2014 NFL Team Rankings: Week 8 (Oct 23-27)
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 | Wk5 | Wk6 | Wk7 | +/- | Rank | Team | W-L-T | Div | Conf | Off | Def | Strength | ESPN | FOX | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denver Broncos | 6-1-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 65.4 | 34.6 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 4-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 55.6 | 38.5 | 94.1 | 15 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts | 5-3-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 61.9 | 29.8 | 91.7 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | San Diego Chargers | 5-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 57.5 | 33.3 | 90.8 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Baltimore Ravens | 5-3-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 54.4 | 35.9 | 90.3 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | New England Patriots | 6-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 61.2 | 28.1 | 89.3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals | 6-1-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 54.4 | 34.6 | 89.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5-2-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 57.5 | 31.4 | 88.9 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys | 6-2-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 55.0 | 31.7 | 86.7 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers | 4-3-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 53.8 | 31.8 | 85.6 | 11 | 14 | 7 |
| 11 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 11 | Miami Dolphins | 4-3-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 54.3 | 31.2 | 85.5 | 18 | 12 | 17 |
| 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 12 | Seattle Seahawks | 4-3-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 51.7 | 33.6 | 85.3 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| 13 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 13 | Houston Texans | 4-4-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 52.5 | 31.7 | 84.2 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| 7 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 7 | -7 | 14 | Green Bay Packers | 5-3-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 57.1 | 26.5 | 83.6 | 7 | 15 | 11 |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 15 | Buffalo Bills | 5-3-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 53.3 | 30.1 | 83.5 | 16 | 13 | 16 |
| 5 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-3-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 56.1 | 27.1 | 83.2 | 14 | 17 | 14 |
| 10 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 17 | Detroit Lions | 6-2-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 46.8 | 35.8 | 82.6 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | 27 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 18 | New Orleans Saints | 3-4-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 57.9 | 24.2 | 82.1 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 19 | Cincinnati Bengals | 4-2-1 | AFC_North | AFC | 52.0 | 29.8 | 81.8 | 12 | 16 | 13 |
| 4 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 20 | Cleveland Browns | 4-3-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 51.0 | 30.3 | 81.4 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| 7 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 16 | -5 | 21 | NY Giants | 3-4-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 52.1 | 29.2 | 81.3 | 22 | 19 | 23 |
| 19 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 20 | -2 | 22 | Washington Redskins | 3-5-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 52.1 | 27.4 | 79.4 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| 12 | 28 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 23 | Carolina Panthers | 3-4-1 | NFC_South | NFC | 50.0 | 25.6 | 75.6 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
| 16 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 24 | Tennessee Titans | 2-6-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 47.8 | 27.3 | 75.1 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| 11 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | -6 | 25 | Chicago Bears | 3-5-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 49.8 | 25.1 | 74.9 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
| 24 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 26 | Oakland Raiders | 0-7-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 46.5 | 28.3 | 74.7 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 3 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 27 | Atlanta Falcons | 2-6-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 52.0 | 22.7 | 74.7 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| 21 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 28 | Minnesota Vikings | 3-5-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 43.1 | 31.3 | 74.4 | 25 | 23 | 26 |
| 21 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | -8 | 29 | NY Jets | 1-7-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 48.6 | 25.7 | 74.3 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| 23 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 23 | -7 | 30 | St. Louis Rams | 2-5-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 51.4 | 22.4 | 73.9 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | -1 | 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-7-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 44.7 | 29.1 | 73.8 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-6-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 46.8 | 19.8 | 66.6 | 29 | 30 | 30 |