Tuesday, December 1, 2009

NFL Week 12 Power Rankings

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Power Rankings For Week 12

RankTeamW-LPower
Index
This week
1 (-)New Orleans
Saints
11-06.2910
(LW × 1.100)
won by 21
vs Patriots
2 (-)Indianapolis
Colts
11-05.7574
(LW × 1.046)
won by 8
at Texans
3 (-)New England
Patriots
7-44.8745
(LW × 0.937)
lost by 21
at Saints
4 (-)San Diego
Chargers
8-34.8123
(LW × 0.979)
won by 29
vs Chiefs
5 (-)Minnesota
Vikings
10-14.4254
(LW × 1.048)
won by 26
vs Bears
6 (↑5)Tennessee
Titans
5-64.0824
(LW × 1.095)
won by 3
vs Cardinals
7 (↑6)Denver
Broncos
7-44.0306
(LW × 1.089)
won by 20
vs Giants
8 (-)Pittsburgh
Steelers
6-53.9700
(LW × 0.962)
lost by 3
at Ravens
9 (↓2)Cincinnati
Bengals
8-33.9629
(LW × 0.948)
won by 9
vs Browns
10 (↓1)Dallas
Cowboys
8-33.9532
(LW × 0.982)
won by 17
vs Raiders
11 (↑3)Baltimore
Ravens
6-53.8960
(LW × 1.075)
won by 3
vs Steelers
12 (↓6)Arizona
Cardinals
7-43.8167
(LW × 0.909)
lost by 3
at Titans
13 (↓3)Houston
Texans
5-63.7555
(LW × 0.983)
lost by 8
vs Colts
14 (↑2)New York
Jets
5-63.6454
(LW × 1.073)
won by 11
vs Panthers
15 (↓3)Philadelphia
Eagles
7-43.3686
(LW × 0.904)
won by 3
vs Redskins
16 (↑5)Green Bay
Packers
7-43.3216
(LW × 1.036)
won by 22
at Lions
17 (↑6)San Francisco
49ers
5-63.1897
(LW × 1.248)
won by 17
vs Jaguars
18 (↓1)Jacksonville
Jaguars
6-53.1416
(LW × 0.936)
lost by 17
at 49ers
19 (↑1)Atlanta
Falcons
6-53.1223
(LW × 0.950)
won by 3
vs Buccaneers
20 (↑4)Buffalo
Bills
4-73.1030
(LW × 1.230)
won by 17
vs Dolphins
21 (↓6)Miami
Dolphins
5-63.1022
(LW × 0.907)
lost by 17
at Bills
22 (↓3)Carolina
Panthers
4-72.8862
(LW × 0.875)
lost by 11
at Jets
23 (↓5)New York
Giants
6-52.8738
(LW × 0.866)
lost by 20
at Broncos
24 (↓2)Kansas City
Chiefs
3-82.3469
(LW × 0.892)
lost by 29
at Chargers
25 (↑2)Seattle
Seahawks
4-72.2239
(LW × 1.029)
won by 10
at Rams
26 (-)Washington
Redskins
3-82.1955
(LW × 0.984)
lost by 3
at Eagles
27 (↓2)Oakland
Raiders
3-82.0921
(LW × 0.883)
lost by 17
at Cowboys
28 (-)Chicago
Bears
4-72.0597
(LW × 0.956)
lost by 26
at Vikings
29 (-)Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
1-101.8420
(LW × 0.994)
lost by 3
at Falcons
30 (-)St. Louis
Rams
1-101.5480
(LW × 0.943)
lost by 10
vs Seahawks
31 (-)Cleveland
Browns
1-101.3824
(LW × 1.102)
lost by 9
at Bengals
32 (-)Detroit
Lions
2-91.2264
(LW × 0.989)
lost by 22
vs Packers

Comments

  • The Patriots lose power for a 21-point loss. APR doesn't push them lower because 1) they were on the road, and 2) it was against a highly ranked team.

  • There's a big gap in the standings between the top 3 (Saints, Colts and Vikings) and the rest of the league. 26 teams are at 7-4 or worse.

  • Now the Titans are knocking on the door of the top 5. And somehow, a team that started 0-6 has a chance of getting to a 0.500 record (or even better).

Teams ESPN likes more than APR:

Giants (+8)
The Giants have lost 4 of their last 5 games, and needing overtime to deny the Falcons their second road win of the season. The way their playing, they might not get another win this season. Yet somehow ESPN has them ranked above 17 other teams.

Teams APR likes more than ESPN:

Titans (-10)
The Titans now have a 5 game winning streak, including 4 against teams with a reasonable shot at the playoffs (Cardinals, 49ers, Texans, and Jaguars). All of them would have a better shot with another win.