NOTES: New England and Kansas City have separated themselves from the field. Conveniently, they play each other this week! A collection of bad teams is piling up at the bottom of the rankings.
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NFL Artificial Intelligence Power Rankings as of 09/28/20:
NOTE: Numbers in this table are neural network projections of performance versus an average NFL team. They are forward looking and not simple statistical averages. Last updated 09/28/20.
| TEAM | SCORING POWER | DEFENSIVE POWER | HOME ADVANTAGE | VISITING ADVANTAGE | TOTAL STRENGTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEP | 29.8 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 19.6 |
| KAN | 32.5 | 20.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| BAL | 27.6 | 17.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 14.8 |
| NOS | 32.1 | 24.4 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 11.6 |
| SEA | 26.7 | 21.2 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 8.3 |
| DAL | 25.0 | 20.1 | 2.6 | -0.1 | 7.4 |
| LAR | 26.2 | 21.5 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
| PIT | 24.2 | 20.1 | 4.2 | -2.1 | 6.2 |
| MIN | 22.8 | 19.2 | 3.2 | -1.4 | 5.3 |
| GRE | 26.7 | 23.8 | 4.6 | -3.1 | 4.4 |
| PHI | 24.9 | 22.1 | 3.6 | -2.2 | 4.2 |
| ATL | 27.4 | 25.3 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 3.2 |
| LAC | 22.8 | 21.2 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| TEN | 22.3 | 21.6 | 1.6 | -1.2 | 1.1 |
| SFF | 23.8 | 23.1 | 2.9 | -2.5 | 1.0 |
| IND | 23.6 | 23.3 | 3.2 | -3.0 | 0.5 |
| CHI | 18.4 | 19.2 | 1.9 | -2.2 | -1.1 |
| BUF | 19.3 | 20.1 | 1.8 | -2.2 | -1.1 |
| HOU | 21.5 | 23.0 | 2.3 | -3.0 | -2.2 |
| TAM | 24.8 | 26.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -2.8 |
| DEN | 17.8 | 19.9 | 2.4 | -3.4 | -3.1 |
| CAR | 23.2 | 26.0 | 2.3 | -3.7 | -4.2 |
| DET | 20.9 | 24.9 | 0.9 | -2.9 | -6.1 |
| ARI | 20.1 | 25.1 | 0.4 | -2.9 | -7.5 |
| JAC | 18.0 | 23.4 | 1.8 | -4.6 | -8.2 |
| CIN | 18.6 | 24.6 | -0.1 | -2.9 | -8.9 |
| LVR | 20.4 | 27.2 | 1.1 | -4.5 | -10.2 |
| NYG | 19.5 | 26.8 | -1.2 | -2.4 | -10.9 |
| CLE | 18.3 | 26.2 | 0.2 | -4.2 | -11.8 |
| WAS | 18.0 | 26.0 | -0.5 | -3.5 | -12.1 |
| MIA | 20.0 | 28.1 | 0.5 | -4.6 | -12.2 |
| NYJ | 16.6 | 25.2 | 1.0 | -5.3 | -12.9 |