2014 NFL Team Rankings: Week 5 (Oct 2-6)
Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores. Compare with the ESPN Power Rankings and the Fox Sports NFL Power Rankings and the USA Today NFL Power 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 | Wk3 | Wk4 | +/- | Rank | Team | W-L-T | Div | Conf | Off | Def | Strength | ESPN | FOX | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Denver Broncos | 3-1-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 64.1 | 35.9 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks | 3-1-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 59.3 | 36.8 | 96.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | San Diego Chargers | 4-1-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 57.2 | 38.7 | 95.9 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | -2 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-1-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 56.5 | 34.8 | 91.3 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| 5 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts | 3-2-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 60.1 | 30.9 | 91.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 54.6 | 34.3 | 88.9 | 19 | 16 | 21 |
| 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 7 | NY Giants | 3-2-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 57.2 | 31.4 | 88.6 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| 8 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 8 | Green Bay Packers | 3-2-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 57.5 | 29.6 | 87.2 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 9 | Baltimore Ravens | 3-2-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 50.0 | 36.8 | 86.8 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers | 3-2-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 51.2 | 34.2 | 85.4 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 11 | Buffalo Bills | 3-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 51.0 | 34.4 | 85.4 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | -2 | 12 | Detroit Lions | 3-2-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 48.4 | 36.2 | 84.7 | 14 | 10 | 14 |
| 13 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 13 | Houston Texans | 3-2-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 50.0 | 33.4 | 83.4 | 17 | 19 | 15 |
| 12 | 17 | 17 | 12 | -2 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys | 4-1-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 54.6 | 28.4 | 83.0 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | -14 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-1-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 51.5 | 31.0 | 82.5 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 16 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 16 | New England Patriots | 3-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 54.2 | 27.8 | 82.1 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| 17 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 17 | Philadelphia Eagles | 4-1-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 57.7 | 23.5 | 81.2 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 18 | Miami Dolphins | 2-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 54.7 | 25.6 | 80.3 | 24 | 17 | 20 |
| 19 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 19 | Washington Redskins | 1-4-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 51.9 | 25.8 | 77.7 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
| 3 | 20 | 3 | 13 | -7 | 20 | Atlanta Falcons | 2-3-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.8 | 20.8 | 76.5 | 21 | 25 | 23 |
| 11 | 21 | 11 | 20 | -1 | 21 | Chicago Bears | 2-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 52.1 | 24.3 | 76.4 | 22 | 24 | 19 |
| 4 | 22 | 4 | 14 | -8 | 22 | Cleveland Browns | 2-2-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 53.8 | 21.9 | 75.7 | 23 | 20 | 24 |
| 5 | 23 | 5 | 21 | -2 | 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-2-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 46.4 | 26.6 | 73.1 | 16 | 23 | 16 |
| 12 | 26 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 24 | Carolina Panthers | 3-2-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 49.5 | 23.6 | 73.1 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | 25 | 16 | 23 | -2 | 25 | Tennessee Titans | 1-4-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 46.7 | 26.2 | 72.9 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 26 | NY Jets | 1-4-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 46.4 | 25.7 | 72.1 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| 7 | 27 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 27 | New Orleans Saints | 2-3-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 49.4 | 21.9 | 71.3 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 22 | -6 | 28 | Minnesota Vikings | 2-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 44.4 | 26.5 | 70.8 | 25 | 21 | 25 |
| 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 29 | St. Louis Rams | 1-3-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 46.2 | 21.0 | 67.2 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 30 | Oakland Raiders | 0-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 40.7 | 25.4 | 66.1 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-5-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 42.6 | 21.4 | 64.0 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 30 | -2 | 32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-4-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 44.4 | 17.5 | 61.9 | 27 | 27 | 28 |