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Final NFL Power Rankings (2002)
PWR: Total Points
SOS: Strength of Schedule Ranking (1 indicates the toughest schedule)
How the Rankings are Calculated
| Rank |
Team |
PWR |
W |
L |
T |
SOS |
| 1 |
Oakland |
126.4 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| 2 |
TampaBay |
110.9 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
| 3 |
Philadelphia |
110.6 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
28 |
| 4 |
Miami |
64.6 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
| 5 |
Atlanta |
51.3 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
16 |
| 6 |
GreenBay |
44.9 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
32 |
| 7 |
Denver |
43.4 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
| 8 |
Pittsburgh |
43.1 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
19 |
| 9 |
NewOrleans |
42.8 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
12 |
| 10 |
Tennessee |
37.3 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
22 |
| 11 |
NYJets |
33.8 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
| 12 |
NYGiants |
29.9 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
21 |
| 13 |
KansasCity |
27.3 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
| 14 |
Cleveland |
14.2 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
| 15 |
Indianapolis |
3.9 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
27 |
| 16 |
SanFrancisco |
3.8 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
| 17 |
NewEngland |
3.7 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
| 18 |
SanDiego |
-0.4 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
20 |
| 19 |
Jacksonville |
-1.8 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
17 |
| 20 |
Buffalo |
-8.7 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
31 |
| 21 |
Seattle |
-13.6 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
15 |
| 22 |
Carolina |
-15.2 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
29 |
| 23 |
Baltimore |
-24.9 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
14 |
| 24 |
StLouis |
-31.1 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
11 |
| 25 |
Minnesota |
-49.5 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
23 |
| 26 |
Washington |
-52.8 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
| 27 |
Chicago |
-66.3 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
9 |
| 28 |
Dallas |
-95.5 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
26 |
| 29 |
Houston |
-103.0 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
13 |
| 30 |
Arizona |
-106.0 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
25 |
| 31 |
Detroit |
-122.7 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
30 |
| 32 |
Cincinnati |
-130.0 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
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The NFL Computer Rankings are calculated as follows:
Example: Dolphins at Patriots
The Dolphins average point differential (all games): +8
The Dolphins average point differential (road games): +4 (the Dolphins will be the road team)
Average of the above two numbers: +6 (this is the measure the Patriots will be judged against)
Scenario 1: If the Patriots win by 4, their "Power Score" for this game would be +10 (4 + 6). This is because the
Patriots were ten points better than a typical Dolphin opponent.
Scenario 2: If the Patriots lose by 4, their "Power Score" would be +2 (-4 + 6). Despite the loss,
the Patriots performed two points better than a typical Dolphin opponent.
Scenario 3: If the Patriots lose by 10, their "Power Score" would be -4 (-10 + 6). In this
scenario, the Patriots performed worse than a typical Dolphin opponent by 4 points.
If the Patriots were playing the Bengals and the Bengals typically lose by 10, the
Pats would need to win by 11 or more to achieve a positive "Power Score." If the Patriots won by 3, they
would still have a negative score because they performed worse than the typical Bengals opponent.
A team's Total Power Index ("PWR" in the table above) is the sum of a team's "Power Score" for all games.
Please note that a team's Power Score in each individual game cannot be more than 17 or less than -17.
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