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 13.
| RANK | LAST WEEK | DIFFERENCE | TEAM | RECORD | INDEX |
| 1 | 2 | up 1 | New England Patriots | 9-2-0 | 4.500 |
| 1 | 1 | same | Green Bay Packers | 8-3-0 | 4.500 |
| 3 | 3 | same | Arizona Cardinals | 9-2-0 | 8.000 |
| 4 | 4 | same | Denver Broncos | 8-3-0 | 8.333 |
| 5 | 7 | up 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-4-0 | 9.833 |
| 5 | 13 | up 8 | Seattle Seahawks | 7-4-0 | 9.833 |
| 7 | 6 | down 1 | Dallas Cowboys | 8-3-0 | 10.667 |
| 7 | 5 | down 2 | Miami Dolphins | 6-5-0 | 10.667 |
| 9 | 17 | up 8 | Buffalo Bills | 6-5-0 | 10.833 |
| 9 | 12 | up 3 | Indianapolis Colts | 7-4-0 | 10.833 |
| 11 | 14 | up 3 | San Diego Chargers | 7-4-0 | 11.000 |
| 12 | 10 | down 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 7-4-0 | 11.167 |
| 12 | 9 | down 3 | Cleveland Browns | 7-4-0 | 11.167 |
| 14 | 8 | down 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-4-0 | 11.500 |
| 15 | 18 | up 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-3-1 | 12.000 |
| 16 | 15 | down 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-4-0 | 13.333 |
| 17 | 10 | down 7 | Detroit Lions | 7-4-0 | 13.667 |
| 18 | 15 | down 3 | Houston Texans | 5-6-0 | 14.667 |
| 19 | 19 | same | Atlanta Falcons | 4-7-0 | 14.833 |
| 20 | 20 | same | Philadelphia Eagles | 8-3-0 | 16.000 |
| 21 | 21 | same | New Orleans Saints | 4-7-0 | 19.000 |
| 22 | 25 | up 3 | Chicago Bears | 5-6-0 | 22.000 |
| 22 | 22 | same | Minnesota Vikings | 4-7-0 | 22.000 |
| 24 | 23 | down 1 | New York Giants | 3-8-0 | 22.167 |
| 25 | 24 | down 1 | Tennessee Titans | 2-9-0 | 23.000 |
| 26 | 27 | up 1 | Carolina Panthers | 3-7-1 | 23.667 |
| 26 | 26 | same | St. Louis Rams | 4-7-0 | 23.667 |
| 28 | 28 | same | Washington Redskins | 3-8-0 | 24.333 |
| 29 | 29 | same | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-9-0 | 27.500 |
| 30 | 32 | up 2 | Oakland Raiders | 1-10-0 | 29.333 |
| 31 | 31 | same | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-10-0 | 30.333 |
| 32 | 30 | down 2 | New York Jets | 2-9-0 | 30.500 |
