Patriots Football Weekly 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.
| **THIS WEEK** | **LAST WEEK** | **DIFFERENCE** | **TEAM** | **RECORD** | **INDEX** |
| **1** | **1** | **same** | **Patriots** | **9-0-0** | **3.762** |
| 2 | 2 | same | Bengals | 8-1-0 | 5.714 |
| 3 | 3 | same | Cardinals | 7-2-0 | 6.762 |
| 4 | 5 | up 1 | Panthers | 9-0-0 | 7.000 |
| 5 | 4 | down 1 | Packers | 6-3-0 | 7.333 |
| 6 | 11 | up 5 | Bills | 5-4-0 | 9.524 |
| 7 | 14 | up 7 | Chiefs | 4-5-0 | 10.524 |
| 8 | 12 | up 4 | Steelers | 6-4-0 | 11.000 |
| 9 | 10 | up 1 | Falcons | 6-3-0 | 11.143 |
| 10 | 9 | down 1 | Seahawks | 4-5-0 | 11.524 |
| 11 | 8 | down 3 | Giants | 5-5-0 | 12.190 |
| 12 | 6 | down 6 | Broncos | 7-2-0 | 12.381 |
| 13 | 7 | down 6 | Jets | 5-4-0 | 13.143 |
| 14 | 13 | down 1 | Eagles | 4-5-0 | 14.143 |
| 15 | 16 | up 1 | Vikings | 7-2-0 | 14.190 |
| 16 | 15 | down 1 | Raiders | 4-5-0 | 17.095 |
| 17 | 26 | up 9 | Redskins | 4-5-0 | 17.667 |
| 18 | 17 | down 1 | Rams | 4-5-0 | 18.048 |
| 19 | 23 | up 4 | Bears | 4-5-0 | 18.190 |
| 20 | 19 | down 1 | Texans | 4-5-0 | 18.952 |
| 21 | 18 | down 3 | Saints | 4-6-0 | 19.857 |
| 22 | 20 | down 2 | Colts | 4-5-0 | 19.905 |
| 23 | 21 | down 2 | Dolphins | 4-5-0 | 20.048 |
| 24 | 24 | same | Chargers | 2-7-0 | 20.810 |
| 25 | 28 | up 3 | Cowboys | 2-7-0 | 22.238 |
| 26 | 27 | up 1 | 49ers | 3-6-0 | 22.381 |
| 27 | 25 | down 2 | Buccaneers | 4-5-0 | 22.905 |
| 28 | 29 | up 1 | Ravens | 2-7-0 | 23.143 |
| 29 | 22 | down 7 | Titans | 2-7-0 | 23.381 |
| 30 | 30 | same | Browns | 2-8-0 | 24.762 |
| 31 | 31 | same | Jaguars | 3-6-0 | 26.429 |
| 32 | 32 | same | Lions | 2-7-0 | 27.048 |
