Seventeen weeks into the season, the Houston Texans (9-7) have an ESPN Football Power Index rating (FPI) of -0.1, which ranks 16th in the NFL.
The Tennessee Titans (3-13), who will host the Texans in Week 18, are ranked 24th with a -2.7FPI 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 18 of the 2024 NFL season.
- Detroit Lions (14-2): 8.4
- Baltimore Ravens (11-5): 8.0
- Green Bay Packers (11-5): 6.9
- Buffalo Bills (13-3): 6.7
- Philadelphia Eagles (13-3): 5.4
- Minnesota Vikings (14-2): 3.5
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7): 3.3
- San Francisco 49ers (6-10): 2.7
- Washington Commanders (11-5): 1.3
- Los Angeles Chargers (10-6): 1.1
- Los Angeles Rams (10-6): 0.8
- Miami Dolphins (8-8): 0.8
- Cincinnati Bengals (8-8): 0.6
- Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6): 0.6
- Arizona Cardinals (7-9): -0.0
- Houston Texans (9-7): -0.1
- Seattle Seahawks (9-7): -0.9
- New York Jets (4-12): -1.1
- Denver Broncos (9-7): -1.1
- Atlanta Falcons (8-8): -1.1
- Kansas City Chiefs (15-1): -1.2
- Las Vegas Raiders (4-12): -1.5
- Chicago Bears (4-12): -2.3
- Tennessee Titans (3-13): -2.7
- Indianapolis Colts (7-9): -3.4
- Jacksonville Jaguars (4-12): -5.5
- New England Patriots (3-13): -5.5
- Dallas Cowboys (7-9): -5.7
- New Orleans Saints (5-11): -7.7
- New York Giants (3-13): -7.7
- Cleveland Browns (3-13): -9.6
- Carolina Panthers (4-12): -9.8
The Texans will aim to improve their rating when they travel to Nashville to take on the Titans in the regular-season finale this Sunday. Houston’s current ranking is down four spots since last week.