What this is
A comparison of APR's Week 14 power rankings with ESPN's rankings for the same week of games. This acts as a sanity check (both ways) to see what teams are over- or underrated.
Only teams with the widest differential are listed. The number in parentheses is the difference between APR's rank and ESPN's rank.
Teams ESPN likes more than APR:
- On the bubble
- Nodbody closer than the Colts (+5) who needed yet another come-back win over weak sister opponent, and
- The Vikings (+5) who are managing to hang around with the playoff contenders in spite of the almost total lack of a passing game.
Teams APR likes more than ESPN:
- On the bubble
- APR gives the Panthers (-6) a 5-spot bump after their convincing win over the conference-leading Falcons.
- ESPN has the Saints (-6) below the Jets, Browns, Dolphins, Rams, and Vikings. At least the Saints still have Drew Brees, and a reasonable hope of putting a contending team back together next year.
