Seven games into the season, the Denver Broncos (4-3) have a -2.7 Football Power Index (FPI) rating from ESPN, which ranks 25th in the NFL.
The Carolina Panthers (1-6), who will visit Denver in Week 8, are ranked 31st with a -8.2 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 8 of the 2024 NFL season.
- Detroit Lions (5-1): 7.1
- Baltimore Ravens (5-2): 6.5
- Kansas City Chiefs (6-0): 6.2
- Buffalo Bills (5-2): 5.6
- Green Bay Packers (5-2): 5.0
- San Francisco 49ers (3-4): 4.1
- Philadelphia Eagles (4-2): 3.3
- Minnesota Vikings (5-1): 2.1
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2): 2.1
- Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2): 1.8
- Houston Texans (5-2): 1.5
- Chicago Bears (4-2): 1.2
- New York Jets (2-5): 0.8
- Washington Commanders (5-2): 0.5
- Cincinnati Bengals (3-4): 0.4
- Atlanta Falcons (4-3): 0.3
- Cleveland Browns (1-6): -0.1
- Los Angeles Chargers (3-3): -0.6
- Seattle Seahawks (4-3): -0.6
- Los Angeles Rams (2-4): -0.6
- Arizona Cardinals (3-4): -0.7
- Dallas Cowboys (3-3): -1.0
- Indianapolis Colts (4-3): -1.2
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-5): -2.3
- Denver Broncos (4-3): -2.7
- New Orleans Saints (2-5): -3.0
- Tennesee Titans (1-5): -4.1
- Miami Dolphins (2-4): -4.6
- Las Vegas Raiders (2-5): -4.9
- New York Giants (2-5): -5.0
- Carolina Panthers (1-6): -8.2
- New England Patriots (1-6): -8.3
The Broncos will aim to improve their rating when they host the Panthers in Week 8. Denver’s ranking is unchanged from last week.
