th quarter.
The Seahawks needed a late comeback and overtime to manage their win, but they don't seem quite as unbeatable at home any more, do they?
The Patriots barely managed a 3-point lead going into the 4th quarter of their game. They put the game away pretty solidly in the final period, but they really let a pretty bad Steelers team hang a round a lot longer than they should have.
The Cowboys struggled for nearly their whole game to etablish a lead over the (now) 1-7 Vikings. All the more notable for how thoroughly the Vikings got beat in their own stadium last Sunday.
The Titans had a back-and-forth game with the Rams, only pulling ahead to stay in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
And the Colts managed to fall behind 21-3 at half time, before the Texans managed perhaps the most spectacular on-the-field melt down of the season so far.
Of the favored teams that were victorious on Sunday, only the Panthers seemed to have an easy time of it.
