2012 NFL Team Rankings: Week 17 (Dec 30)
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. .
Computed Ranks for Week: 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 21
Predictions vs Results for Week: 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 21
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 11-5-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 60.7 | 39.3 | 100.0 | 5 | 9 |
| 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | New England Patriots | 12-4-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 65.9 | 32.7 | 98.6 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Denver Broncos | 13-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 60.8 | 34.4 | 95.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 16 | 3 | -1 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 11-4-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 57.5 | 36.9 | 94.4 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | NY Giants | 9-7-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 59.6 | 33.1 | 92.8 | 14 | 18 |
| 2 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons | 13-3-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.2 | 37.0 | 92.2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 13 | 6 | -1 | 7 | Chicago Bears | 10-6-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 55.7 | 35.9 | 91.5 | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 8 | Green Bay Packers | 11-5-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 58.7 | 32.3 | 91.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-6-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 55.0 | 34.5 | 89.5 | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings | 10-6-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 56.4 | 32.7 | 89.1 | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 11 | Washington Redskins | 10-6-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 57.7 | 29.0 | 86.7 | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 12 | 9 | -3 | 12 | Houston Texans | 12-4-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 54.8 | 31.8 | 86.6 | 9 | 10 |
| 13 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 13 | New Orleans Saints | 7-9-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 59.3 | 26.1 | 85.5 | 19 | 19 |
| 4 | 18 | 11 | -3 | 14 | Baltimore Ravens | 10-6-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 55.0 | 30.4 | 85.4 | 10 | 6 |
| 14 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Carolina Panthers | 7-9-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 52.9 | 32.3 | 85.2 | 18 | 15 |
| 12 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys | 8-8-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 53.8 | 30.2 | 84.0 | 15 | 14 |
| 10 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-9-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.2 | 28.7 | 83.9 | 21 | 20 |
| 8 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-8-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 51.8 | 32.0 | 83.8 | 17 | 17 |
| 6 | 24 | 17 | -2 | 19 | Miami Dolphins | 7-9-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 48.8 | 33.8 | 82.6 | 20 | 24 |
| 10 | 28 | 19 | -1 | 20 | St. Louis Rams | 7-8-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 50.3 | 31.7 | 82.0 | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 21 | Detroit Lions | 4-12-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 57.3 | 24.5 | 81.8 | 28 | 26 |
| 12 | 23 | 21 | -1 | 22 | San Diego Chargers | 7-9-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 50.6 | 31.0 | 81.6 | 22 | 21 |
| 2 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 23 | Arizona Cardinals | 5-11-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 49.7 | 31.7 | 81.3 | 27 | 25 |
| 14 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 24 | Indianapolis Colts | 11-5-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 53.2 | 27.8 | 80.9 | 7 | 11 |
| 21 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 25 | Buffalo Bills | 6-10-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 51.6 | 27.3 | 78.9 | 23 | 23 |
| 21 | 28 | 24 | -2 | 26 | Cleveland Browns | 5-11-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 48.2 | 30.3 | 78.5 | 24 | 22 |
| 27 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 27 | Tennessee Titans | 6-10-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 52.4 | 23.5 | 75.9 | 26 | 27 |
| 14 | 29 | 26 | -2 | 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-12-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 48.6 | 27.1 | 75.7 | 29 | 28 |
| 11 | 29 | 27 | -2 | 29 | NY Jets | 6-10-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 45.3 | 30.4 | 75.6 | 25 | 30 |
| 18 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 30 | Oakland Raiders | 4-12-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 49.7 | 24.1 | 73.9 | 30 | 29 |
| 15 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-14-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 45.6 | 24.9 | 70.5 | 31 | 31 |
| 27 | 32 | 31 | -1 | 32 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2-14-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 43.2 | 27.2 | 70.4 | 32 | 32 |