NFL Power Rankings 2016: Week 10 Standings Based on Latest Super Bowl Odds

We may be more than halfway through the 2016 NFL season, but that doesn't mean we've fully figured out which teams are the best in the league. We definitely can't tell for certain which teams should be the favorites to reach and win the Super Bowl.

Almost every time we think we have things figured out, the NFL throws us a curveball. The once-undefeated Minnesota Vikings have lost three in a row. The Pittsburgh Steelers can't muster any offense on the road, even with Ben Roethlisberger under center. Two games this season have ended in ties.

Ties!

The unpredictable nature of the game is part of the reason we love football so much. However, that makes it increasingly difficult to peer into the proverbial crystal ball and predict the future. Trying to rank teams in order of potential can be just as frustrating an exercise.

Fortunately, we have good old Vegas to help do the thinking for us. That is exactly where we're going to turn to help with our Super Bowl odds power rankings.

Simply put, we'll be looking at the latest Super Bowl odds—courtesy of Odds Shark—and ranking all 32 teams based on them. If teams have the same odds, we'll use factors like past performances, records and team health to rank them.

We'll also examine some of the more interesting rankings on our list.

Week 10 Super Bowl Odds Power Rankings

Rank	Team	Super Bowl Odds
1	New England Patriots	2-1
2	Dallas Cowboys	8-1
3	Seattle Seahawks	8-1
4	Atlanta Falcons	16-1
5	Kansas City Chiefs	16-1
6	Oakland Raiders	16-1
7	Green Bay Packers	16-1
8	Pittsburgh Steelers	16-1
9	Denver Broncos	20-1
10	Indianapolis Colts	20-1
11	Carolina Panthers	20-1
12	New York Giants	28-1
13	Minnesota Vikings	28-1
14	Arizona Cardinals	28-1
15	Houston Texans	40-1
16	Baltimore Ravens	40-1
17	San Diego Chargers	50-1
18	Cincinnati Bengals	50-1
19	Detroit Lions	66-1
20	New Orleans Saints	66-1
21	Washington Redskins	75-1
22	Philadelphia Eagles	75-1
23	Miami Dolphins	100-1
24	Tennessee Titans	150-1
25	Buffalo Bills	200-1
26	Los Angeles Rams	200-1
27	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	300-1
28	New York Jets	300-1
29	Chicago Bears	500-1
30	Jacksonville Jaguars	1000-1
31	San Francisco 49ers	N/A
32	Cleveland Browns	N/A

Notable Rankings 

8. Pittsburgh Steelers

It's interesting that the 4-4 Steelers currently have the same odds as teams like the Kansas City Chiefs (6-2), Oakland Raiders (7-2) and Atlanta Falcons (6-3). Perhaps those in Vegas know something we don't about the slumping Steelers. Maybe they assume Pittsburgh will be able to slip into the postseason and make a run.

"Our record really doesn’t matter now," Steelers defender Cameron Heyward said, per Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "We win the rest, we’re in."

There are a couple of reasons to believe the latter scenario could occur. For one, the Steelers need to win a relatively weak AFC North to get themselves into the playoffs. The Baltimore Ravens, who defeated Pittsburgh in Week 9, currently "control" the division with a 4-4 record.

Another reason to believe in Pittsburgh is the potent offense we have glimpsed when Roethlisberger is healthy and the Steelers are playing at home. That offense produced 73 combined points against the Chiefs and the New York Jets in back-to-back weeks.

The problem is that the Steelers offense hasn't been consistent. Even factoring in Roethlisberger's meniscus injury, it's alarming that the offense has produced games of three, 15 and 14 points while on the road.

Overall, the Steelers offense is rated just 18th by Pro Football Focus. Defensively, the team is rated 21st overall.

When things are clicking, Pittsburgh does indeed look like a team that can hang with any opponent. Unfortunately, the Steelers seem to look this way only at home, and at 4-4, they aren't maintaining home-field advantage even if they do slide into the playoffs.

10. Indianapolis Colts

It's also telling that the 4-5 Indianapolis Colts are sporting the same odds as the 6-3 defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. This probably says as much about Denver as it does about Indianapolis.

The Broncos have an incredible defense—rated second overall by Pro Football Focus—but a simple offense that is averaging just 323.3 yards per game (28th in the NFL). The Colts have a potent offense (averaging 26.6 points per game) but a defense that is rated dead last by Pro Football Focus.

On paper, Denver's formula would seem to be better suited for a postseason run. After all, it's the same one the Broncos used to go out and win Super Bowl 50 last season.

But it's difficult to underestimate an offense led by Andrew Luck, who is playing at a near-MVP level.

The difference ultimately comes down to the fact that the AFC South is weaker than the AFC West. The Chiefs and Raiders are both sitting above Denver in the West standings (and both have better odds).

It feels like the Colts can steal the AFC South away from the 5-4 Houston Texans with a late-season run. Winning a division gets a team into the playoffs, so the thinking here could be that the Colts simply have a better shot at getting into the postseason.

This could be why the odds are the same even though it feels like Denver is a superior football team.

15. Houston Texans

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Of course, if the belief is that the Colts get 20-1 odds because they have a good shot at getting into the postseason, then why are the Texans staring down 40-1 odds?

Houston currently holds a strong lead in the AFC South and possesses a playoff-caliber defense. That defense paved the way to a division title last season and is currently rated 14th overall by Pro Football Focus.

The Texans have also added some firepower to their offense via weapons like running back Lamar Miller and wide receiver Will Fuller. Perhaps those Vegas folks are down on Houston because of the presence of quarterback Brock Osweiler—and in that regard, we cannot blame them.

I've believed since Houston made the move that signing a guy to a $72 million contract after seven pro starts was a bit silly. Hindsight presents a clearer picture, of course, and Osweiler has time to change the narrative. However, he hasn't even resembled a franchise quarterback this season.

Osweiler is currently completing less than 60 percent of his passes, has 10 turnovers to go with nine touchdown passes and holds a passer rating of just 73.1.

Pro Football Focus rates Osweiler dead last among 58 quarterbacks for the season so far. Since the NFL postseason is often decided by the level of quarterback play, this could be the reason a division leader is currently trending as a long shot.

Or maybe the oddsmakers think highly of J.J. Watt's value to the team.