Twelve games into the season, the Denver Broncos (7-5) have a -1.1 Football Power Index (FPI) rating from ESPN, which ranks 23rd in the NFL.
The Cleveland Browns (3-8), who will visit Denver for a Monday Night Football showdown in Week 13, are ranked 21st with a -0.9 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 13 of the 2024 NFL season.
- Detroit Lions (10-1): 9.0
- Baltimore Ravens (8-4): 6.6
- Buffalo Bills (9-2): 6.1
- Green Bay Packers (8-3): 5.7
- Philadelphia Eagles (9-2): 4.8
- Kansas City Chiefs (910-1): 4.6
- San Francisco 49ers (5-6): 3.0
- Minnesota Vikings (9-2): 2.8
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6): 2.2
- Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3): 1.5
- Houston Texans (7-5): 1.2
- Arizona Cardinals (6-5): 0.9
- Washington Commanders (7-5): 0.5
- Los Angeles Chargers (7-3): 1.1
- Cincinnati Bengals (4-7): 0.4
- Miami Dolphins (5-6): 0.0
- Los Angeles Rams (5-6): -0.2
- New York Jets (3-8): -0.3
- Atlanta Falcons (6-5): -0.4
- New Orleans Saints (4-7): -0.6
- Cleveland Browns (3-8): -0.9
- Seattle Seahawks (6-5): -1.0
- Denver Broncos (7-5): -1.1
- Chicago Bears (4-7): -1.3
- Indianapolis Colts (5-7): -2.5
- Tennesee Titans (3-8): -4.9
- Las Vegas Raiders (2-9): -5.0
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9): -5.9
- Carolina Panthers (3-8): -6.6
- New England Patriots (3-9): -7.7
- Dallas Cowboys (4-7): -8.2
- New York Giants (2-9): -8.5
The Broncos will aim to improve their rating when they take on the Browns in Week 13. Denver’s ranking is unchanged from last week.
