Data courtesy ESPN.com. Ratings current through 1 February 2009 (267 games).
Weight of tied games = .00001
| Rk | Team | Div. | Z-Rating | BSWP | Record | Pct | Ratio | SOS | Rk | ||||
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | AN | 685.95 | .8469 | 15-4 | .789 | 3.750 | 182.92 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | Tennessee Titans | AS | 454.87 | .7892 | 13-4 | .765 | 3.250 | 139.96 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | Baltimore Ravens | AN | 427.22 | .7794 | 13-6 | .684 | 2.167 | 197.18 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | New York Giants | NE | 353.28 | .7481 | 12-5 | .706 | 2.400 | 147.20 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | Indianapolis Colts | AS | 336.54 | .7398 | 12-5 | .706 | 2.400 | 140.23 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | Carolina Panthers | NS | 240.36 | .6784 | 12-5 | .706 | 2.400 | 100.15 | 16 | ||||
| 7 | Philadelphia Eagles | NE | 224.32 | .6651 | 11-7-1 | .605 | 1.533 | 146.30 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | New England Patriots | AE | 210.48 | .6527 | 11-5 | .688 | 2.200 | 95.671 | 18 | ||||
| 9 | Arizona Cardinals | NW | 178.03 | .6193 | 12-8 | .600 | 1.500 | 118.68 | 11 | ||||
| 10 | Miami Dolphins | AE | 175.11 | .6160 | 11-6 | .647 | 1.833 | 95.513 | 19 | ||||
| 11 | Minnesota Vikings | NN | 160.53 | .5983 | 10-7 | .588 | 1.429 | 112.37 | 12 | ||||
| 12 | Atlanta Falcons | NS | 160.19 | .5978 | 11-6 | .647 | 1.833 | 87.375 | 22 | ||||
| 13 | Dallas Cowboys | NE | 159.20 | .5966 | 9-7 | .563 | 1.286 | 123.82 | 9 | ||||
| 14 | Houston Texans | AS | 121.18 | .5401 | 8-8 | .500 | 1.000 | 121.18 | 10 | ||||
| 15 | Chicago Bears | NN | 115.46 | .5300 | 9-7 | .563 | 1.286 | 89.799 | 20 | ||||
| 16 | San Diego Chargers | AW | 111.50 | .5227 | 9-9 | .500 | 1.000 | 111.50 | 13 | ||||
| 17 | Washington Redskins | NE | 109.74 | .5194 | 8-8 | .500 | 1.000 | 109.74 | 14 | ||||
| 18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NS | 105.72 | .5116 | 9-7 | .563 | 1.286 | 82.226 | 26 | ||||
| 19 | New York Jets | AE | 104.29 | .5088 | 9-7 | .563 | 1.286 | 81.117 | 27 | ||||
| 20 | New Orleans Saints | NS | 82.632 | .4605 | 8-8 | .500 | 1.000 | 82.632 | 25 | ||||
| 21 | Denver Broncos | AW | 73.631 | .4369 | 8-8 | .500 | 1.000 | 73.631 | 30 | ||||
| 22 | Buffalo Bills | AE | 54.029 | .3757 | 7-9 | .438 | 0.778 | 69.466 | 31 | ||||
| 23 | San Francisco 49ers | NW | 53.132 | .3725 | 7-9 | .438 | 0.778 | 68.313 | 32 | ||||
| 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | AN | 52.448 | .3700 | 4-11-1 | .281 | 0.391 | 134.03 | 8 | ||||
| 25 | Cleveland Browns | AN | 48.119 | .3537 | 4-12 | .250 | 0.333 | 144.36 | 5 | ||||
| 26 | Green Bay Packers | NN | 47.613 | .3517 | 6-10 | .375 | 0.600 | 79.355 | 28 | ||||
| 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | AS | 47.209 | .3502 | 5-11 | .313 | 0.455 | 103.86 | 15 | ||||
| 28 | Oakland Raiders | AW | 38.973 | .3154 | 5-11 | .313 | 0.455 | 85.741 | 24 | ||||
| 29 | Seattle Seahawks | NW | 25.093 | .2436 | 4-12 | .250 | 0.333 | 75.279 | 29 | ||||
| 30 | Kansas City Chiefs | AW | 12.701 | .1567 | 2-14 | .125 | 0.143 | 88.906 | 21 | ||||
| 31 | St. Louis Rams | NW | 12.296 | .1533 | 2-14 | .125 | 0.143 | 86.069 | 23 | ||||
| 32 | Detroit Lions | NN | .00003 | .0000 | 0-16 | .000 | 0.000 | 96.219 | 17 |
| Division | BSWP | Tms | Top Team | |
| 1 | NFC East (NE) | .6465 | 4 | New York Giants (4) |
| 2 | AFC South (AS) | .6160 | 4 | Tennessee Titans (2) |
| 3 | AFC North (AN) | .5969 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers (1) |
| 4 | NFC South (NS) | .5687 | 4 | Carolina Panthers (6) |
| 5 | AFC East (AE) | .5424 | 4 | New England Patriots (8) |
| 6 | NFC North (NN) | .3561 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings (11) |
| 7 | AFC West (AW) | .3427 | 4 | San Diego Chargers (16) |
| 8 | NFC West (NW) | .3308 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals (9) |