1987 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:1987                                                           Week:1 Thru Week:19

 # TEAM NAME   CONF   DIV   W  L T OW OL PW PL  RkPct RawPct SOVPct OpPct Psc Pal   AVM
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 1 49ers       NFC    West 13  3 0  0  0  4  3  1.729 0.8125 0.4331 0.467 483 289  12.1
 2 Redskins    NFC    East 14  4 0  1  0  4  1  1.614 0.7778 0.4837 0.465 459 322   7.6
 3 Broncos     AFC    West 12  5 1  0  0  7  4  1.559 0.7059 0.4627 0.492 461 373   4.9
 4 Saints      NFC    West 12  4 0  0  0  5  2  1.550 0.7500 0.4633 0.491 432 327   6.6
 5 Browns      AFC   Centr 11  6 0  0  1  5  6  1.472 0.6471 0.4258 0.508 461 298   9.6
 6 Bears       NFC   Centr 11  5 0  0  0  2  5  1.314 0.6875 0.3720 0.481 373 303   4.4
 7 Seahawks    AFC    West  9  7 0  0  1  5  3  1.262 0.5625 0.4710 0.458 391 337   3.4
 8 Colts       AFC    East  9  7 0  0  0  5  5  1.208 0.5625 0.4854 0.493 321 276   2.8
 9 Oilers      AFC   Centr 10  7 0  1  0  6  6  1.165 0.5882 0.4649 0.537 378 403  -1.5
10 Vikings     NFC   Centr 10  8 0  1  1  3  5  1.153 0.5556 0.4468 0.497 426 386   2.2
11 Patriots    AFC    East  8  7 0  0  2  4  3  1.153 0.5333 0.4855 0.502 320 293   1.8
12 Dolphins    AFC    East  8  7 0  0  2  3  4  1.127 0.5333 0.4675 0.484 362 335   1.8
13 Steelers    AFC   Centr  8  7 0  0  0  4  6  1.043 0.5333 0.4339 0.508 285 299  -0.9
14 Eagles      NFC    East  7  8 0  1  2  3  3  0.961 0.4667 0.5516 0.530 337 380  -2.9
15 Bills       AFC    East  7  8 0  2  0  5  5  0.958 0.4667 0.5319 0.532 270 305  -2.3
16 Chargers    AFC    West  8  7 0  1  0  2  6  0.918 0.5333 0.3929 0.471 253 317  -4.3
17 Cowboys     NFC    East  7  8 0  1  1  1  4  0.862 0.4667 0.4381 0.474 340 348  -0.5
18 Cardinals   NFC    East  7  8 0  0  0  1  4  0.858 0.4667 0.4024 0.497 362 368  -0.4
19 Jets        AFC    East  6  9 0  1  0  3  5  0.807 0.4000 0.4382 0.493 334 360  -1.7
20 Giants      NFC    East  6  9 0  1  1  1  5  0.766 0.4000 0.4484 0.558 280 312  -2.1
21 Rams        NFC    West  6  9 0  0  0  2  7  0.758 0.4000 0.4185 0.540 317 361  -2.9
22 Packers     NFC   Centr  5  9 1  1  1  2  6  0.726 0.3571 0.4222 0.506 255 300  -3.0
23 Raiders     AFC    West  5 10 0  0  0  1  9  0.689 0.3333 0.3839 0.510 301 289   0.8
24 Chiefs      AFC    West  4 11 0  0  1  2  7  0.552 0.2667 0.4240 0.488 273 388  -7.7
25 Buccaneers  NFC   Centr  4 11 0  0  0  1  7  0.497 0.2667 0.3448 0.505 286 360  -4.9
26 Bengals     AFC   Centr  4 11 0  1  0  2 10  0.496 0.2667 0.3979 0.544 285 370  -5.7
27 Lions       NFC   Centr  4 11 0  1  0  0  6  0.420 0.2667 0.3226 0.451 269 384  -7.7
28 Falcons     NFC    West  3 12 0  0  0  1  7  0.372 0.2000 0.5481 0.534 205 436 -15.4
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League Averages             8  8 0  0  0  3  5  1.000 0.4931 0.4415 0.501 340 340  -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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