Tuesday, September 29, 2009

NFL Week 3 Power Rankings

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Power Rankings For Week 3

RankTeamW-LPower
Index
This week
1 (-)New York
Jets
3-04.0341
(LW × 0.979)
won by 7
vs Titans
2 (↑15)Indianapolis
Colts
3-03.9561
(LW × 2.595)
won by 21
at Cardinals
3 (↑1)Minnesota
Vikings
3-03.9020
(LW × 1.128)
won by 3
vs 49ers
4 (↓1)New Orleans
Saints
3-03.9014
(LW × 1.095)
won by 20
at Bills
5 (↓3)Denver
Broncos
3-03.5971
(LW × 0.880)
won by 20
at Raiders
6 (↓1)San Francisco
49ers
2-12.8374
(LW × 0.842)
lost by 3
at Vikings
7 (-)Cincinnati
Bengals
2-12.8023
(LW × 1.015)
won by 3
vs Steelers
8 (↓2)Arizona
Cardinals
1-22.7424
(LW × 0.938)
lost by 21
vs Colts
9 (↓1)Baltimore
Ravens
3-02.5900
(LW × 0.941)
won by 31
vs Browns
10 (↑2)Green Bay
Packers
2-12.4360
(LW × 1.253)
won by 19
at Rams
11 (↑5)New England
Patriots
2-12.4075
(LW × 1.576)
won by 16
vs Falcons
12 (↓1)New York
Giants
3-02.0431
(LW × 1.042)
won by 24
at Buccaneers
13 (↓3)Philadelphia
Eagles
2-11.9827
(LW × 0.979)
won by 20
vs Chiefs
14 (↓5)Atlanta
Falcons
2-11.9214
(LW × 0.855)
lost by 16
at Patriots
15 (↑13)Jacksonville
Jaguars
1-21.8957
(LW × 3.131)
won by 7
at Texans
16 (↓1)Buffalo
Bills
1-21.8751
(LW × 1.129)
lost by 20
vs Saints
17 (↓3)Dallas
Cowboys
2-11.8390
(LW × 0.993)
won by 14
vs Panthers
18 (↑4)Chicago
Bears
2-11.8276
(LW × 1.680)
won by 6
at Seahawks
19 (↑5)Pittsburgh
Steelers
1-21.8208
(LW × 1.909)
lost by 3
at Bengals
20 (↓1)San Diego
Chargers
2-11.8096
(LW × 1.388)
won by 10
vs Dolphins
21 (↑2)Detroit
Lions
1-21.3911
(LW × 1.296)
won by 5
vs Redskins
22 (↓9)Seattle
Seahawks
1-21.2278
(LW × 0.657)
lost by 6
vs Bears
23 (↓2)Houston
Texans
1-21.2054
(LW × 1.104)
lost by 7
vs Jaguars
24 (↑7)Miami
Dolphins
0-31.1957
(LW × 2.400)
lost by 10
at Chargers
25 (↓7)Oakland
Raiders
1-21.0752
(LW × 0.816)
lost by 20
vs Broncos
26 (-)Tennessee
Titans
0-31.0507
(LW × 1.534)
lost by 7
at Jets
27 (↓7)Washington
Redskins
1-20.9959
(LW × 0.782)
lost by 5
at Lions
28 (↓3)Cleveland
Browns
0-30.9383
(LW × 1.136)
lost by 31
at Ravens
29 (↓2)Kansas City
Chiefs
0-30.6157
(LW × 0.990)
lost by 20
at Eagles
30 (↑2)Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
0-30.5774
(LW × 1.484)
lost by 24
vs Giants
31 (↓2)St. Louis
Rams
0-30.5495
(LW × 0.949)
lost by 19
vs Packers
32 (↓2)Carolina
Panthers
0-30.5410
(LW × 1.047)
lost by 14
at Cowboys

Comments

  • Things are settling down—only 3 teams moved by more than 7 spots, and the top 10 remains pretty stable. Next week will feature the return of 'Teams APR Likes More Than ESPN' (and vice versa).

  • The Jets hold on to 1st place, in spite of losing 2.1% of their power index. They're only a little bit ahead of the Colts. If the Jets can beat the Saints next week, they should stay in the top spot (the Colts have the Seahawks, so they could drop even on a big win).

  • The Cardinals are easily the highest-ranked 1-2 team (ahead even the 3-0 Ravens). But notice the Cardinals' opponents are a combined 6-3, while the Ravens' opponents are a combined 2-7. Playing quality competition makes a big difference in the rankings.

  • Also note there's a major drop-off in power indexes from #4 to #6.

  • The Colts really benefit from a big road win. Though you can see from the Giants, it helps to beat a team that has a win of their own.

  • Every team in the NFC West lost this week. Every team in the NFC North won this week.