1986 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:1986                                                           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 Giants      NFC    East 17  2 0  0  0  8  1  2.002 0.8947 0.4980 0.502 476 259  11.4
 2 Bears       NFC   Centr 14  3 0  2  0  3  3  1.611 0.8235 0.3721 0.417 365 214   8.9
 3 Redskins    NFC    East 14  5 0  1  0  5  4  1.539 0.7368 0.4499 0.532 414 333   4.3
 4 Broncos     AFC    West 13  6 0  1  0  7  5  1.499 0.6842 0.5375 0.571 443 403   2.1
 5 Browns      AFC   Centr 13  5 0  3  1  4  3  1.429 0.7222 0.4048 0.452 434 353   4.5
 6 Seahawks    AFC    West 10  6 0  0  0  4  5  1.341 0.6250 0.4960 0.544 366 293   4.6
 7 49ers       NFC    West 10  6 1  0  1  3  5  1.315 0.6250 0.4080 0.509 377 296   4.8
 8 Patriots    AFC    East 11  6 0  0  0  2  6  1.300 0.6471 0.3958 0.483 429 329   5.9
 9 Bengals     AFC   Centr 10  6 0  1  0  5  4  1.252 0.6250 0.4668 0.511 409 394   0.9
10 Vikings     NFC   Centr  9  7 0  1  1  2  5  1.195 0.5625 0.3693 0.484 398 273   7.8
11 Jets        AFC    East 11  7 0  1  1  4  5  1.189 0.6111 0.4385 0.495 419 424  -0.3
12 Rams        NFC    West 10  7 0  1  1  3  3  1.171 0.5882 0.4293 0.473 316 286   1.8
13 Chiefs      AFC    West 10  7 0  0  0  3  4  1.159 0.5882 0.3997 0.450 373 361   0.7
14 Raiders     AFC    West  8  8 0  1  1  3  6  0.981 0.5000 0.4607 0.526 323 346  -1.4
15 Dolphins    AFC    East  8  8 0  1  1  2  5  0.972 0.5000 0.3530 0.456 430 405   1.6
16 Cowboys     NFC    East  7  9 0  0  0  2  6  0.911 0.4375 0.4372 0.545 346 337   0.6
17 Falcons     NFC    West  7  8 1  1  0  1  6  0.874 0.4667 0.3811 0.472 280 280   0.0
18 Saints      NFC    West  7  9 0  0  0  2  7  0.865 0.4375 0.3584 0.509 288 287   0.1
19 Steelers    AFC   Centr  6 10 0  1  2  2  9  0.755 0.3750 0.4039 0.542 307 336  -1.8
20 Eagles      NFC    East  5 10 1  1  1  1  7  0.685 0.3333 0.4485 0.558 256 312  -3.5
21 Oilers      AFC   Centr  5 11 0  0  2  2  5  0.664 0.3125 0.3750 0.479 274 329  -3.4
22 Lions       NFC   Centr  5 11 0  0  0  1  6  0.572 0.3125 0.3167 0.461 277 326  -3.1
23 Chargers    AFC    West  4 12 0  0  1  1  8  0.523 0.2500 0.4211 0.557 335 396  -3.8
24 Bills       AFC    East  4 12 0  0  1  1  7  0.503 0.2500 0.3544 0.468 287 348  -3.8
25 Cardinals   NFC    East  4 11 1  0  0  1  6  0.472 0.2667 0.2929 0.501 218 351  -8.3
26 Packers     NFC   Centr  4 12 0  0  0  1  8  0.397 0.2500 0.3212 0.523 254 418 -10.3
27 Colts       AFC    East  3 13 0  0  0  0  7  0.329 0.1875 0.4056 0.495 229 400 -10.7
28 Buccaneers  NFC   Centr  2 14 0  0  2  0  7  0.178 0.1250 0.2813 0.462 239 473 -14.6
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League Averages             8  8 0  1  1  3  5  0.989 0.4906 0.4027 0.499 342 342  -0.2

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)

 

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