Monday, September 30, 2013

NFL Week 4 Power Rankings

RankTeamPower
Index
W-LThis Week
1 (-)Broncos1.1215
(LW × 0.8948)
4-0Won by 32
vs Eagles
2 (↑2)Saints1.1192
(LW × 1.0063)
4-0Won by 21
vs Dolphins
3 (-)Patriots1.1146
(LW × 0.9727)
4-0Won by 7
@ Falcons
4 (↑6)Seahawks1.0518
(LW × 1.0182)
4-0Won by 3
@ Texans
5 (↓3)Dolphins1.0275
(LW × 0.8790)
3-1Lost by 21
@ Saints
6 (↑13)Titans1.0135
(LW × 1.1351)
3-1Won by 25
vs Jets
7 (↓1)Ravens1.0037
(LW × 0.9499)
2-2Lost by 3
@ Bills
8 (↑1)Chiefs0.9999
(LW × 0.9655)
4-0Won by 24
vs Giants
9 (↑11)Lions0.9791
(LW × 1.1152)
3-1Won by 8
vs Bears
10 (↓2)Colts0.9734
(LW × 0.9391)
3-1Won by 34
@ Jaguars
11 (↑1)Bills0.9542
(LW × 0.9985)
2-2Won by 3
vs Ravens
12 (↓7)Jets0.9542
(LW × 0.8971)
2-2Lost by 25
@ Titans
13 (↑10)Chargers0.9483
(LW × 1.1270)
2-2Won by 9
vs Cowboys
14 (↑4)Texans0.9465
(LW × 1.0341)
2-2Lost by 3
vs Seahawks
15 (↓8)Falcons0.9344
(LW × 0.8915)
1-3Lost by 7
vs Patriots
16 (↓3)Panthers0.9343
(LW × 0.9835)
1-2Bye
17 (↓2)Bears0.9140
(LW × 0.9882)
3-1Lost by 8
@ Lions
18 (↓1)Browns0.9067
(LW × 0.9846)
2-2Won by 11
vs Bengals
19 (↑5)Cardinals0.8834
(LW × 1.0546)
2-2Won by 3
@ Buccaneers
20 (↑6)Packers0.8772
(LW × 1.0864)
1-2Bye
21 (↓10)Cowboys0.8742
(LW × 0.8925)
2-2Lost by 9
@ Chargers
22 (↓6)Buccaneers0.8592
(LW × 0.9313)
0-4Lost by 3
vs Cardinals
23 (↓1)Bengals0.8553
(LW × 1.0101)
2-2Lost by 11
@ Browns
24 (↑5)49ers0.8348
(LW × 1.0987)
2-2Won by 24
@ Rams
25 (↑2)Vikings0.8318
(LW × 1.0495)
1-3Won by 7
vs Steelers
26 (↑2)Eagles0.8206
(LW × 1.0782)
1-3Lost by 32
@ Broncos
27 (↓13)Raiders0.7820
(LW × 0.8388)
1-3Lost by 10
vs Redskins
28 (↑4)Redskins0.7754
(LW × 1.2293)
1-3Won by 10
@ Raiders
29 (↓4)Giants0.7516
(LW × 0.9226)
0-4Lost by 24
@ Chiefs
30 (↓9)Rams0.7259
(LW × 0.8564)
1-3Lost by 24
vs 49ers
31 (-)Steelers0.7067
(LW × 1.0428)
0-4Lost by 7
@ Vikings
32 (↓2)Jaguars0.6823
(LW × 0.9126)
0-4Lost by 34
vs Colts

Comments:

  • The good news for the 49ers is they managed to get a critical win, against a division opponent they couldn't beat last year. The bad news is, Colin Kaepernick's 167 yards passing is the best he's done since his week 1 romp over the Packers, and he still only has 140 rushing yards on the season.

    I just don't think Kaepernick does well in a standard drop-back scheme, and I find it puzzling that the 49ers seem to want to do that with him. I mean, this is pretty much what Alex Smith was doing for them. Only, you know, better.

  • I was tempted to discount the Seahawks win on Sunday, since the Texans seem to have regressed from last year. But last year, Seahawks had trouble winning on the road even against the also-ran teams they faced, so this has to be regarded as at least something of a step forward for the Seahawks.

    There's still a lot of football to play before the playoffs, but the Bears, Lions, and Saints are the only NFC teams even within 1 game of the Seahawks right now. And if the Seahawks have improved over last year, it's tempting to pencil them in as the top seed in the NFC.

  • Are the Bills another team with a surprisingly good defense this year? The Jets are the only team so far to score more than 23 points on them. They also have multiple turnovers in 3 games this year.

  • The good news for the Chargers is that, thanks to a decent defensive effort on Sunday, they are (at least for a week) not on pace to break the single season record for yards allowed on defense. The bad news is, they're not that far off the pace, and still have a couple games against the Broncos, who currently have the league's best offense, both in points scored and yards gained.

    The Redskins', Eagles', and Vikings' defenses are also all on a pace to at least approach the record for yards allowed. If these teams maintain their current pace of defensive yards allowed, the one-time record setting mark the 81 Colts posted will drop to 5th place all time.

  • One of the Falcons' problems is that they haven't been scoring a lot of second-half points. Sunday's game was the first time this season they've scored more than 10 points in the second half. Their opponents have not followed suit.

  • I heard this on Football Night in America, but it bears repeating: the Steelers don't have any takeaways. None. Every other team has at least 2, and most have at least 4. It's not the only thing wrong with the Steelers right now, but it sure isn't helping, either.