Week 12 NFL Power Rankings: Chargers Move into Top Five

WhatIfSports.com utilizes its NFL football simulation technology to present the most comprehensive, deterministic and unbiased ranking of all 32 teams. We have simulated every possible matchup in the NFL 100 times, using the winning percentages from those nearly 50,000 games to evaluate every team.

All 32 teams are ranked below with their average points for and against from the simulated games. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date as of Monday night of each week.

Teams Ranked by Winning Percentage (everyone plays everyone 100 times)

	Team	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
1.	New Orleans Saints	87.1	33.6	19.2
2.	Indianapolis Colts	84.9	29.4	16.4
3.	Minnesota Vikings	77.4	28.6	19.2
4.	New England Patriots	69.8	27.7	20.2
5.	San Diego Chargers	64.0	25.5	20.1
6.	Cincinnati Bengals	59.7	23.6	20.2
7.	Pittsburgh Steelers	60.1	25.8	22.6
8.	Tennessee Titans	59.7	23.2	20.0
9.	Arizona Cardinals	58.1	24.8	21.8
10.	Philadelphia Eagles	57.9	24.9	22.3
11.	Dallas Cowboys	56.8	24.4	22.7
12.	Houston Texans	50.5	24.0	24.0
13.	Baltimore Ravens	55.0	24.0	21.8
14.	Green Bay Packers	53.5	26.3	25.2
15.	San Francisco 49ers	53.0	22.2	21.9
16.	Jacksonville Jaguars	51.0	23.1	22.0
	Team	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
17.	New York Giants	56.5	25.9	24.1
18.	Miami Dolphins	47.7	22.1	22.9
19.	New York Jets	43.1	21.5	24.0
20.	Oakland Raiders	42.6	20.5	23.7
21.	Carolina Panthers	41.7	22.0	24.9
22.	Chicago Bears	40.4	20.1	23.4
23.	Denver Broncos	38.2	19.9	24.1
24.	Atlanta Falcons	38.1	20.3	24.2
25.	St. Louis Rams	37.3	21.9	26.7
26.	Seattle Seahawks	37.2	20.5	25.2
27.	Washington Redskins	36.2	19.2	24.3
28.	Kansas City Chiefs	36.0	18.9	23.5
29.	Detroit Lions	31.7	20.7	27.3
30.	Buffalo Bills	31.6	19.2	24.6
31.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	22.6	18.2	28.1
32.	Cleveland Browns	20.5	17.6	29.0

Paul Bessire is the Senior Quantitative Analyst and Content Manager for WhatIfSports.com and a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. With any comments, questions or topic suggestions, Paul can be reached at [e-mail]. Thanks!