1996 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:1996                                                           Week:1 Thru Week:21

 # TEAM NAME   CONF   DIV   W  L T OW OL PW PL  RkPct RawPct SOVPct OpPct Psc Pal   AVM
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 1 Packers     NFC   Centr 16  3 0  1  0  7  3  1.956 0.8421 0.5185 0.526 556 258  15.7
 2 Broncos     AFC    West 13  4 0  0  0  3  3  1.547 0.7647 0.4347 0.479 418 305   6.6
 3 Panthers    NFC    West 13  5 0  0  0  4  4  1.518 0.7222 0.4215 0.456 406 265   7.8
 4 49ers       NFC    West 13  5 0  1  2  3  5  1.501 0.7222 0.3711 0.476 426 292   7.4
 5 Patriots    AFC    East 13  6 0  1  0  6  5  1.480 0.6842 0.4310 0.499 487 357   6.8
 6 Cowboys     NFC    East 11  7 0  1  0  6  5  1.331 0.6111 0.5333 0.537 343 291   2.9
 7 Steelers    AFC   Centr 11  7 0  0  0  4  4  1.315 0.6111 0.4611 0.502 389 299   5.0
 8 Bills       AFC    East 10  7 0  2  1  6  4  1.235 0.5882 0.4538 0.493 346 296   2.9
 9 Redskins    NFC    East  9  7 0  0  2  4  4  1.216 0.5625 0.4487 0.487 364 312   3.3
10 Eagles      NFC    East 10  7 0  0  0  3  6  1.150 0.5882 0.4146 0.496 363 355   0.5
11 Jaguars     AFC   Centr 11  8 0  1  1  4  3  1.150 0.5789 0.4431 0.466 391 409  -0.9
12 Chiefs      AFC    West  9  7 0  0  0  3  4  1.105 0.5625 0.5221 0.539 297 300  -0.2
13 Dolphins    AFC    East  8  8 0  0  0  4  5  1.026 0.5000 0.4316 0.483 339 325   0.9
14 Colts       AFC    East  9  8 0  1  1  4  5  1.015 0.5294 0.4070 0.488 331 376  -2.6
15 Chargers    AFC    West  8  8 0  0  0  4  4  0.989 0.5000 0.5133 0.544 310 376  -4.1
16 Bengals     AFC   Centr  8  8 0  0  1  3  5  0.980 0.5000 0.3868 0.483 372 369   0.2
17 Vikings     NFC   Centr  9  8 0  1  0  2  4  0.972 0.5294 0.4516 0.498 313 355  -2.5
18 Raiders     AFC    West  7  9 0  0  2  2  4  0.957 0.4375 0.4220 0.473 340 293   2.9
19 Oilers      AFC   Centr  8  8 0  1  0  2  5  0.946 0.5000 0.3284 0.454 345 319   1.6
20 Bears       NFC   Centr  7  9 0  0  0  2  6  0.859 0.4375 0.4486 0.507 283 305  -1.4
21 Seahawks    AFC    West  7  9 0  0  0  2  6  0.835 0.4375 0.4900 0.547 317 376  -3.7
22 Cardinals   NFC    East  7  9 0  2  0  3  6  0.788 0.4375 0.4322 0.470 300 397  -6.1
23 Giants      NFC    East  6 10 0  0  1  2  8  0.733 0.3750 0.4088 0.499 242 297  -3.4
24 Buccaneers  NFC   Centr  6 10 0  1  0  2  5  0.705 0.3750 0.4424 0.518 221 293  -4.5
25 Rams        NFC    West  6 10 0  0  2  1  7  0.648 0.3750 0.3048 0.491 303 409  -6.6
26 Lions       NFC   Centr  5 11 0  0  0  0  7  0.560 0.3125 0.3625 0.511 302 368  -4.1
27 Ravens      AFC   Centr  4 12 0  1  1  1  8  0.491 0.2500 0.4028 0.550 371 441  -4.4
28 Saints      NFC    West  3 13 0  0  0  1  4  0.416 0.1875 0.4638 0.467 229 339  -6.9
29 Falcons     NFC    West  3 13 0  0  0  1  8  0.331 0.1875 0.3657 0.515 309 461  -9.5
30 Jets        AFC    East  1 15 0  0  0  0 10  0.140 0.0625 0.4375 0.553 279 454 -10.9
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League Averages             8  8 0  0  0  3  5  0.997 0.4924 0.4318 0.500 343 343  -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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