2012 NFL Team Rankings: Week 3 (Sept 20-24)
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Houston Texans | 3-0-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 62.9 | 37.1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons | 3-0-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 62.2 | 31.0 | 93.1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Denver Broncos | 1-2-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 59.3 | 32.8 | 92.1 | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-0-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 55.4 | 35.0 | 90.4 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks | 2-1-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 52.5 | 35.4 | 87.9 | 10 | 13 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Miami Dolphins | 1-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 47.9 | 36.9 | 84.7 | 29 | 31 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | New England Patriots | 1-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 49.8 | 34.2 | 84.0 | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1-2-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 50.4 | 32.7 | 83.1 | 16 | 15 |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Baltimore Ravens | 2-1-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 59.0 | 24.1 | 83.1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | Green Bay Packers | 1-2-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 49.8 | 32.4 | 82.2 | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | NY Jets | 2-1-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 56.9 | 24.8 | 81.7 | 17 | 19 |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | San Diego Chargers | 2-1-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 39.7 | 40.0 | 79.7 | 13 | 16 |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | Chicago Bears | 2-1-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 50.2 | 29.2 | 79.3 | 11 | 9 |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings | 2-1-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 50.0 | 28.6 | 78.6 | 21 | 18 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-2-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 46.3 | 30.9 | 77.2 | 30 | 29 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers | 2-1-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 48.6 | 27.8 | 76.4 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | NY Giants | 2-1-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 56.6 | 17.1 | 73.7 | 6 | 5 |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | Oakland Raiders | 1-2-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 56.8 | 16.7 | 73.5 | 27 | 26 |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | Dallas Cowboys | 2-1-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 40.0 | 33.1 | 73.1 | 12 | 8 |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2-1-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 42.6 | 29.7 | 72.4 | 9 | 11 |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | Buffalo Bills | 2-1-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 51.1 | 20.2 | 71.3 | 19 | 14 |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | Indianapolis Colts | 1-2-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 49.9 | 21.1 | 71.0 | 31 | 30 |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-2-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 44.1 | 20.6 | 64.7 | 20 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | Detroit Lions | 1-2-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 48.7 | 14.8 | 63.5 | 18 | 20 |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | Cleveland Browns | 0-3-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 40.7 | 21.8 | 62.6 | 32 | 32 |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | 2-1-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 46.8 | 15.2 | 62.0 | 15 | 10 |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1-2-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 41.9 | 19.7 | 61.6 | 26 | 21 |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | St. Louis Rams | 1-2-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 37.8 | 23.0 | 60.8 | 25 | 25 |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | Tennessee Titans | 1-2-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 52.0 | 8.4 | 60.4 | 24 | 24 |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | Washington Redskins | 1-2-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 47.9 | 9.5 | 57.4 | 22 | 22 |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | Carolina Panthers | 1-2-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 32.1 | 22.1 | 54.3 | 23 | 27 |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | New Orleans Saints | 0-3-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 44.8 | 6.7 | 51.4 | 28 | 28 |