Here are updated NFL ratings. I tried a method (not least squares) that lessens the weight of outliers. The Titans’ titanic win over the Eagles lifted them ahead of the Steelers. AFC still rocks with the top 8 teams. The poor Chargers are a solid team but continually snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
| Team | off | def | overall |
| Tennessee Titans | 6.56 | -6.48 | 13.04 |
| New York Jets | 6.46 | -5.23 | 11.69 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4.92 | -6.06 | 10.99 |
| New England Patriots | 5.66 | -1.51 | 7.17 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 0.96 | -5.71 | 6.67 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1.52 | -4.56 | 6.08 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 2.82 | -2.60 | 5.42 |
| San Diego Chargers | 1.83 | -1.13 | 2.95 |
| Chicago Bears | -3.00 | -5.75 | 2.75 |
| Washington Redskins | -3.21 | -5.87 | 2.66 |
| Houston Texans | 7.75 | 5.35 | 2.40 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2.20 | -0.06 | 2.26 |
| New York Giants | 2.27 | 0.15 | 2.12 |
| Minnesota Vikings | -2.53 | -4.49 | 1.96 |
| Detroit Lions | 4.59 | 2.68 | 1.91 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 1.02 | -0.75 | 1.76 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2.76 | 1.60 | 1.17 |
| Miami Dolphins | -2.06 | -2.48 | 0.42 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3.90 | 3.48 | 0.42 |
| Seattle Seahawks | -1.30 | -1.29 | -0.01 |
| Denver Broncos | 1.28 | 3.63 | -2.36 |
| Cleveland Browns | -4.49 | -1.57 | -2.92 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1.01 | 4.44 | -3.42 |
| St. Louis Rams | -4.90 | -1.34 | -3.56 |
| Oakland Raiders | -0.89 | 2.70 | -3.58 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | -4.48 | 1.35 | -5.83 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | -2.68 | 4.69 | -7.37 |
| New Orleans Saints | -3.58 | 4.76 | -8.34 |
| Arizona Cardinals | -5.55 | 3.34 | -8.88 |
| Buffalo Bills | -1.74 | 9.40 | -11.13 |
| San Francisco 49ers | -5.81 | 5.38 | -11.19 |
| Carolina Panthers | -11.31 | 3.93 | -15.24 |
Maybe it would take the emphasis off the other numbers, but it sure would be easier to read these things if you put a ranking number before each team, so I don’t have to count down manually to see where, say, the Seahawks rank. Thanks. Interesting to see that all 4 teams in the NFL west are in the bottom half of the list, though.
Comment by j-lon — October 26, 2010 @ 1:03 pm
will do
Comment by wwinston — October 26, 2010 @ 1:04 pm
Does anyone else find it odd that the defending SB champs are so bad this year? They’ve had some injuries, but so has Indy.
Comment by Michael — October 29, 2010 @ 10:42 am
its called regression to the mean!
Comment by wwinston — October 29, 2010 @ 1:47 pm