2012 NFL Team Rankings: Week 8 (Oct 25-29)
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 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 6-2-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 56.0 | 43.9 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | NY Giants | 6-2-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 65.6 | 34.4 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Houston Texans | 6-1-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 63.1 | 36.8 | 99.8 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | New England Patriots | 5-3-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 64.8 | 33.3 | 98.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 13 | 1 | -4 | 5 | Chicago Bears | 6-1-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 58.3 | 39.6 | 97.8 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | Denver Broncos | 4-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 61.2 | 36.4 | 97.6 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons | 7-0-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 60.3 | 35.0 | 95.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | -3 | 8 | Green Bay Packers | 5-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 60.6 | 33.8 | 94.4 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks | 4-4-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 52.3 | 39.4 | 91.7 | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-4-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 57.0 | 34.3 | 91.3 | 21 | 16 |
| 6 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 11 | Miami Dolphins | 4-3-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 53.8 | 37.4 | 91.2 | 12 | 14 |
| 4 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 12 | Baltimore Ravens | 5-2-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 56.9 | 31.7 | 88.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | -3 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings | 5-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 55.2 | 33.0 | 88.1 | 11 | 11 |
| 8 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-3-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 53.7 | 34.3 | 88.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | 15 | 13 | -2 | 15 | Arizona Cardinals | 4-4-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 50.3 | 37.5 | 87.9 | 16 | 20 |
| 12 | 30 | 12 | -4 | 16 | Washington Redskins | 3-5-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 58.6 | 28.9 | 87.5 | 19 | 17 |
| 13 | 19 | 14 | -3 | 17 | Dallas Cowboys | 3-4-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 54.4 | 32.9 | 87.4 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 18 | Detroit Lions | 3-4-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 58.5 | 28.9 | 87.4 | 17 | 12 |
| 18 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 19 | Carolina Panthers | 1-6-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 52.6 | 34.4 | 87.0 | 30 | 30 |
| 10 | 28 | 11 | -9 | 20 | St. Louis Rams | 3-5-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 52.0 | 33.9 | 85.9 | 23 | 27 |
| 11 | 26 | 17 | -4 | 21 | NY Jets | 3-5-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 54.4 | 31.5 | 85.9 | 25 | 22 |
| 12 | 22 | 21 | -1 | 22 | San Diego Chargers | 3-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 51.8 | 33.8 | 85.6 | 20 | 26 |
| 14 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-4-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 50.8 | 34.1 | 84.9 | 18 | 21 |
| 20 | 32 | 20 | -4 | 24 | New Orleans Saints | 2-5-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 59.8 | 24.6 | 84.4 | 26 | 19 |
| 24 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 25 | Cleveland Browns | 2-6-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 48.2 | 33.9 | 82.0 | 29 | 24 |
| 16 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-4-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 54.7 | 26.3 | 81.0 | 22 | 18 |
| 14 | 27 | 25 | -2 | 27 | Indianapolis Colts | 4-3-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 51.8 | 29.1 | 80.9 | 15 | 23 |
| 18 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 28 | Oakland Raiders | 3-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 53.2 | 26.8 | 80.0 | 24 | 25 |
| 21 | 30 | 28 | -1 | 29 | Buffalo Bills | 3-4-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 57.5 | 20.7 | 78.2 | 28 | 28 |
| 15 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 30 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-6-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 46.9 | 29.8 | 76.7 | 31 | 31 |
| 29 | 32 | 30 | -1 | 31 | Tennessee Titans | 3-5-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 51.5 | 24.9 | 76.4 | 27 | 29 |
| 27 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-6-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 46.7 | 26.8 | 73.5 | 32 | 32 |