2014 NFL Team Rankings: Week 17 (Dec 28)
Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores. Compare with the ESPN Power Rankings and the Fox Sports NFL Power Rankings and the USA Today NFL Power Rankings. .
Computed Ranks for Week: 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . Wildcard . Divisional . Conference . Superbowl
Predictions vs Results for Week: 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . Wildcard . Divisional . Conference . Superbowl
(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 |
| High | Low | Wk3 | Wk4 | Wk5 | Wk6 | Wk7 | Wk8 | Wk9 | Wk10 | Wk11 | Wk12 | Wk13 | Wk14 | Wk15 | Wk16 | +/- | Rank | Team | W-L-T | Div | Conf | Off | Def | Strength | ESPN | USA |
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| 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 12-4-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 57.8 | 42.2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | New England Patriots | 12-4-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 61.6 | 37.7 | 99.3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Green Bay Packers | 12-4-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 63.7 | 33.9 | 97.6 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Denver Broncos | 12-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 64.3 | 32.9 | 97.2 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys | 12-4-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 62.8 | 33.4 | 96.3 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Buffalo Bills | 9-7-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 54.8 | 39.6 | 94.4 | 17 | 23 |
| 2 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 54.1 | 39.1 | 93.2 | 13 | 17 |
| 5 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 60.9 | 32.0 | 93.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 61.9 | 30.2 | 92.1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 | Baltimore Ravens | 10-6-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 56.5 | 34.7 | 91.2 | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 11 | Houston Texans | 9-7-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 55.2 | 35.3 | 90.5 | 14 | 15 |
| 2 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 12 | Indianapolis Colts | 11-5-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 58.6 | 31.8 | 90.4 | 8 | 7 |
| 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 12 | -1 | 13 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-5-1 | AFC_North | AFC | 55.6 | 34.2 | 89.7 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 14 | St. Louis Rams | 6-10-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 54.2 | 35.3 | 89.5 | 22 | 19 |
| 9 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 15 | Detroit Lions | 11-5-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 52.8 | 36.7 | 89.5 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 16 | Arizona Cardinals | 11-5-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 52.2 | 36.6 | 88.9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 29 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 17 | Carolina Panthers | 7-8-1 | NFC_South | NFC | 54.0 | 34.2 | 88.2 | 15 | 12 |
| 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 18 | Miami Dolphins | 8-8-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 58.3 | 29.7 | 88.0 | 19 | 18 |
| 7 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 19 | NY Giants | 6-10-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 57.4 | 30.4 | 87.9 | 24 | 20 |
| 3 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 20 | San Diego Chargers | 9-7-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 55.0 | 32.8 | 87.7 | 16 | 14 |
| 17 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 21 | Minnesota Vikings | 7-9-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 53.6 | 33.7 | 87.3 | 20 | 24 |
| 10 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 22 | San Francisco 49ers | 8-8-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 52.3 | 34.0 | 86.3 | 18 | 16 |
| 21 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 23 | NY Jets | 4-12-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 52.2 | 32.7 | 84.9 | 27 | 29 |
| 3 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | -4 | 24 | Atlanta Falcons | 6-10-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.4 | 29.1 | 84.5 | 25 | 21 |
| 7 | 27 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 25 | New Orleans Saints | 7-9-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 56.3 | 28.0 | 84.3 | 21 | 22 |
| 4 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 25 | -1 | 26 | Cleveland Browns | 7-9-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 49.1 | 33.8 | 82.9 | 23 | 26 |
| 11 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 27 | Chicago Bears | 5-11-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 51.8 | 28.7 | 80.5 | 26 | 25 |
| 27 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 28 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-14-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 48.3 | 31.7 | 80.0 | 31 | 30 |
| 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-13-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 48.1 | 31.6 | 79.7 | 30 | 31 |
| 23 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | -3 | 30 | Oakland Raiders | 3-13-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 52.0 | 26.6 | 78.6 | 29 | 28 |
| 19 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | -1 | 31 | Washington Redskins | 4-12-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 50.3 | 27.9 | 78.2 | 28 | 27 |
| 16 | 32 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | Tennessee Titans | 2-14-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 47.3 | 27.4 | 74.7 | 32 | 32 |