2009 NFL Team Rankings: Week 15 (Dec 17-21)
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: 3 . 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 | Chron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Orleans Saints | 13-1-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 67.7 | 32.3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | New England Patriots | 9-5-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 60.0 | 38.3 | 98.3 | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | -1 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts | 14-0-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 63.1 | 34.4 | 97.4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Baltimore Ravens | 8-6-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 56.4 | 38.1 | 94.5 | 11 | 12 |
| 4 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 5 | San Diego Chargers | 11-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 60.9 | 33.5 | 94.4 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-4-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 60.1 | 33.1 | 93.2 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 7 | NY Giants | 8-6-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 60.8 | 31.7 | 92.5 | 12 | 9 |
| 4 | 15 | 7 | -1 | 8 | NY Jets | 7-7-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 53.3 | 39.2 | 92.5 | 19 | 18 |
| 8 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys | 9-5-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 54.0 | 38.4 | 92.4 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | 14 | 4 | -6 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings | 10-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 59.4 | 32.5 | 92.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | 8 | -3 | 11 | Green Bay Packers | 9-5-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 60.7 | 30.3 | 91.0 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | 27 | 9 | -3 | 12 | Tennessee Titans | 7-7-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 57.3 | 33.6 | 90.9 | 14 | 15 |
| 11 | 25 | 11 | -2 | 13 | Houston Texans | 7-7-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 56.0 | 33.5 | 89.5 | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons | 7-7-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.5 | 33.8 | 89.2 | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | 9-5-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 52.4 | 36.7 | 89.1 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | 19 | 15 | -1 | 16 | Arizona Cardinals | 9-5-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 55.9 | 32.1 | 88.0 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | 20 | 16 | -1 | 17 | Denver Broncos | 8-6-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 51.8 | 36.0 | 87.8 | 13 | 13 |
| 6 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-7-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 54.0 | 33.5 | 87.5 | 15 | 14 |
| 19 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 19 | Carolina Panthers | 6-8-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 51.0 | 35.6 | 86.7 | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | 20 | 17 | -3 | 20 | San Francisco 49ers | 6-8-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 51.7 | 34.9 | 86.6 | 22 | 22 |
| 8 | 27 | 20 | -1 | 21 | Miami Dolphins | 7-7-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 55.0 | 31.5 | 86.5 | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 22 | Buffalo Bills | 5-9-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 48.6 | 35.0 | 83.6 | 26 | 26 |
| 23 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 23 | Washington Redskins | 4-10-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 49.3 | 33.1 | 82.3 | 27 | 27 |
| 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | Chicago Bears | 5-9-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 50.4 | 30.5 | 80.9 | 25 | 24 |
| 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7-7-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 49.4 | 29.7 | 79.1 | 18 | 19 |
| 26 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-12-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 48.7 | 30.1 | 78.8 | 30 | 30 |
| 12 | 27 | 25 | -2 | 27 | Seattle Seahawks | 5-9-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 50.8 | 28.0 | 78.8 | 24 | 25 |
| 25 | 28 | 27 | -1 | 28 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3-11-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 52.1 | 25.5 | 77.6 | 29 | 29 |
| 24 | 31 | 28 | -1 | 29 | Cleveland Browns | 3-11-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 47.0 | 30.2 | 77.2 | 28 | 28 |
| 23 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 30 | Oakland Raiders | 5-9-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 46.7 | 30.2 | 76.8 | 23 | 23 |
| 29 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 31 | St. Louis Rams | 1-12-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 43.7 | 29.8 | 73.5 | 32 | 32 |
| 19 | 32 | 31 | -1 | 32 | Detroit Lions | 2-12-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 50.6 | 22.8 | 73.4 | 31 | 31 |