NFL 1985 Team Rankings

1985 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:1985                                                           Week:1 Thru Week:20

 # TEAM NAME   CONF   DIV   W  L T OW OL PW PL  RkPct RawPct SOVPct OpPct Psc Pal   AVM
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 1 Bears       NFC   Centr 18  1 0  0  0  8  1  2.204 0.9474 0.4827 0.495 547 208  17.8
 2 Dolphins    AFC    East 13  5 0  0  0  4  3  1.500 0.7222 0.4435 0.476 466 372   5.2
 3 Patriots    AFC    East 14  6 0  0  1  5  5  1.492 0.7000 0.4514 0.538 456 384   3.6
 4 Raiders     AFC    West 12  5 0  2  1  5  2  1.428 0.7059 0.5195 0.523 374 335   2.3
 5 Rams        NFC    West 12  6 0  0  0  3  4  1.345 0.6667 0.4262 0.474 360 301   3.3
 6 49ers       NFC    West 10  7 0  0  0  4  4  1.331 0.5882 0.4711 0.518 414 280   7.9
 7 Jets        AFC    East 11  6 0  1  0  2  5  1.329 0.6471 0.3937 0.503 407 290   6.9
 8 Giants      NFC    East 11  7 0  1  0  3  4  1.306 0.6111 0.4152 0.485 416 307   6.1
 9 Broncos     AFC    West 11  5 0  2  2  1  4  1.290 0.6875 0.4057 0.485 380 329   3.2
10 Cowboys     NFC    East 10  7 0  0  0  4  3  1.185 0.5882 0.4693 0.501 357 353   0.2
11 Redskins    NFC    East 10  6 0  0  0  1  5  1.105 0.6250 0.4019 0.486 297 312  -0.9
12 Seahawks    AFC    West  8  8 0  0  1  1  7  1.042 0.5000 0.4439 0.538 349 303   2.9
13 Chargers    AFC    West  8  8 0  1  1  2  2  1.020 0.5000 0.4164 0.457 467 435   2.0
14 Browns      AFC   Centr  8  9 0  0  1  2  5  0.934 0.4706 0.4295 0.495 308 318  -0.6
15 Lions       NFC   Centr  7  9 0  0  1  4  4  0.927 0.4375 0.4798 0.528 307 366  -3.7
16 Bengals     AFC   Centr  7  9 0  0  0  2  4  0.899 0.4375 0.4261 0.485 441 437   0.3
17 Packers     NFC   Centr  8  8 0  0  0  1  6  0.898 0.5000 0.3655 0.511 337 355  -1.1
18 Eagles      NFC    East  7  9 0  1  1  2  6  0.827 0.4375 0.3787 0.474 286 310  -1.5
19 Steelers    AFC   Centr  7  9 0  0  0  0  5  0.819 0.4375 0.3172 0.456 379 355   1.5
20 Vikings     NFC   Centr  7  9 0  0  0  1  3  0.795 0.4375 0.3340 0.459 346 359  -0.8
21 Chiefs      AFC    West  6 10 0  0  0  1  6  0.725 0.3750 0.4301 0.524 317 360  -2.7
22 Saints      NFC    West  5 11 0  0  0  2  5  0.619 0.3125 0.4510 0.481 294 401  -6.7
23 Oilers      AFC   Centr  5 11 0  0  0  1  4  0.600 0.3125 0.4694 0.472 284 412  -8.0
24 Cardinals   NFC    East  5 11 0  1  0  1  6  0.573 0.3125 0.4618 0.487 278 414  -8.5
25 Colts       AFC    East  5 11 0  0  0  0  8  0.531 0.3125 0.3000 0.513 320 386  -4.1
26 Falcons     NFC    West  4 12 0  0  1  1  8  0.461 0.2500 0.4323 0.555 282 452 -10.6
27 Buccaneers  NFC   Centr  2 14 0  1  0  0  7  0.203 0.1250 0.3750 0.558 294 448  -9.6
28 Bills       AFC    East  2 14 0  0  0  0  6  0.184 0.1250 0.3125 0.519 200 381 -11.3
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League Averages             8  8 0  0  0  2  5  0.985 0.4919 0.4180 0.500 356 356  -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)