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 heading into week 10.
| RANK | LAST WEEK | DIFFERENCE | TEAM | RECORD | INDEX |
| 1 | 2 | up 1 | New England Patriots | 7-2-0 | 5.167 |
| 2 | 1 | down 1 | Denver Broncos | 6-2-0 | 7.333 |
| 3 | 5 | up 2 | Arizona Cardinals | 7-1-0 | 7.833 |
| 4 | 3 | down 1 | Green Bay Packers | 5-3-0 | 8.000 |
| 5 | 16 | up 11 | Miami Dolphins | 5-3-0 | 8.333 |
| 6 | 6 | same | Buffalo Bills | 5-3-0 | 9.833 |
| 7 | 12 | up 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-3-0 | 10.167 |
| 8 | 10 | up 2 | Indianapolis Colts | 6-3-0 | 10.333 |
| 9 | 9 | same | Cincinnati Bengals | 5-2-1 | 11.167 |
| 9 | 13 | up 4 | Cleveland Browns | 5-3-0 | 11.167 |
| 11 | 10 | down 1 | Detroit Lions | 6-2-0 | 11.500 |
| 12 | 7 | down 5 | Dallas Cowboys | 6-3-0 | 11.667 |
| 13 | 15 | up 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5-3-0 | 12.333 |
| 14 | 17 | up 3 | Seattle Seahawks | 5-3-0 | 12.500 |
| 15 | 14 | down 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 4-4-0 | 13.500 |
| 16 | 8 | down 8 | Baltimore Ravens | 5-4-0 | 14.333 |
| 16 | 4 | down 12 | San Diego Chargers | 5-4-0 | 14.333 |
| 18 | 18 | same | Houston Texans | 4-5-0 | 15.667 |
| 19 | 20 | up 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6-2-0 | 16.000 |
| 20 | 21 | up 1 | New Orleans Saints | 4-4-0 | 16.500 |
| 21 | 19 | down 2 | New York Giants | 3-5-0 | 17.667 |
| 22 | 24 | up 2 | Minnesota Vikings | 4-5-0 | 20.333 |
| 23 | 23 | same | Atlanta Falcons | 2-6-0 | 20.667 |
| 24 | 22 | down 2 | Carolina Panthers | 3-5-1 | 21.333 |
| 25 | 25 | same | Chicago Bears | 3-5-0 | 21.833 |
| 25 | 26 | up 1 | Tennessee Titans | 2-6-0 | 21.833 |
| 27 | 27 | same | Washington Redskins | 3-6-0 | 24.000 |
| 28 | 28 | same | St. Louis Rams | 3-5-0 | 26.167 |
| 29 | 29 | same | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-7-0 | 28.500 |
| 30 | 30 | same | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-8-0 | 29.000 |
| 31 | 31 | same | Oakland Raiders | 0-8-0 | 29.333 |
| 32 | 32 | same | New York Jets | 1-8-0 | 31.167 |
