NFL 1971 Team Rankings

1971 NFL Team Rankings

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Inside The Numbers

A statistical analysis of the NFL with rankings based on team performance. Unlike most computer rankings, this chart takes ALL the following factors into account to produce an accurate ranking of true team strengths and weaknesses:

winning percentage
overtime wins/losses

strength of schedule
offensive/defense performance

Year:1971                                                           Week:1 Thru Week:17

 # TEAM NAME   CONF   DIV   W  L T OW OL PW PL  RkPct RawPct SOVPct OpPct Psc Pal   AVM
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 1 Cowboys     NFC    East 14  3 0  0  0  5  1  1.798 0.8235 0.4575 0.459 464 240  13.2
 2 Dolphins    AFC    East 12  4 1  1  0  4  2  1.563 0.7500 0.4317 0.462 366 222   8.5
 3 Colts       AFC    East 11  5 0  0  0  4  4  1.511 0.6875 0.4341 0.502 333 164  10.6
 4 Chiefs      AFC    West 10  4 1  0  1  4  3  1.485 0.7143 0.4386 0.480 326 235   6.1
 5 Vikings     NFC   Centr 11  4 0  0  0  4  2  1.479 0.7333 0.4136 0.457 257 159   6.5
 6 49ers       NFC    West 10  6 0  0  0  4  5  1.340 0.6250 0.4841 0.530 327 250   4.8
 7 Redskins    NFC    East  9  5 1  0  0  2  4  1.274 0.6429 0.4143 0.492 296 214   5.5
 8 Rams        NFC    West  8  5 1  0  0  4  5  1.272 0.6154 0.4813 0.545 313 260   3.8
 9 Raiders     AFC    West  8  4 2  0  0  1  4  1.263 0.6667 0.3909 0.467 344 278   4.7
10 Lions       NFC   Centr  7  6 1  0  0  2  4  1.122 0.5385 0.4369 0.499 341 286   3.9
11 Browns      AFC   Centr  9  6 0  0  0  2  4  1.066 0.6000 0.4120 0.470 288 293  -0.3
12 Falcons     NFC    West  7  6 1  0  0  3  5  1.047 0.5385 0.4539 0.493 274 277  -0.2
13 Bears       NFC   Centr  6  8 0  0  0  4  5  0.878 0.4286 0.5833 0.553 185 276  -6.5
14 Chargers    AFC    West  6  8 0  0  0  2  3  0.820 0.4286 0.4272 0.445 311 341  -2.1
15 Patriots    AFC    East  6  8 0  0  0  3  6  0.818 0.4286 0.4853 0.531 238 325  -6.2
16 Saints      NFC    West  4  8 2  0  0  3  8  0.783 0.3333 0.5993 0.578 266 347  -5.8
17 Eagles      NFC    East  6  7 1  0  0  1  7  0.766 0.4615 0.3388 0.520 221 302  -5.8
18 Steelers    AFC   Centr  6  8 0  0  0  1  5  0.752 0.4286 0.3656 0.472 246 292  -3.3
19 Jets        AFC    East  6  8 0  0  0  2  5  0.748 0.4286 0.3869 0.504 212 299  -6.2
20 Packers     NFC   Centr  4  8 2  0  0  0  7  0.650 0.3333 0.3626 0.487 274 298  -1.7
21 Broncos     AFC    West  4  9 1  0  0  1  6  0.619 0.3077 0.4714 0.532 203 275  -5.1
22 Bengals     AFC   Centr  4 10 0  0  0  0  5  0.601 0.2857 0.3764 0.471 284 265   1.4
23 Cardinals   NFC    East  4  9 1  0  0  1  5  0.577 0.3077 0.3310 0.489 231 279  -3.4
24 Oilers      AFC   Centr  4  9 1  0  0  0  6  0.524 0.3077 0.3036 0.461 251 330  -5.6
25 Giants      NFC    East  4 10 0  0  0  1  6  0.474 0.2857 0.4020 0.544 228 362  -9.6
26 Bills       AFC    East  1 13 0  0  0  0  7  0.097 0.0714 0.4286 0.565 184 394 -15.0
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League Averages             7  7 1  0  0  2  5  0.974 0.4912 0.4274 0.500 279 279  -0.3

 

Table 1: Legend

CONF 
Conference
DIV 
Division


W
Total Wins
L
Total Losses


OW
Over-time Wins
OL
Over-time Losses


PW 
Wins against teams with playoff potential (RawPct > .500)
PL 
Losses against teams with playoff potential (RawPct > .500)


RkPct 
Statistical ranking percentage
RawPct 
"Raw" Winning percentage


T
Ties
AVM 
Average victory margin


Psc
Total points scored
Pal
Total points allowed 


SOVPct 
Strength of Victory (average of winning percentages of teams defeated)
OpPct 


Opponents "Raw" winning percentage (Strength of Schedule)

CONF	Conference	DIV	Division
W	Total Wins	L	Total Losses
OW	Over-time Wins	OL	Over-time Losses
PW	Wins against teams with playoff potential (RawPct > .500)	PL	Losses against teams with playoff potential (RawPct > .500)
RkPct	Statistical ranking percentage	RawPct	"Raw" Winning percentage
T	Ties	AVM	Average victory margin
Psc	Total points scored	Pal	Total points allowed
SOVPct	Strength of Victory (average of winning percentages of teams defeated)	OpPct	Opponents "Raw" winning percentage (Strength of Schedule)