2012 NFL Team Rankings: Week 18 (Jan 5-6)
Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores. Compare with the ESPN Power Rankings and the Fox Sports NFL Power Rankings and the CBS Sports NFL Power Rankings. .
Computed Ranks for Week: 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 21
Predictions vs Results for Week: 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 21
(Click on a column header to sort by that column. Color coding: AFC South Houston Texans Most over-rated Most under-rated )
| Scores and Standings |
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| High | Low | Last | +/- | Rank | Team | W-L-T | Div | Conf | Off | Def | Strength | ESPN | FOX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 12-5-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 60.4 | 39.6 | 100.0 | 5 | 9 |
| 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | New England Patriots | 12-4-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 66.1 | 32.8 | 98.8 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Denver Broncos | 13-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 61.0 | 34.5 | 95.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 11-4-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 57.8 | 36.8 | 94.6 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | NY Giants | 9-7-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 60.0 | 33.2 | 93.2 | 14 | 18 |
| 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | Green Bay Packers | 12-5-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 58.0 | 34.4 | 92.5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | 9 | 6 | -1 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons | 13-3-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.3 | 37.2 | 92.5 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 13 | 7 | -1 | 8 | Chicago Bears | 10-6-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 55.9 | 35.8 | 91.7 | 13 | 13 |
| 9 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-7-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 54.4 | 34.8 | 89.2 | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings | 10-7-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 54.5 | 33.5 | 88.0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 11 | Houston Texans | 13-4-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 55.0 | 32.4 | 87.4 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | 30 | 11 | -1 | 12 | Washington Redskins | 10-7-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 57.6 | 29.5 | 87.2 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 13 | Baltimore Ravens | 11-6-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 55.0 | 31.4 | 86.4 | 10 | 6 |
| 13 | 32 | 13 | -1 | 14 | New Orleans Saints | 7-9-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 59.6 | 26.2 | 85.9 | 19 | 19 |
| 14 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Carolina Panthers | 7-9-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 53.0 | 32.5 | 85.5 | 18 | 15 |
| 12 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys | 8-8-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 54.0 | 30.3 | 84.3 | 15 | 14 |
| 10 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-9-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.4 | 28.7 | 84.2 | 21 | 20 |
| 8 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-8-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 52.0 | 32.1 | 84.1 | 17 | 17 |
| 6 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 19 | Miami Dolphins | 7-9-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 48.9 | 33.9 | 82.8 | 20 | 24 |
| 10 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 20 | St. Louis Rams | 7-8-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 50.6 | 31.6 | 82.2 | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 21 | Detroit Lions | 4-12-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 57.6 | 24.4 | 82.0 | 28 | 26 |
| 12 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 22 | San Diego Chargers | 7-9-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 50.8 | 31.1 | 81.9 | 22 | 21 |
| 2 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 23 | Arizona Cardinals | 5-11-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 49.9 | 31.6 | 81.5 | 27 | 25 |
| 14 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 24 | Indianapolis Colts | 11-6-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 52.5 | 28.0 | 80.5 | 7 | 11 |
| 21 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 25 | Buffalo Bills | 6-10-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 51.7 | 27.4 | 79.1 | 23 | 23 |
| 21 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 26 | Cleveland Browns | 5-11-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 48.5 | 30.3 | 78.8 | 24 | 22 |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 27 | Tennessee Titans | 6-10-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 52.7 | 23.4 | 76.1 | 26 | 27 |
| 14 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-12-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 48.8 | 27.3 | 76.0 | 29 | 28 |
| 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | NY Jets | 6-10-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 45.3 | 30.5 | 75.8 | 25 | 30 |
| 18 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 30 | Oakland Raiders | 4-12-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 49.9 | 24.3 | 74.2 | 30 | 29 |
| 15 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-14-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 46.0 | 24.7 | 70.7 | 31 | 31 |
| 27 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2-14-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 43.4 | 27.2 | 70.7 | 32 | 32 |