2016 NFL Team Rankings: Week 8 (Oct 27-31)
Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores. Compare with the USA Today Power Rankings and the CBS NFL Power Rankings and the AP Pro32 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 | Wk7 | +/- | Rank | Team | W-L-T | Div | Conf | Off | Def | Strength | USA | AP | CBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | New England Patriots | 7-1-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 60.5 | 39.5 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 6-1-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 59.9 | 36.5 | 96.4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 8 | 2 | -1 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-3-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 58.4 | 37.1 | 95.5 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Denver Broncos | 6-2-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 54.2 | 41.2 | 95.4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons | 5-3-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 65.4 | 27.7 | 93.1 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 1 | 31 | 3 | -3 | 6 | Buffalo Bills | 4-4-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 60.5 | 32.1 | 92.6 | 16 | 16 | 21 |
| 5 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5-2-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 53.4 | 38.9 | 92.4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-3-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 58.1 | 34.0 | 92.0 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| 6 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 9 | San Diego Chargers | 3-5-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 60.2 | 31.0 | 91.2 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
| 2 | 12 | 4 | -6 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings | 5-2-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 52.2 | 38.8 | 90.9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 | Green Bay Packers | 4-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 57.6 | 33.0 | 90.7 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | 19 | 6 | -6 | 12 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-4-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 52.7 | 37.2 | 90.0 | 25 | 18 | 16 |
| 10 | 28 | 10 | -3 | 13 | Seattle Seahawks | 4-2-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 48.2 | 40.5 | 88.6 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 14 | New Orleans Saints | 3-4-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 62.5 | 25.9 | 88.4 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
| 8 | 29 | 14 | -1 | 15 | Washington Redskins | 4-3-1 | NFC_East | NFC | 56.4 | 32.0 | 88.3 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 16 | Oakland Raiders | 6-2-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 57.6 | 30.6 | 88.2 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | 31 | 15 | -2 | 17 | Miami Dolphins | 3-4-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 54.7 | 33.3 | 88.0 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| 1 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 18 | Carolina Panthers | 2-5-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 59.5 | 28.3 | 87.8 | 24 | 23 | 28 |
| 9 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 19 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-4-1 | AFC_North | AFC | 55.0 | 32.5 | 87.5 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | 28 | 17 | -3 | 20 | NY Giants | 4-3-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 52.1 | 34.8 | 86.9 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
| 1 | 27 | 16 | -5 | 21 | Detroit Lions | 4-4-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 54.5 | 31.3 | 85.8 | 12 | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 22 | Houston Texans | 5-3-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 51.8 | 33.6 | 85.4 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 23 | Tennessee Titans | 4-4-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 54.1 | 30.8 | 84.9 | 19 | 19 | 24 |
| 3 | 28 | 21 | -3 | 24 | Indianapolis Colts | 3-5-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 59.0 | 25.1 | 84.1 | 21 | 27 | 19 |
| 8 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 25 | Chicago Bears | 2-6-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 49.2 | 33.9 | 83.1 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| 7 | 32 | 25 | -1 | 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-4-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 53.0 | 29.9 | 82.9 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
| 12 | 27 | 26 | -1 | 27 | Baltimore Ravens | 3-4-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 48.9 | 33.7 | 82.6 | 28 | 24 | 27 |
| 23 | 32 | 24 | -4 | 28 | Los Angeles Rams | 3-4-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 50.6 | 31.4 | 82.0 | 22 | 26 | 25 |
| 18 | 32 | 28 | -1 | 29 | NY Jets | 3-5-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 52.7 | 27.5 | 80.2 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
| 15 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 30 | Cleveland Browns | 0-8-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 53.2 | 25.0 | 78.3 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 15 | 31 | 30 | -1 | 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-5-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 50.9 | 26.6 | 77.5 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | San Francisco 49ers | 1-6-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 53.5 | 22.5 | 75.9 | 31 | 31 | 31 |