Six games into the season, the Denver Broncos (3-3) have a -3.8 Football Power Index (FPI) rating from ESPN, which ranks 25th in the NFL.
The New Orleans Saints (2-4), who will host the Broncos on Thursday Night Football this week, are ranked 29th with a -5.2 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 7 of the 2024 NFL season.
- Detroit Lions (4-1): 6.8
- Baltimore Ravens (4-2): 6.0
- Kansas City Chiefs (5-0): 5.8
- San Francisco 49ers (3-3): 4.8
- Buffalo Bills (4-2): 4.6
- Green Bay Packers (4-2): 4.4
- Philadelphia Eagles (3-2): 2.5
- Minnesota Vikings (5-0): 2.4
- Houston Texans (5-1): 2.1
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2): 1.8
- New York Jets (2-4): 1.6
- Washington Commanders (4-2): 1.3
- Chicago Bears (4-2): 1.3
- Cincinnati Bengals (2-4): 1.2
- Atlanta Falcons (4-2): 0.9
- Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2): 0.6
- Indianapolis Colts (3-3): 0.2
- Los Angeles Rams (1-4): -0.1
- Arizona Cardinals (2-4): -0.6
- Los Angeles Chargers (3-2): -0.6
- Dallas Cowboys (3-3): -1.1
- Seattle Seahawks (3-3): -1.4
- Tennessee Titans (1-4): -3.0
- Jacksonville Jaguars (1-5): -3.0
- Denver Broncos (3-3): -3.8
- New York Giants (2-4): -3.8
- Cleveland Browns (1-5): -4.2
- Las Vegas Raiders (2-4): -4.3
- New Orleans Saints (2-4): -5.2
- Carolina Panthers (1-5): -6.9
- Miami Dolphins (2-3): -8.0
- New England Patriots (1-5): -9.8
The Broncos will aim to improve their rating when they take on the Saints in Week 7. Denver is currently three spots up from its ranking last week.
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