The AP Pro32
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As Voted by Jeff Legwold
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(###) Number of first place votes
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | PV Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans Saints (11) | 13-3 | 382 | 1 |
| 2 | Chicago Bears | 12-4 | 359 | 3 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Rams | 13-3 | 361 | 2 |
| 4 | Kansas City Chiefs (1) | 12-4 | 357 | 4 |
| 5 | New England Patriots | 11-5 | 330 | 6 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Chargers | 12-4 | 330 | 5 |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks | 10-6 | 285 | 7 |
| 8 | Houston Texans | 11-5 | 297 | 8 |
| 9 | Baltimore Ravens | 10-6 | 292 | 9 |
| 10 | Dallas Cowboys | 10-6 | 269 | 11 |
| 11 | Indianapolis Colts | 10-6 | 294 | 10 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-7 | 255 | 15 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-6-1 | 241 | 12 |
| 14 | Minnesota Vikings | 8-7-1 | 218 | 13 |
| 15 | Tennessee Titans | 9-7 | 219 | 14 |
| 16 | Cleveland Browns | 7-8-1 | 214 | 16 |
| 17 | Miami Dolphins | 7-9 | 166 | 17 |
| 18 | Washington Redskins | 7-9 | 148 | 18 |
| 19 | Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | 156 | 21 |
| 20 | Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | 173 | 20 |
| 21 | New York Giants | 5-11 | 111 | 22 |
| 22 | Detroit Lions | 6-10 | 114 | 27 |
| 23 | Denver Broncos | 6-10 | 106 | 23 |
| 24 | Green Bay Packers | 6-9-1 | 156 | 18 |
| 25 | Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | 122 | 25 |
| 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | 98 | 23 |
| 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-11 | 53 | 28 |
| 28 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6-10 | 84 | 26 |
| 29 | San Francisco 49ers | 4-12 | 53 | 30 |
| 30 | New York Jets | 4-12 | 49 | 29 |
| 31 | Oakland Raiders | 4-12 | 32 | 31 |
| 32 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-13 | 12 | 32 |
Jeff Legwold
Jeff Legwold covers the NFL and the Broncos for ESPN/ESPN.com. This will be his 10th season in Denver after five years at Rocky Mountain News and four years at Denver Post. He also covered the Titans for nine years and has covered the Steelers and Bills. He has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999 and is currently first vice president of the Pro Football Writers of America.
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Poll Methodology
The AP Pro32 is determined by a simple points system based on how each voter ranks the NFL's 32 teams. A team receives 32 points for each first place vote, 31 for second place and so on through to the 32nd team, which receives one point. The rankings are set by listing the teams' point totals from highest to lowest.
The mathematical formula is the same as the one used for the AP Top 25 rankings for college football, men's basketball and women's basketball.
History of the Poll
The Associated Press began the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings in 2012. A national panel of 12 voters will participate in the selection process this year. Each voter is among the 50 sports writers and broadcasters who choose the NFL's individual awards at the end of the season. All of the voters have an extensive background in covering the NFL. Some of them — Tony Dungy and Herm Edwards — played and coached in the league. Others — Jim Miller — played in the league.
Each week beginning on Sept. 3, AP Pro32 will be updated and comments from some of the voters will be included in a story that accompanies the latest team rankings. In addition, a link to the pro32.ap.org/poll will be included at the bottom of AP stories throughout the preseason and regular season.