Rank | Team | Power Index | W-L | This Week |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 (-) | Seahawks | 1.0996 (LW × 0.9842) | 14-5 | Lost by 4 vs Patriots |
2 (-) | Patriots | 1.0942 (LW × 1.0133) | 15-4 | Won by 4 @ Seahawks |
3 (-) | Packers | 1.0207 (LW × 0.9985) | 13-5 | Bye |
4 (↑1) | Bills | 0.9860 (LW × 1.0013) | 9-7 | Bye |
5 (↓1) | Cowboys | 0.9837 (LW × 0.9977) | 13-5 | Bye |
6 (-) | Colts | 0.9690 (LW × 1.0009) | 13-6 | Bye |
7 (-) | Broncos | 0.9674 (LW × 0.9993) | 12-5 | Bye |
8 (-) | Ravens | 0.9649 (LW × 1.0008) | 11-7 | Bye |
9 (-) | Steelers | 0.9592 (LW × 0.9992) | 11-6 | Bye |
10 (-) | Chiefs | 0.9541 (LW × 0.9968) | 9-7 | Bye |
11 (-) | Eagles | 0.9343 (LW × 0.9957) | 10-6 | Bye |
12 (-) | Lions | 0.9156 (LW × 0.9999) | 11-6 | Bye |
13 (-) | Texans | 0.9042 (LW × 0.9992) | 9-7 | Bye |
14 (-) | Bengals | 0.8989 (LW × 0.9993) | 10-6-1 | Bye |
15 (-) | Cardinals | 0.8931 (LW × 0.9937) | 11-6 | Bye |
16 (-) | Dolphins | 0.8870 (LW × 1.0018) | 8-8 | Bye |
17 (-) | Rams | 0.8711 (LW × 0.9945) | 6-10 | Bye |
18 (↑1) | Chargers | 0.8701 (LW × 0.9993) | 9-7 | Bye |
19 (↓1) | Panthers | 0.8683 (LW × 0.9957) | 8-9-1 | Bye |
20 (-) | Vikings | 0.8590 (LW × 0.9994) | 7-9 | Bye |
21 (-) | Jets | 0.8501 (LW × 1.0021) | 4-12 | Bye |
22 (-) | Falcons | 0.8438 (LW × 0.9976) | 6-10 | Bye |
23 (-) | 49ers | 0.8384 (LW × 0.9938) | 8-8 | Bye |
24 (-) | Giants | 0.8319 (LW × 0.9959) | 6-10 | Bye |
25 (-) | Saints | 0.8161 (LW × 0.9980) | 7-9 | Bye |
26 (-) | Browns | 0.8113 (LW × 0.9990) | 7-9 | Bye |
27 (-) | Raiders | 0.8067 (LW × 0.9967) | 3-13 | Bye |
28 (-) | Bears | 0.7755 (LW × 0.9998) | 5-11 | Bye |
29 (-) | Jaguars | 0.7599 (LW × 0.9992) | 3-13 | Bye |
30 (-) | Buccaneers | 0.7473 (LW × 0.9984) | 2-14 | Bye |
31 (-) | Washington | 0.7381 (LW × 0.9968) | 4-12 | Bye |
32 (-) | Titans | 0.6819 (LW × 0.9990) | 2-14 | Bye |
Comments:
Patriots gain in power, but not quite enough to overtake the Seahawks for first place. I'm sure they'll get over it.
This was only the third Super Bowl to be tied at halftime (along with SB XXIII 49ers vs. Bengals and SB XXXIX Eagles vs. Patriots).
The 2014 Patriots also join the 2007 Giants and the 2008 Steelers as the only teams to win the Super Bowl after trailing in the 4th quarter.
The Seahawks lose in possibly the most painful way possible, blowing a 10 point lead in the 4th quarter, and then throwing a game sealing interception on 2nd and goal at the 1 with seconds left to play.
A lot of people have already said this, but especially with a timeout left, handing off to Lynch is a pretty obvious play call there. Or if you're gonna pass, throw a fade off play action or something. Throwing over the middle like that seems like the worst possible decision there.
As a football fan, I think this was maybe the most satifying Super Bowl since the Saints beat the Colts in SB XLI (of course I will recuse myself from judging SB XLV).