Nine games into the season, the Denver Broncos (5-4) have a -3.4 Football Power Index (FPI) rating from ESPN, which ranks 27th in the NFL.
The Kansas City Chiefs (8-0), who will host Denver in Week 10, are ranked third with a 6.0 FPI rating.
FPI is “a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season,” according to ESPN.com. “FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule.”
So with that background in mind, here’s a look at how the league’s 32 teams stack up based on FPI going into Week 10 of the 2024 NFL season.
- Detroit Lions (7-1): 7.8
- Baltimore Ravens (6-3): 7.2
- Kansas City Chiefs (8-0): 6.0
- Buffalo Bills (7-2): 6.0
- Green Bay Packers (6-3): 4.3
- San Francisco 49ers (4-4): 3.9
- Philadelphia Eagles (6-2): 3.7
- Minnesota Vikings (6-2): 2.5
- Washington Commanders (7-2): 2.3
- Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2): 1.8
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5): 1.7
- Houston Texans (6-3): 1.2
- New York Jets (3-6): 1.1
- Atlanta Falcons (6-3): 0.7
- Cincinnati Bengals (4-5): 0.4
- Los Angeles Chargers (5-3): 0.2
- Arizona Cardinals (5-4): 0.1
- Los Angeles Rams (4-4): -0.0
- Chicago Bears (4-4): -0.1
- Cleveland Browns (2-7): -0.3
- Indianapolis Colts (4-5): -1.0
- Miami Dolphins (2-6): -1.0
- Dallas Cowboys (3-5): -1.0
- New Orleans Saints (2-7): -1.1
- Seattle Seahawks (4-5): -1.6
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-7): -2.0
- Denver Broncos (5-4): -3.4
- New York Giants (2-7): -4.3
- Las Vegas Raiders (2-7): -4.9
- Tennesee Titans (2-6): -5.2
- Carolina Panthers (2-7): -7.8
- New England Patriots (2-7): -8.1
The Broncos will aim to improve their rating when they take on the Chiefs in Week 10. Denver’s ranking is unchanged from last week.
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