Patriots Football Weekly has created a weekly Power Ranking based on the proprietary Wilson-Hart Power Index. The system uses the most important statistics in the game - those most closely associated to winning and losing - to rank all 32 NFL teams based on their performance to date this season.
Here are the PFW NFL Power Rankings for the regular season as teams head into the playoffs.
| **RANK** | **LAST WEEK** | **DIFFERENCE** | **TEAM** | **RECORD** | **INDEX** |
| 1 | 1 | same | Green Bay Packers | 12-4-0 | 4.333 |
| **2** | **2** | **same** | **New England Patriots** | **12-4-0** | **4.500** |
| 3 | 3 | same | Seattle Seahawks | 12-4-0 | 5.000 |
| 4 | 4 | same | Denver Broncos | 12-4-0 | 7.333 |
| 5 | 8 | up 3 | Buffalo Bills | 9-7-0 | 9.333 |
| 6 | 7 | up 1 | Houston Texans | 9-7-0 | 9.667 |
| 7 | 6 | down 1 | Detroit Lions | 11-5-0 | 10.500 |
| 8 | 5 | down 3 | Dallas Cowboys | 12-4-0 | 10.667 |
| 9 | 11 | up 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 10-6-0 | 11.833 |
| 10 | 15 | up 5 | Indianapolis Colts | 11-5-0 | 12.167 |
| 11 | 9 | down 2 | Arizona Cardinals | 11-5-0 | 12.667 |
| 12 | 13 | up 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7-0 | 12.833 |
| 13 | 12 | down 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5-0 | 13.000 |
| 14 | 19 | up 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 8-8-0 | 13.500 |
| 15 | 15 | same | Atlanta Falcons | 6-10-0 | 13.667 |
| 16 | 10 | down 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-5-1 | 14.833 |
| 17 | 13 | down 4 | Miami Dolphins | 8-8-0 | 15.333 |
| 18 | 17 | down 1 | San Diego Chargers | 9-7-0 | 15.500 |
| 19 | 18 | down 1 | Cleveland Browns | 7-9-0 | 16.833 |
| 20 | 20 | same | New York Giants | 6-10-0 | 17.500 |
| 21 | 21 | same | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6-0 | 17.667 |
| 22 | 23 | up 1 | Carolina Panthers | 7-8-1 | 19.167 |
| 23 | 24 | up 1 | New Orleans Saints | 7-9-0 | 19.667 |
| 24 | 25 | up 1 | Minnesota Vikings | 7-9-0 | 19.833 |
| 25 | 22 | down 3 | St. Louis Rams | 6-10-0 | 20.167 |
| 26 | 26 | same | Chicago Bears | 5-11-0 | 22.333 |
| 27 | 27 | same | Washington Redskins | 4-12-0 | 26.667 |
| 28 | 30 | up 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-14-0 | 27.500 |
| 29 | 31 | up 2 | New York Jets | 4-12-0 | 28.000 |
| 30 | 28 | down 2 | Tennessee Titans | 2-14-0 | 28.167 |
| 31 | 29 | down 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-13-0 | 28.833 |
| 32 | 32 | same | Oakland Raiders | 3-13-0 | 30.000 |
