1989 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:1989                                                           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 49ers       NFC    West 17  2 0  0  0  9  2  2.078 0.8947 0.4609 0.481 568 279  15.2
 2 Broncos     AFC    West 13  6 0  1  1  7  4  1.553 0.6842 0.5072 0.542 433 325   5.7
 3 Giants      NFC    East 12  5 0  0  1  4  5  1.456 0.7059 0.4185 0.505 361 271   5.3
 4 Rams        NFC    West 13  6 0  2  1  6  5  1.446 0.6842 0.4580 0.516 469 394   3.9
 5 Eagles      NFC    East 11  6 0  0  0  5  4  1.341 0.6471 0.4542 0.501 349 295   3.2
 6 Browns      AFC   Centr 10  7 1  1  2  4  3  1.305 0.5882 0.4729 0.500 389 321   3.8
 7 Bengals     AFC   Centr  8  8 0  0  0  5  2  1.224 0.5000 0.5191 0.503 404 285   7.4
 8 Redskins    NFC    East 10  6 0  0  0  2  4  1.208 0.6250 0.3585 0.431 386 308   4.9
 9 Vikings     NFC   Centr 10  7 0  1  1  2  6  1.193 0.5882 0.4342 0.517 364 316   2.8
10 Saints      NFC    West  9  7 0  0  1  3  5  1.180 0.5625 0.3734 0.490 386 301   5.3
11 Packers     NFC   Centr 10  6 0  1  0  3  3  1.160 0.6250 0.3858 0.432 362 356   0.4
12 Steelers    AFC   Centr 11  7 0  1  0  3  3  1.143 0.6111 0.4399 0.480 321 366  -2.5
13 Bills       AFC    East  9  8 0  1  0  1  4  1.110 0.5294 0.4408 0.478 439 351   5.2
14 Chiefs      AFC    West  8  7 1  0  0  1  4  1.059 0.5333 0.4416 0.491 318 286   2.0
15 Raiders     AFC    West  8  8 0  1  0  3  4  1.031 0.5000 0.4491 0.493 315 297   1.1
16 Colts       AFC    East  8  8 0  1  1  2  5  0.953 0.5000 0.3975 0.479 298 301  -0.2
17 Dolphins    AFC    East  8  8 0  1  0  2  5  0.906 0.5000 0.3938 0.444 331 379  -3.0
18 Oilers      AFC   Centr  8  9 0  0  2  1  7  0.905 0.4706 0.4514 0.498 381 445  -3.8
19 Lions       NFC   Centr  7  9 0  0  1  3  5  0.881 0.4375 0.4233 0.484 312 364  -3.3
20 Bears       NFC   Centr  6 10 0  0  0  4  6  0.876 0.3750 0.5780 0.559 358 377  -1.2
21 Chargers    AFC    West  6 10 0  0  0  4  4  0.860 0.3750 0.5351 0.527 266 290  -1.5
22 Seahawks    AFC    West  7  9 0  0  1  1  8  0.812 0.4375 0.4417 0.525 241 327  -5.4
23 Buccaneers  NFC   Centr  5 11 0  0  0  2  7  0.615 0.3125 0.4500 0.539 320 419  -6.2
24 Patriots    AFC    East  5 11 0  1  0  1  5  0.594 0.3125 0.4500 0.494 297 391  -5.9
25 Cardinals   NFC    East  5 11 0  0  0  0  8  0.474 0.3125 0.2375 0.481 258 377  -7.4
26 Jets        AFC    East  4 12 0  0  0  0  7  0.399 0.2500 0.3438 0.505 253 411  -9.9
27 Falcons     NFC    West  3 13 0  0  0  1  9  0.308 0.1875 0.3015 0.533 279 437  -9.9
28 Cowboys     NFC    East  1 15 0  0  0  1 11  0.229 0.0625 0.6250 0.575 204 393 -11.8
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League Averages             8  8 0  0  0  3  5  1.011 0.4933 0.4372 0.500 345 345  -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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