2014 NFL Team Rankings: Week 9 (Oct 30-Nov 3)
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 | +/- | Rank | Team | W-L-T | Div | Conf | Off | Def | Strength | ESPN | FOX | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | New England Patriots | 7-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 66.0 | 34.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | Miami Dolphins | 5-3-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 59.3 | 39.0 | 98.3 | 13 | 8 | 12 |
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | Denver Broncos | 6-2-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 65.1 | 33.2 | 98.3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 58.1 | 39.7 | 97.7 | 12 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts | 6-3-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 64.5 | 32.7 | 97.2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6-2-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 61.0 | 33.2 | 94.2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals | 7-1-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 56.4 | 37.1 | 93.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 8 | Baltimore Ravens | 5-4-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 56.7 | 35.6 | 92.4 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
| 5 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-3-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 62.2 | 30.0 | 92.2 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
| 7 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 10 | Green Bay Packers | 5-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 61.1 | 29.7 | 90.9 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 11 | Buffalo Bills | 5-3-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 56.8 | 33.5 | 90.3 | 18 | 11 | 18 |
| 7 | 27 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 12 | New Orleans Saints | 4-4-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 60.5 | 29.7 | 90.2 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| 8 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys | 6-3-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 56.8 | 32.8 | 89.6 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -10 | 14 | San Diego Chargers | 5-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 55.5 | 33.7 | 89.2 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
| 10 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 15 | Detroit Lions | 6-2-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 50.4 | 38.7 | 89.1 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | -3 | 16 | Houston Texans | 4-5-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 54.6 | 34.1 | 88.7 | 20 | 23 | 19 |
| 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 17 | Seattle Seahawks | 5-3-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 55.0 | 33.2 | 88.2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 18 | Cincinnati Bengals | 5-2-1 | AFC_North | AFC | 56.2 | 31.0 | 87.2 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| 10 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | -9 | 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 4-4-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 52.3 | 34.8 | 87.1 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
| 4 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 20 | Cleveland Browns | 5-3-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 51.8 | 34.2 | 86.1 | 19 | 17 | 20 |
| 7 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 21 | NY Giants | 3-5-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 54.7 | 30.3 | 85.0 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
| 19 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 22 | Washington Redskins | 3-6-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 54.6 | 28.3 | 82.8 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| 21 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 23 | Minnesota Vikings | 4-5-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 48.9 | 33.5 | 82.4 | 23 | 20 | 22 |
| 11 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 24 | Chicago Bears | 3-5-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 54.5 | 27.8 | 82.3 | 21 | 25 | 25 |
| 24 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 | Oakland Raiders | 0-8-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 51.4 | 29.2 | 80.6 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 3 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 26 | Atlanta Falcons | 2-6-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 54.3 | 26.3 | 80.6 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
| 23 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 27 | St. Louis Rams | 3-5-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 52.2 | 28.0 | 80.2 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
| 21 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 28 | NY Jets | 1-8-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 50.8 | 29.3 | 80.1 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 12 | 29 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 23 | -6 | 29 | Carolina Panthers | 3-5-1 | NFC_South | NFC | 49.9 | 30.0 | 79.9 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
| 16 | 30 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | -6 | 30 | Tennessee Titans | 2-6-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 49.7 | 29.9 | 79.5 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-8-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 49.0 | 30.3 | 79.3 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-7-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 50.2 | 24.2 | 74.4 | 29 | 27 | 29 |