NFL 1988 Team Rankings

1988 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:1988                                                           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 Bengals     AFC   Centr 14  5 0  1  0  7  4  1.655 0.7368 0.4853 0.500 506 372   7.1
 2 49ers       NFC    West 13  6 0  0  1  9  2  1.624 0.6842 0.5508 0.535 451 322   6.8
 3 Bills       AFC    East 13  5 0  1  0  8  4  1.580 0.7222 0.4855 0.521 356 268   4.9
 4 Vikings     NFC   Centr 12  6 0  0  0  7  3  1.573 0.6667 0.4736 0.481 443 284   8.8
 5 Bears       NFC   Centr 13  5 0  0  0  4  5  1.464 0.7222 0.3986 0.464 335 255   4.4
 6 Rams        NFC    West 10  7 0  0  0  5  4  1.320 0.5882 0.4748 0.507 424 321   6.1
 7 Oilers      AFC   Centr 11  7 0  1  0  5  6  1.297 0.6111 0.4652 0.507 458 405   2.9
 8 Eagles      NFC    East 10  7 0  1  0  4  4  1.220 0.5882 0.4324 0.484 391 339   3.1
 9 Browns      AFC   Centr 10  7 0  0  0  4  5  1.209 0.5882 0.4453 0.491 327 312   0.9
10 Colts       AFC    East  9  7 0  0  1  3  7  1.180 0.5625 0.4451 0.526 354 315   2.4
11 Saints      NFC    West 10  6 0  0  0  2  5  1.163 0.6250 0.3805 0.468 312 283   1.8
12 Patriots    AFC    East  9  7 0  1  0  6  5  1.162 0.5625 0.5200 0.545 250 284  -2.1
13 Giants      NFC    East 10  6 0  1  1  1  5  1.157 0.6250 0.3392 0.426 359 304   3.4
14 Jets        AFC    East  8  7 1  0  1  4  6  1.149 0.5333 0.4624 0.506 372 354   1.1
15 Seahawks    AFC    West  9  8 0  0  0  2  6  1.044 0.5294 0.4476 0.505 352 350   0.1
16 Broncos     AFC    West  8  8 0  1  1  4  4  1.012 0.5000 0.4690 0.466 327 352  -1.6
17 Redskins    NFC    East  7  9 0  0  1  3  7  0.874 0.4375 0.4270 0.513 345 387  -2.6
18 Cardinals   NFC    East  7  9 0  0  0  3  6  0.863 0.4375 0.4496 0.485 344 398  -3.4
19 Raiders     AFC    West  7  9 0  1  0  1  7  0.788 0.4375 0.4239 0.500 325 369  -2.8
20 Dolphins    AFC    East  6 10 0  0  0  2  9  0.743 0.3750 0.4383 0.527 319 380  -3.8
21 Chiefs      AFC    West  4 11 1  0  0  3  5  0.698 0.2667 0.5749 0.492 254 320  -4.1
22 Chargers    AFC    West  6 10 0  0  0  2  5  0.687 0.3750 0.3793 0.479 231 332  -6.3
23 Packers     NFC   Centr  4 12 0  0  0  3  5  0.637 0.2500 0.5833 0.494 240 315  -4.7
24 Falcons     NFC    West  5 11 0  0  0  2  7  0.635 0.3125 0.4545 0.491 244 315  -4.4
25 Buccaneers  NFC   Centr  5 11 0  0  1  1  8  0.583 0.3125 0.3444 0.498 261 350  -5.6
26 Steelers    AFC   Centr  5 11 0  0  0  1  8  0.571 0.3125 0.3881 0.518 336 421  -5.3
27 Lions       NFC   Centr  4 12 0  0  1  0 10  0.428 0.2500 0.2698 0.510 220 313  -5.8
28 Cowboys     NFC    East  3 13 0  0  0  0 10  0.353 0.1875 0.3958 0.547 265 381  -7.3
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League Averages             8  8 0  0  0  3  6  1.024 0.4929 0.4430 0.499 336 336  -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)

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)