| The Associated Press Pro32 NFL Power Rankings, as voted by a 12-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 2, total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote, and previous ranking: |
| W L T Pts Pvs |
| 1. Houston Texans (11) 4 0 0 382 1 |
| 2. Atlanta Falcons 4 0 0 369 2 |
| 3. San Francisco 49ers 3 1 0 351 4 |
| 4. Baltimore Ravens 3 1 0 347 3 |
| 5. Arizona Cardinals (1) 4 0 0 342 6 |
| 6. New England Patriots 2 2 0 309 8 |
| 7. Green Bay Packers 2 2 0 304 7 |
| 8. Philadelphia Eagles 3 1 0 296 12 |
| 9. Chicago Bears 3 1 0 293 10 |
| 10. San Diego Chargers 3 1 0 272 13 |
| 11. New York Giants 2 2 0 265 4 |
| 12. Cincinnati Bengals 3 1 0 259 14 |
| 13. Denver Broncos 2 2 0 249 16 |
| 14. Minnesota Vikings 3 1 0 237 17 |
| 15. Pittsburgh Steelers 1 2 0 218 15 |
| 16. Dallas Cowboys 2 2 0 189 11 |
| 17. Seattle Seahawks 2 2 0 182 9 |
| 18. Washington Redskins 2 2 0 178 21 |
| 19. St. Louis Rams 2 2 0 151 29 |
| 20. Buffalo Bills 2 2 0 149 20 |
| 21. Detroit Lions 1 3 0 140 19 |
| 22. Carolina Panthers 1 3 0 128 23 |
| 23. New York Jets 2 2 0 126 18 |
| 24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 3 0 112 22 |
| 25. Miami Dolphins 1 3 0 99 28 |
| 26. New Orleans Saints 0 4 0 91 27 |
| 27. Kansas City Chiefs 1 3 0 70 24 |
| 28. Oakland Raiders 1 3 0 63 26 |
| 29. Tennessee Titans 1 3 0 60 25 |
| 30. Jacksonville Jaguars 1 3 0 46 30 |
| 31. Indianapolis Colts 1 2 0 42 31 |
| 32. Cleveland Browns 0 4 0 17 32 |
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| VOTING PANEL |
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| Chris Berman, ESPN |
| Clifton Brown, Sporting News |
| Cris Collinsworth, NBC Sports |
| Rich Gannon, CBS Sports/SiriusXM NFL Radio |
| Bob Glauber, Newsday |
| Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News |
| Clark Judge, CBSSports.com |
| Ira Kaufman, Tampa Tribune |
| Pat Kirwan, SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com |
| John Lynch, Fox Sports |
| Alex Marvez, Foxsports.com |
| Dan Pompei, Chicago Tribune |
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