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 | 3 | up 2 | Carolina Panthers | 13-0-0 | 2.500 |
| 2 | 2 | same | Arizona Cardinals | 11-2-0 | 3.500 |
| 3 | 1 | down 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-3-0 | 4.000 |
| 4 | 5 | up 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 8-5-0 | 5.000 |
| **5** | **4** | **down 1** | **New England Patriots** | **11-2-0** | **5.667** |
| 6 | 6 | same | Kansas City Chiefs | 8-5-0 | 6.000 |
| 7 | 7 | same | Green Bay Packers | 9-4-0 | 6.833 |
| 8 | 9 | up 1 | New York Jets | 8-5-0 | 9.333 |
| 9 | 10 | up 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-5-0 | 11.333 |
| 10 | 8 | down 2 | Buffalo Bills | 6-7-0 | 11.500 |
| 10 | 10 | same | Denver Broncos | 10-3-0 | 11.500 |
| 12 | 12 | same | New York Giants | 6-7-0 | 11.667 |
| 13 | 15 | up 2 | Oakland Raiders | 6-7-0 | 14.500 |
| 14 | 17 | up 3 | Washington Redskins | 6-7-0 | 15.833 |
| 15 | 14 | down 1 | Minnesota Vikings | 8-5-0 | 16.500 |
| 16 | 18 | up 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6-7-0 | 16.667 |
| 17 | 13 | down 4 | Atlanta Falcons | 6-7-0 | 17.333 |
| 18 | 16 | down 2 | Houston Texans | 6-7-0 | 17.500 |
| 19 | 19 | same | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-7-0 | 18.167 |
| 20 | 20 | same | Chicago Bears | 5-8-0 | 19.833 |
| 21 | 21 | same | New Orleans Saints | 5-8-0 | 20.333 |
| 22 | 27 | up 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-8-0 | 21.167 |
| 23 | 22 | down 1 | Indianapolis Colts | 6-7-0 | 22.000 |
| 23 | 24 | up 1 | St. Louis Rams | 5-8-0 | 22.000 |
| 25 | 27 | up 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 4-9-0 | 23.500 |
| 26 | 23 | down 3 | Miami Dolphins | 5-8-0 | 23.667 |
| 27 | 25 | down 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 4-9-0 | 24.833 |
| 28 | 27 | down 1 | San Diego Chargers | 3-10-0 | 25.000 |
| 29 | 30 | up 1 | Detroit Lions | 4-9-0 | 25.667 |
| 30 | 26 | down 4 | Baltimore Ravens | 4-9-0 | 26.333 |
| 30 | 31 | up 1 | Tennessee Titans | 3-10-0 | 26.333 |
| 32 | 32 | same | Cleveland Browns | 3-10-0 | 26.500 |
