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Continue reading →: Pittsburgh Steelers: Week 16 NFL Power Rankings (#12)
Last week: 11 (-1) Record: 7-7 Net points per drive: 0.10 (13th) DVOA: -3.0% (17th) Weighted DVOA: 0.0% (15th) The Steelers lost last week in Dallas, but that game didn’t mean anything to them. For Dallas it meant their season, but the Steelers still control their own destiny if they…
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Continue reading →: New York Giants: Week 16 NFL Power Rankings (#13)
Last week: 13 (+0) Record: 8-6 Net points per drive: 0.42 (8th) DVOA: 13.3% (7th) Weighted DVOA: 10.5% (8th) I went back and forth on Chicago/NY Giants for the final playoff spot. The Giants control their own destiny, but the Bears have very winnable games against Arizona and the team…
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Continue reading →: Minnesota Vikings: Week 16 NFL Power Rankings (#14)
Last week: 20 (+6) Record: 8-6 Net points per drive: -0.07 (19th) DVOA: -5.3% (20th) Weighted DVOA: -10.0% (23rd) The Vikings are 8-6, but with games against the Texans and Packers left on their schedule, it’s going to be very, very hard for them to make the playoffs. 9-7 looks…
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Continue reading →: Cincinnati Bengals: Week 16 NFL Power Rankings (#15)
Last week: 14 (-1) Record: 8-6 Net points per drive: 0.49 (7th) DVOA: 4.4% (12th) Weighted DVOA: 14.6% (7th) The Bengals are 8-6 and control their own destiny for a playoff spot, but their struggles against playoff caliber opponents should be their undoing. Andy Dalton was 0-8 against playoff teams…
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Continue reading →: Dallas Cowboys: Week 16 NFL Power Rankings (#16)
Last week: 19 (+3) Record: 8-6 Net points per drive: -0.06 (18th) DVOA: -1.9% (16th) Weighted DVOA: -4.0% (17th) Heading into December at 6-6, after a rough November, traditionally a strong month, it didn’t look like the Cowboys would choke it away in December again, because they didn’t really have…
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Continue reading →: New Orleans Saints: Week 16 NFL Power Rankings (#17)
Last week: 16 (-1) Record: 6-8 Net points per drive: 0.14 (12th) DVOA: -1.3% (15th) Weighted DVOA: 1.5% (14th) The Saints still remain mathematically alive for a playoff spot at 6-8 off a huge blowout home win and now they head to Dallas, where the Cowboys really struggle as home…
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Continue reading →: St. Louis Rams: Week 16 NFL Power Rankings (#18)
Last week: 18 (+0) Record: 6-7-1 Net points per drive: -0.43 (26th) DVOA: -5.1% (19th) Weighted DVOA: -5.2% (18th) It’s week 16 and the Rams are still mathematically alive for a playoff spot, even in the tougher NFC. It’s not an accomplishment for most teams, but given this team’s recent…
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Continue reading →: New York Jets: Week 16 NFL Power Rankings (#19)
Last week: 22 (+3) Record: 6-8 Net points per drive: -0.38 (25th) DVOA: -12.1% (24th) Weighted DVOA: -15.4% (25th) With the exception of last week’s Monday Night debacle and a game against the Dolphins (who they split the season series with), the Jets have beaten every mediocre or worse football…
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Continue reading →: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Week 16 NFL Power Rankings (#20)
Last week: 15 (-5) Record: 6-8 Net points per drive: -0.02 (16th) DVOA: -6.1% (21st) Weighted DVOA: -7.0% (21st) The Buccaneers hadn’t lost a single game by more than 8 points all season this year, before getting blown out 41-0 against a sub .500 Saints team last week. They quit…
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Continue reading →: Carolina Panthers: Week 16 NFL Power Rankings (#21)
Last week: 25 (+4) Record: 5-9 Net points per drive: -0.20 (21st) DVOA: 3.4% (14th) Weighted DVOA: 8.1% (11th) The Panthers have actually been playing some good football lately and have been an underrated team all year, losing just twice by more than 6 points (once on Thursday Night, in…
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