Eleven games into the season, the Houston Texans (7-4) have a -1.9 Football Power Index (FPI) rating from ESPN, which ranks 13th among all 32 teams.
The Tennessee Titans (2-8), who play host to Houston in Week 11 on ‘Monday Night Football’, are ranked 28th with a 5.6 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 12 of the 2024 NFL season.
- Detroit Lions (9-1): 8.7
- Baltimore Ravens (7-4): 6.4
- Buffalo Bills (9-2): 6.2
- Kansas City Chiefs (9-1): 5.1
- Green Bay Packers (7-3): 5.0
- Philadelphia Eagles (8-2): 4.5
- San Francisco 49ers (5-5): 3.9
- Minnesota Vikings (8-2): 2.9
- Houston Texans (7-4): 1.9
- Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2): 1.8
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6): 1.4
- Arizona Cardinals (6-4): 1.4
- Washington Commanders (7-4): 1.3
- Los Angeles Chargers (7-3): 1.1
- Cincinnati Bengals (4-7): 0.3
- Los Angeles Rams (5-5): -0.1
- New York Jets (3-8): -0.2
- Miami Dolphins (4-6): -0.3
- Atlanta Falcons (6-5): -0.7
- New Orleans Saints (4-7): -0.7
- Cleveland Browns (2-8): -1.1
- Seattle Seahawks (5-5): -1.1
- Denver Broncos (6-5): -1.2
- Chicago Bears (4-6): -1.4
- Indianapolis Colts (5-6): -2.1
- Las Vegas Raiders (2-8): -4.9
- New England Patriots (3-8): -5.4
- Tennesee Titans (2-8): -5.6
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9): -5.9
- Carolina Panthers (3-7): -7.5
- New York Giants (2-8): -7.7
- Dallas Cowboys (3-7): -8.8
The Texans will aim to improve their rating when they take on the Titans in Week 12 in what should factor in the AFC South division race. Houston has moved up four spots since last week.