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 16.
| RANK | LAST WEEK | DIFFERENCE | TEAM | RECORD | INDEX |
| 1 | 1 | same | New England Patriots | 11-3-0 | 4.500 |
| 2 | 2 | same | Green Bay Packers | 10-4-0 | 5.667 |
| 3 | 4 | up 1 | Denver Broncos | 11-3-0 | 7.167 |
| 4 | 3 | down 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 10-4-0 | 7.667 |
| 5 | 5 | same | Arizona Cardinals | 11-3-0 | 9.000 |
| 6 | 6 | same | Detroit Lions | 10-4-0 | 9.500 |
| 7 | 9 | up 2 | Buffalo Bills | 8-6-0 | 10.500 |
| 7 | 11 | up 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 10-4-0 | 10.500 |
| 9 | 10 | up 1 | Indianapolis Colts | 10-4-0 | 10.833 |
| 10 | 7 | down 3 | Houston Texans | 7-7-0 | 11.000 |
| 11 | 12 | up 1 | Baltimore Ravens | 9-5-0 | 12.000 |
| 12 | 7 | down 5 | Miami Dolphins | 7-7-0 | 13.000 |
| 13 | 15 | up 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 8-6-0 | 13.167 |
| 14 | 16 | up 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 9-4-1 | 13.500 |
| 15 | 17 | up 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-5-0 | 14.333 |
| 16 | 13 | down 3 | San Diego Chargers | 8-6-0 | 14.667 |
| 16 | 19 | up 3 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-7-0 | 14.667 |
| 18 | 14 | down 4 | Cleveland Browns | 7-7-0 | 15.667 |
| 19 | 17 | down 2 | Atlanta Falcons | 5-9-0 | 16.000 |
| 20 | 21 | up 1 | St. Louis Rams | 6-8-0 | 17.333 |
| 21 | 23 | up 2 | New Orleans Saints | 6-8-0 | 18.000 |
| 22 | 22 | same | New York Giants | 5-9-0 | 18.333 |
| 23 | 20 | down 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-5-0 | 18.667 |
| 24 | 24 | same | Minnesota Vikings | 6-8-0 | 20.000 |
| 25 | 25 | same | Carolina Panthers | 5-8-1 | 20.833 |
| 26 | 26 | same | Chicago Bears | 5-9-0 | 24.500 |
| 27 | 27 | same | Washington Redskins | 3-11-0 | 25.667 |
| 28 | 28 | same | Tennessee Titans | 2-12-0 | 27.167 |
| 29 | 29 | same | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-12-0 | 27.667 |
| 30 | 30 | same | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-12-0 | 28.833 |
| 31 | 32 | up 1 | New York Jets  | 3-11-0 | 29.000 |
| 32 | 31 | down 1 | Oakland Raiders | 2-12-0 | 29.500 |
