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Continue reading →: New York Giants: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings (#13)
Last week: 13 (+0) Record: 8-5 Net points per drive: 0.67 (3rd) DVOA: 20.3% (7th) Weighted DVOA: 21.8% (5th) They got their big win this week, but the more important thing is the Redskins did too. The Redskins have a very easy schedule the rest of the way and if…
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Continue reading →: Cincinnati Bengals: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings (#14)
Last week: 14 (+1) Record: 7-6 Net points per drive: 0.44 (8th) DVOA: 4.7% (12th) Weighted DVOA: 13.2% (9th) Bottom line, it won’t matter what they do in either of their other two games if they can’t win in Pittsburgh week 16. I don’t think they can and while I’m…
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Continue reading →: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings (#15)
Last week: 15 (-4) Record: 6-7 Net points per drive: 0.25 (11th) DVOA: 1.1% (14th) Weighted DVOA: 0.4% (15th) A home loss to the Eagles effectively eliminates them from the playoffs. They would have had to win in New Orleans and Atlanta to make it anyway, but I thought they…
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Continue reading →: New Orleans Saints: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings (#16)
Last week: 16 (+0) Record: 5-8 Net points per drive: -0.13 (19th) DVOA: -8.1% (22nd) Weighted DVOA: -7.0% (21st) I never considered the Saints a true playoff contender because of their schedule, but it gets easier for them now after 3 straight losses. They have very winnable games at home…
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Continue reading →: San Diego Chargers: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings (#17)
Last week: 22 (+5) Record: 5-8 Net points per drive: -0.08 (18th) DVOA: -8.2% (23rd) Weighted DVOA: -7.2% (22nd) Every year they go on a run to save Norv Turner’s job. This week, they got a huge upset in Pittsburgh after word broke that Turner might be fired. With remaining…
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Continue reading →: St. Louis Rams: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings (#18)
Last week: 21 (+3) Record: 6-6-1 Net points per drive: -0.40 (25th) DVOA: -5.3% (19th) Weighted DVOA: -6.3% (19th) Since the bye, the Rams have tied and beaten the 49ers, gotten road wins in Buffalo and Arizona, and only lost to the Jets, who were in a great spot. Improved…
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Continue reading →: Dallas Cowboys: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings (#19)
Last week: 17 (-2) Record: 7-6 Net points per drive: -0.07 (17th) DVOA: -2.1% (17th) Weighted DVOA: -3.3% (18th) The Cowboys got an emotional win on this road this week, but they could be flat off that game at home, where they generally struggle, for an angry Pittsburgh team this…
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Continue reading →: Minnesota Vikings: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings (#20)
Last week: 20 (+0) Record: 7-6 Net points per drive: -0.14 (20th) DVOA: -5.1% (18th) Weighted DVOA: -8.8% (24th) The Vikings pulled the huge upset at home over the Bears, but things don’t get easier as they have to face the suddenly surging Rams in St. Louis, the Texans in…
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Continue reading →: Miami Dolphins: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings (#21)
Last week: 18 (-3) Record: 5-8 Net points per drive: -0.18 (21st) DVOA: -5.9% (20th) Weighted DVOA: -8.3% (23rd) The Dolphins have two very winnable home games in a row against the Jaguars and Bills before closing out in New England. Chalk has this team finishing at 7-9 and that…
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Continue reading →: New York Jets: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings (#22)
Last week: 23 (+1) Record: 6-7 Net points per drive: -0.38 (23rd) DVOA: -8.9% (24th) Weighted DVOA: -10.8% (25th) The Jets are miraculously just one game out of the playoffs right now with 3 winnable games to go. I just don’t think they are a good enough football team to…