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** |
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**1** | **2** | **New England Patriots** | **7-1-0** | **4.667** |
2 | 1 | Minnesota VikingsĀ | 5-2-0 | 7.167 |
3 | 7 | Kansas City ChiefsĀ | 5-2-0 | 7.667 |
4 | 5 | Dallas CowboysĀ | 6-1-0 | 7.833 |
5 | 5 | Denver BroncosĀ | 6-2-0 | 8.167 |
6 | 3 | Philadelphia EaglesĀ | 4-3-0 | 8.333 |
7 | 9 | Oakland RaidersĀ | 6-2-0 | 10.333 |
8 | 4 | Buffalo BillsĀ | 4-4-0 | 11.833 |
9 | 8 | Seattle SeahawksĀ | 4-2-1 | 12.500 |
10 | 10 | Arizona CardinalsĀ | 3-4-1 | 12.667 |
11 | 11 | Atlanta FalconsĀ | 5-3-0 | 13.000 |
12 | 12 | Pittsburgh SteelersĀ | 4-3-0 | 13.500 |
13 | 13 | Green Bay PackersĀ | 4-3-0 | 14.833 |
14 | 15 | Washington RedskinsĀ | 4-3-1 | 15.167 |
15 | 20 | New Orleans SaintsĀ | 3-4-0 | 15.833 |
16 | 17 | Cincinnati BengalsĀ | 3-4-1 | 16.167 |
17 | 16 | Detroit LionsĀ | 4-4-0 | 16.333 |
17 | 17 | New York GiantsĀ | 4-3-0 | 16.333 |
17 | 14 | San Diego ChargersĀ | 3-5-0 | 16.333 |
17 | 22 | Tennessee TitansĀ | 4-4-0 | 16.333 |
21 | 21 | Baltimore RavensĀ | 3-4-0 | 18.167 |
22 | 23 | Houston TexansĀ | 5-3-0 | 19.000 |
23 | 17 | Indianapolis ColtsĀ | 3-5-0 | 19.833 |
24 | 24 | Miami DolphinsĀ | 3-4-0 | 20.167 |
25 | 26 | Los Angeles RamsĀ | 3-4-0 | 21.167 |
26 | 27 | Chicago BearsĀ | 2-6-0 | 21.833 |
27 | 25 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersĀ | 3-4-0 | 22.167 |
28 | 28 | Carolina PanthersĀ | 2-5-0 | 23.500 |
29 | 28 | Jacksonville JaguarsĀ | 2-5-0 | 25.500 |
30 | 30 | San Francisco 49ersĀ | 1-6-0 | 26.167 |
31 | 32 | New York JetsĀ Ā | 3-5-0 | 27.500 |
32 | 31 | Cleveland BrownsĀ | 0-8-0 | 28.500 |