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'S** | **LAST WEEK'S** | **TEAM** | **RECORD** | **INDEX** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | **2** | **New England Patriots** | **7-1-0** | **4.667** |
| 2 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings | 5-2-0 | 7.167 |
| 3 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5-2-0 | 7.667 |
| 4 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys | 6-1-0 | 7.833 |
| 5 | 5 | Denver Broncos | 6-2-0 | 8.167 |
| 6 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-3-0 | 8.333 |
| 7 | 9 | Oakland Raiders | 6-2-0 | 10.333 |
| 8 | 4 | Buffalo Bills | 4-4-0 | 11.833 |
| 9 | 8 | Seattle Seahawks | 4-2-1 | 12.500 |
| 10 | 10 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-4-1 | 12.667 |
| 11 | 11 | Atlanta Falcons | 5-3-0 | 13.000 |
| 12 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-3-0 | 13.500 |
| 13 | 13 | Green Bay Packers | 4-3-0 | 14.833 |
| 14 | 15 | Washington Redskins | 4-3-1 | 15.167 |
| 15 | 20 | New Orleans Saints | 3-4-0 | 15.833 |
| 16 | 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-4-1 | 16.167 |
| 17 | 16 | Detroit Lions | 4-4-0 | 16.333 |
| 17 | 17 | New York Giants | 4-3-0 | 16.333 |
| 17 | 14 | San Diego Chargers | 3-5-0 | 16.333 |
| 17 | 22 | Tennessee Titans | 4-4-0 | 16.333 |
| 21 | 21 | Baltimore Ravens | 3-4-0 | 18.167 |
| 22 | 23 | Houston Texans | 5-3-0 | 19.000 |
| 23 | 17 | Indianapolis Colts | 3-5-0 | 19.833 |
| 24 | 24 | Miami Dolphins | 3-4-0 | 20.167 |
| 25 | 26 | Los Angeles Rams | 3-4-0 | 21.167 |
| 26 | 27 | Chicago Bears | 2-6-0 | 21.833 |
| 27 | 25 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-4-0 | 22.167 |
| 28 | 28 | Carolina Panthers | 2-5-0 | 23.500 |
| 29 | 28 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-5-0 | 25.500 |
| 30 | 30 | San Francisco 49ers | 1-6-0 | 26.167 |
| 31 | 32 | New York Jets | 3-5-0 | 27.500 |
| 32 | 31 | Cleveland Browns | 0-8-0 | 28.500 |
