2012 NFL Team Rankings: Week 5 (Oct 4-8)
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 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | Chicago Bears | 4-1-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 62.5 | 37.5 | 100.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 4-1-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 58.5 | 40.3 | 98.8 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 3 | Houston Texans | 5-0-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 58.1 | 35.7 | 93.8 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 4 | New England Patriots | 3-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 60.6 | 30.9 | 91.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons | 5-0-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 58.7 | 32.5 | 91.2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings | 4-1-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 51.9 | 38.3 | 90.2 | 8 | 9 |
| 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | Green Bay Packers | 2-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 54.6 | 35.6 | 90.2 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | -6 | 8 | Arizona Cardinals | 4-1-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 53.2 | 36.3 | 89.5 | 9 | 8 |
| 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks | 3-2-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 52.3 | 37.1 | 89.5 | 16 | 18 |
| 10 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 10 | St. Louis Rams | 3-2-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 51.2 | 38.1 | 89.3 | 18 | 14 |
| 3 | 11 | 5 | -6 | 11 | Denver Broncos | 2-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 56.4 | 32.6 | 89.1 | 17 | 17 |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 12 | NY Giants | 3-2-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 61.7 | 25.5 | 87.3 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | 13 | 4 | -9 | 13 | Baltimore Ravens | 4-1-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 54.3 | 32.7 | 87.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 14 | Indianapolis Colts | 2-2-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 57.9 | 26.1 | 84.1 | 22 | 20 |
| 15 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys | 2-2-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 49.1 | 34.5 | 83.6 | 13 | 15 |
| 16 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 16 | Detroit Lions | 1-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 59.0 | 24.3 | 83.4 | 20 | 23 |
| 17 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 17 | Washington Redskins | 2-3-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 57.3 | 24.9 | 82.2 | 21 | 21 |
| 6 | 18 | 13 | -5 | 18 | Miami Dolphins | 2-3-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 49.6 | 32.0 | 81.7 | 19 | 22 |
| 19 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 19 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-3-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 49.5 | 31.2 | 80.7 | 23 | 25 |
| 12 | 20 | 15 | -5 | 20 | San Diego Chargers | 3-2-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 48.3 | 31.6 | 79.9 | 14 | 16 |
| 8 | 21 | 18 | -3 | 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-2-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 51.9 | 27.8 | 79.7 | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | 22 | 14 | -8 | 22 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-2-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 45.7 | 33.8 | 79.5 | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | 26 | 16 | -7 | 23 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-2-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 54.0 | 24.9 | 78.9 | 15 | 13 |
| 24 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 24 | Carolina Panthers | 1-4-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 47.6 | 31.0 | 78.7 | 26 | 26 |
| 11 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 25 | NY Jets | 2-3-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 50.2 | 28.0 | 78.2 | 25 | 27 |
| 26 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 26 | New Orleans Saints | 1-4-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 57.9 | 19.9 | 77.8 | 24 | 19 |
| 15 | 27 | 24 | -3 | 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-4-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 45.5 | 29.3 | 74.8 | 31 | 31 |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | -3 | 28 | Cleveland Browns | 0-5-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 46.8 | 26.1 | 72.9 | 32 | 32 |
| 27 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 29 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 45.6 | 25.6 | 71.2 | 30 | 24 |
| 21 | 30 | 27 | -3 | 30 | Buffalo Bills | 2-3-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 53.8 | 17.1 | 70.9 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 31 | 30 | -1 | 31 | Tennessee Titans | 1-4-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 49.8 | 19.4 | 69.2 | 28 | 30 |
| 18 | 32 | 31 | -1 | 32 | Oakland Raiders | 1-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 47.7 | 20.3 | 68.1 | 29 | 29 |