NFL 1973 Team Rankings

1973 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:1973                                                           Week:1 Thru Week:18

 # TEAM NAME   CONF   DIV   W  L T OW OL PW PL  RkPct RawPct SOVPct OpPct Psc Pal   AVM
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 1 Dolphins    AFC    East 15  2 0  0  0  8  1  2.019 0.8824 0.5180 0.513 428 183  14.4
 2 Vikings     NFC   Centr 14  3 0  0  0  5  3  1.730 0.8235 0.4632 0.510 357 222   7.9
 3 Rams        NFC    West 12  3 0  0  0  4  3  1.699 0.8000 0.3985 0.462 404 205  13.3
 4 Cowboys     NFC    East 11  5 0  0  0  4  4  1.521 0.6875 0.4178 0.510 419 246  10.8
 5 Raiders     AFC    West 10  5 1  0  0  4  6  1.429 0.6667 0.3842 0.498 335 216   7.4
 6 Steelers    AFC   Centr 10  5 0  0  0  4  5  1.406 0.6667 0.3984 0.491 361 243   7.9
 7 Bengals     AFC   Centr 10  5 0  0  0  5  5  1.326 0.6667 0.4190 0.506 302 265   2.5
 8 Redskins    NFC    East 10  5 0  0  0  1  3  1.292 0.6667 0.3330 0.412 345 225   8.0
 9 Falcons     NFC    West  9  5 0  0  0  2  2  1.290 0.6429 0.4148 0.450 318 224   6.7
10 Broncos     AFC    West  7  5 2  0  0  3  4  1.188 0.5833 0.3688 0.433 354 296   4.1
11 Bills       AFC    East  9  5 0  0  0  2  3  1.175 0.6429 0.3853 0.458 259 230   2.1
12 Chiefs      AFC    West  7  5 2  0  0  2  6  1.123 0.5833 0.3144 0.469 231 192   2.8
13 Browns      AFC   Centr  7  5 2  0  0  3  6  1.064 0.5833 0.3689 0.511 234 255  -1.5
14 Lions       NFC   Centr  6  7 1  0  0  1  5  0.904 0.4615 0.3588 0.505 271 247   1.7
15 Packers     NFC   Centr  5  7 2  0  0  0  4  0.702 0.4167 0.2637 0.443 202 259  -4.1
16 49ers       NFC    West  5  9 0  0  0  2  7  0.685 0.3571 0.4769 0.606 262 319  -4.1
17 Eagles      NFC    East  5  8 1  0  0  1  6  0.678 0.3846 0.3584 0.481 310 393  -5.9
18 Saints      NFC    West  5  9 0  0  0  2  5  0.650 0.3571 0.4685 0.509 163 312 -10.6
19 Cardinals   NFC    East  4  9 1  0  0  2  6  0.636 0.3077 0.4620 0.516 286 365  -5.6
20 Patriots    AFC    East  5  9 0  0  0  0  5  0.563 0.3571 0.2284 0.430 258 300  -3.0
21 Colts       AFC    East  4 10 0  0  0  1  6  0.560 0.2857 0.5145 0.510 226 341  -8.2
22 Jets        AFC    East  4 10 0  0  0  0  8  0.477 0.2857 0.3214 0.550 240 306  -4.7
23 Bears       NFC   Centr  3 11 0  0  0  1  6  0.353 0.2143 0.3571 0.535 195 334  -9.9
24 Chargers    AFC    West  2 11 1  0  0  1 11  0.312 0.1538 0.5000 0.589 188 386 -14.1
25 Giants      NFC    East  2 11 1  0  0  0  8  0.206 0.1538 0.1896 0.532 226 362  -9.7
26 Oilers      AFC   Centr  1 13 0  0  0  0 10  0.009 0.0714 0.2857 0.534 199 447 -17.7
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League Averages             7  7 1  0  0  2  5  0.961 0.4886 0.3834 0.499 284 284  -0.4

 

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)