Ten games into the season, the Houston Texans (6-4) have a -1.2 Football Power Index (FPI) rating from ESPN, which ranks 13th among all 32 teams.
The Dallas Cowboys (6-4), who play host to Houston in Week 11 on ‘Monday Night Football’, are ranked 32nd with an 8.0 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.”
With that background in mind, here’s a look at how the league’s 32 teams stack up based on FPI going into Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season.
- Detroit Lions (8-1): 7.5
- Baltimore Ravens (7-3): 7.0
- Buffalo Bills (8-2): 6.0
- Kansas City Chiefs (9-0): 5.4
- San Francisco 49ers (5-4): 4.4
- Green Bay Packers (6-3): 4.4
- Philadelphia Eagles (7-2): 4.2
- Minnesota Vikings (7-2): 2.3
- Washington Commanders (7-3): 2.0
- Pittsburgh Steelers (7-2): 1.9
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6): 1.7
- Arizona Cardinals (6-4): 1.5
- Houston Texans (6-4): 1.2
- Atlanta Falcons (6-4): 0.8
- Cincinnati Bengals (4-6): 0.7
- Los Angeles Chargers (6-3): 0.7
- New York Jets (3-7): 0.2
- Cleveland Browns (2-7): -0.3
- Los Angeles Rams (4-5): -0.4
- Miami Dolphins (3-6): -0.7
- New Orleans Saints (3-7): -1.3
- Seattle Seahawks (4-5): -1.4
- Chicago Bears (4-5): -1.4
- Indianapolis Colts (4-6): -1.6
- Denver Broncos (5-5): -2.8
- New York Giants (2-8): -4.6
- Las Vegas Raiders (2-7): -4.8
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-8): -5.1
- Tennesee Titans (2-7): -5.2
- New England Patriots (3-7): -6.5
- Carolina Panthers (3-7): -7.4
- Dallas Cowboys (3-6): -8.0
The Texans will aim to improve their rating when they take on the Cowboys in Week 11. Houston has moved down two spots since last week.