2008 NFL Team Rankings: Week 5 (Oct 5-6)
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 and the Houston Chronicle NFL Power Rankings .
Computed Ranks for Week: 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17
(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 | CBS | Chron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Tennessee Titans | 5-0-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 55.1 | 44.9 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 4-1-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 66.8 | 32.5 | 99.3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | NY Giants | 4-0-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 60.8 | 37.9 | 98.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Washington Redskins | 4-1-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 54.8 | 43.5 | 98.3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | Carolina Panthers | 4-1-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.0 | 42.6 | 97.6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 6 | Chicago Bears | 3-2-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 60.1 | 36.5 | 96.6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 7 | Baltimore Ravens | 2-2-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 58.1 | 38.5 | 96.5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | -5 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2-3-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 59.6 | 36.1 | 95.7 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 21 |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | -5 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-2-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 54.2 | 41.1 | 95.3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 10 | San Diego Chargers | 2-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 64.4 | 29.7 | 94.1 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 15 |
| 11 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 11 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-2-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 64.7 | 29.3 | 94.0 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 20 |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | -4 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-1-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 53.9 | 39.8 | 93.6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 13 | New Orleans Saints | 2-3-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 63.5 | 29.2 | 92.7 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 23 |
| 14 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 14 | Miami Dolphins | 2-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 49.7 | 42.4 | 92.1 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 13 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Minnesota Vikings | 2-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 56.4 | 35.0 | 91.4 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 22 |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | -2 | 16 | Denver Broncos | 4-1-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 61.6 | 29.5 | 91.1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 17 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 17 | NY Jets | 2-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 62.1 | 28.8 | 90.9 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 19 |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | -5 | 18 | Green Bay Packers | 2-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 58.3 | 30.8 | 89.1 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 19 | Cincinnati Bengals | 0-5-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 53.2 | 34.1 | 87.3 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| 20 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 20 | Atlanta Falcons | 3-2-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.8 | 31.1 | 86.9 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 17 |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | -1 | 21 | Cleveland Browns | 1-3-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 47.7 | 38.5 | 86.2 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | -5 | 22 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-3-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 54.2 | 31.9 | 86.1 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 14 |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | -5 | 23 | Indianapolis Colts | 2-2-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 51.9 | 33.8 | 85.7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| 24 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 24 | New England Patriots | 3-1-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 52.3 | 31.9 | 84.3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | 25 | 16 | -9 | 25 | Buffalo Bills | 4-1-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 51.3 | 31.3 | 82.6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | -1 | 26 | Oakland Raiders | 1-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 49.3 | 30.6 | 79.9 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | Houston Texans | 0-4-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 58.3 | 21.3 | 79.6 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | -2 | 28 | San Francisco 49ers | 2-3-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 48.8 | 30.5 | 79.4 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 |
| 29 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 29 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 46.1 | 28.6 | 74.7 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | -1 | 30 | Seattle Seahawks | 1-3-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 50.4 | 19.7 | 70.1 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | Detroit Lions | 0-4-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 48.7 | 19.0 | 67.7 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | St. Louis Rams | 0-4-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 42.0 | 18.7 | 60.7 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 |