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 15.
| RANK | LAST WEEK | DIFFERENCE | TEAM | RECORD | INDEX |
| 1 | 2 | up 1 | New England Patriots | 10-3-0 | 4.667 |
| 2 | 1 | down 1 | Green Bay Packers | 10-3-0 | 5.167 |
| 3 | 3 | same | Seattle Seahawks | 9-4-0 | 7.167 |
| 4 | 4 | same | Denver Broncos | 10-3-0 | 7.500 |
| 5 | 6 | up 1 | Arizona Cardinals | 10-3-0 | 9.167 |
| 6 | 9 | up 3 | Detroit Lions | 9-4-0 | 10.167 |
| 7 | 10 | up 3 | Houston Texans | 7-6-0 | 10.333 |
| 7 | 7 | same | Miami Dolphins | 7-6-0 | 10.333 |
| 9 | 5 | down 4 | Buffalo Bills | 7-6-0 | 10.667 |
| 10 | 8 | down 2 | Indianapolis Colts | 9-4-0 | 11.500 |
| 11 | 13 | up 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 9-4-0 | 11.833 |
| 12 | 10 | down 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 8-5-0 | 12.500 |
| 13 | 12 | down 1 | San Diego Chargers | 8-5-0 | 13.000 |
| 14 | 16 | up 2 | Cleveland Browns | 7-6-0 | 13.667 |
| 15 | 15 | same | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-6-0 | 14.000 |
| 16 | 16 | same | Cincinnati Bengals | 8-4-1 | 14.833 |
| 17 | 18 | up 1 | Atlanta Falcons | 5-8-0 | 15.000 |
| 17 | 20 | up 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-5-0 | 15.000 |
| 19 | 13 | down 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-6-0 | 15.167 |
| 20 | 19 | down 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-4-0 | 16.000 |
| 21 | 22 | up 1 | St. Louis Rams | 6-7-0 | 16.333 |
| 22 | 24 | up 2 | New York Giants | 4-9-0 | 19.000 |
| 23 | 21 | down 2 | New Orleans Saints | 5-8-0 | 20.167 |
| 24 | 23 | down 1 | Minnesota Vikings | 6-7-0 | 20.333 |
| 25 | 27 | up 2 | Carolina Panthers | 4-8-1 | 22.167 |
| 26 | 25 | down 1 | Chicago Bears | 5-8-0 | 23.333 |
| 27 | 26 | down 1 | Washington Redskins | 3-10-0 | 25.833 |
| 28 | 29 | up 1 | Tennessee Titans | 2-11-0 | 26.833 |
| 29 | 28 | down 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-11-0 | 27.167 |
| 30 | 30 | same | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-11-0 | 28.833 |
| 31 | 32 | up 1 | Oakland Raiders | 2-11-0 | 29.000 |
| 32 | 31 | down 1 | New York Jets | 2-11-0 | 29.667 |
