Tuesday, December 8, 2009

NFL Week 13 Power Rankings

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Power Rankings For Week 13

RankTeamW-LPower
Index
This week
1 (-)New Orleans
Saints
12-06.0014
(LW × 0.954)
won by 3
at Redskins
2 (-)Indianapolis
Colts
12-05.7603
(LW × 1.001)
won by 10
vs Titans
3 (↑1)San Diego
Chargers
9-34.8386
(LW × 1.005)
won by 7
at Browns
4 (↑8)Arizona
Cardinals
8-44.7781
(LW × 1.252)
won by 13
vs Vikings
5 (↓2)New England
Patriots
7-54.4899
(LW × 0.921)
lost by 1
at Dolphins
6 (↑1)Denver
Broncos
8-44.3678
(LW × 1.084)
won by 31
at Chiefs
7 (↓2)Minnesota
Vikings
10-24.2278
(LW × 0.955)
lost by 13
at Cardinals
8 (↑7)Philadelphia
Eagles
8-44.1108
(LW × 1.220)
won by 27
at Falcons
9 (↑5)New York
Jets
6-63.9457
(LW × 1.082)
won by 6
at Bills
10 (-)Dallas
Cowboys
8-43.8970
(LW × 0.986)
lost by 7
at Giants
11 (↑5)Green Bay
Packers
8-43.8966
(LW × 1.173)
won by 13
vs Ravens
12 (↓6)Tennessee
Titans
5-73.8770
(LW × 0.950)
lost by 10
at Colts
13 (↓4)Cincinnati
Bengals
9-33.5880
(LW × 0.905)
won by 10
vs Lions
14 (↓6)Pittsburgh
Steelers
6-63.5641
(LW × 0.898)
lost by 3
vs Raiders
15 (↑8)New York
Giants
7-53.4829
(LW × 1.212)
won by 7
vs Cowboys
16 (↑5)Miami
Dolphins
6-63.4730
(LW × 1.120)
won by 1
vs Patriots
17 (↓6)Baltimore
Ravens
6-63.4512
(LW × 0.886)
lost by 13
at Packers
18 (↓5)Houston
Texans
5-73.4444
(LW × 0.917)
lost by 5
at Jaguars
19 (↓1)Jacksonville
Jaguars
7-53.2381
(LW × 1.031)
won by 5
vs Texans
20 (↑2)Carolina
Panthers
5-73.1218
(LW × 1.082)
won by 10
vs Buccaneers
21 (↓4)San Francisco
49ers
5-73.0471
(LW × 0.955)
lost by 3
at Seahawks
22 (↓2)Buffalo
Bills
4-83.0073
(LW × 0.969)
lost by 6
vs Jets
23 (↓4)Atlanta
Falcons
6-62.9489
(LW × 0.944)
lost by 27
vs Eagles
24 (↑1)Seattle
Seahawks
5-72.4851
(LW × 1.117)
won by 3
vs 49ers
25 (↑2)Oakland
Raiders
4-82.4813
(LW × 1.186)
won by 3
at Steelers
26 (-)Washington
Redskins
3-92.4497
(LW × 1.116)
lost by 3
vs Saints
27 (↓3)Kansas City
Chiefs
3-92.2479
(LW × 0.958)
lost by 31
vs Broncos
28 (-)Chicago
Bears
5-72.1845
(LW × 1.061)
won by 8
vs Rams
29 (-)Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
1-111.8637
(LW × 1.012)
lost by 10
at Panthers
30 (-)St. Louis
Rams
1-111.5128
(LW × 0.977)
lost by 8
at Bears
31 (-)Cleveland
Browns
1-111.3809
(LW × 0.999)
lost by 7
vs Chargers
32 (-)Detroit
Lions
2-101.2861
(LW × 1.049)
lost by 10
at Bengals

Comments

  • You can see the current playoff picture here, and current playoff scenarios here.

  • After their dominating win over the Vikings, the Cardinals have a well-deserved spot in the top 5.

  • ...and the Chargers are at #3? Well, they are on a 7 game winning streak, which includes games against the Giants, Eagles, and Broncos.

  • And with the Broncos at 8-4, and even the Raiders getting some surprising upsets, it could be that the AFC West is no longer one of the worst divisions in the NFL anymore.

  • The Patriots are 1-3 in their last 4, and just a game ahead of the 6-6 Dolphins and Jets. The battle for the AFC East could very well go down to Week 17.

  • The Cowboys are another struggling division leader with two very close contenders. They've got four tough games left, and (given their poor tie-breaker situation) could actually drop out of the playoffs all together.

  • The Packers are knocking on the door of the top 10, and this time it actually seems like they are worth a high rank. It's no coincidence that their 4-game winning streak and much better protection for Aaron Rodgers have come along at the same time.

Teams ESPN likes more than APR:

Bengals (+8)
The Bengals just don't feel like a top-5 team to me. They lost to the Raiders, and then posted unremarkable wins over two of the worst teams in the league. Their lack of offensive production is going to cost them when they play the better teams on their schedule.

Teams APR likes more than ESPN:

Jets (-10)
APR probably hs the Jets ranked too high at #9. But they have won a couple games in a row, along with 4 close losses. As long as Sanchez stays healthy (slide, Mark, slide!), they could actually have a chance to contend for the AFC East.