1997 NFL Team Rankings

Tired of arguing about why your team is better or why some other team is overrated? Just how weak is the NFC West this year? Get all the facts you need on one concise sheet! A computer ranking of all the teams in the NFL based on performance AND strength of schedule and more...

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:1997                                                           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 Broncos     AFC    West 16  4 0  1  0  6  3  1.815 0.8000 0.4996 0.523 583 359  11.2
 2 Packers     NFC   Centr 15  4 0  0  0  9  2  1.783 0.7895 0.4928 0.490 490 333   8.3
 3 49ers       NFC    West 14  4 0  0  0  3  3  1.558 0.7778 0.4329 0.485 423 310   6.3
 4 Chiefs      AFC    West 13  4 0  1  0  3  4  1.547 0.7647 0.4419 0.501 385 246   8.2
 5 Steelers    AFC   Centr 12  6 0  3  0  5  3  1.354 0.6667 0.4846 0.517 400 337   3.5
 6 Buccaneers  NFC   Centr 11  7 0  0  0  7  6  1.322 0.6111 0.4802 0.530 326 294   1.8
 7 Patriots    AFC    East 11  7 0  1  1  5  7  1.316 0.6111 0.4021 0.504 392 299   5.2
 8 Jaguars     AFC   Centr 11  6 0  0  1  3  4  1.314 0.6471 0.4835 0.514 411 360   3.0
 9 Giants      NFC    East 10  6 1  1  0  2  4  1.202 0.6250 0.3925 0.440 329 288   2.4
10 Lions       NFC   Centr  9  8 0  0  1  5  6  1.194 0.5294 0.4666 0.509 389 326   3.7
11 Jets        AFC    East  9  7 0  1  1  3  4  1.141 0.5625 0.4225 0.434 348 287   3.8
12 Vikings     NFC   Centr 10  8 0  0  0  3  8  1.063 0.5556 0.3997 0.520 399 419  -1.1
13 Dolphins    AFC    East  9  8 0  1  1  4  5  1.054 0.5294 0.4591 0.481 342 344  -0.1
14 Redskins    NFC    East  8  7 1  1  0  2  3  1.041 0.5333 0.3924 0.440 327 289   2.4
15 Oilers      AFC   Centr  8  8 0  1  1  3  4  1.013 0.5000 0.4391 0.484 333 310   1.4
16 Seahawks    AFC    West  8  8 0  0  2  1  5  0.947 0.5000 0.3472 0.480 365 362   0.2
17 Ravens      AFC   Centr  6  9 1  0  1  2  6  0.880 0.4000 0.5160 0.510 326 345  -1.2
18 Eagles      NFC    East  6  9 1  1  0  3  6  0.813 0.4000 0.5087 0.517 317 372  -3.4
19 Cowboys     NFC    East  6 10 0  0  1  3  5  0.809 0.3750 0.4578 0.508 304 314  -0.6
20 Bengals     AFC   Centr  7  9 0  0  0  1  6  0.775 0.4375 0.3728 0.492 355 405  -3.1
21 Falcons     NFC    West  7  9 0  0  0  0  5  0.764 0.4375 0.3607 0.462 320 361  -2.6
22 Panthers    NFC    West  7  9 0  0  0  0  7  0.753 0.4375 0.3482 0.508 265 314  -3.1
23 Bills       AFC    East  6 10 0  0  1  4  8  0.738 0.3750 0.4265 0.539 255 367  -7.0
24 Rams        NFC    West  5 11 0  0  0  2  5  0.656 0.3125 0.4692 0.536 302 359  -3.6
25 Saints      NFC    West  6 10 0  1  0  1  4  0.649 0.3750 0.3695 0.459 237 327  -5.6
26 Colts       AFC    East  3 13 0  0  0  3  8  0.535 0.1875 0.6271 0.531 313 401  -5.5
27 Raiders     AFC    West  4 12 0  0  1  1  6  0.515 0.2500 0.4500 0.527 324 419  -5.9
28 Cardinals   NFC    East  4 12 0  1  3  0  7  0.500 0.2500 0.4031 0.491 283 379  -6.0
29 Bears       NFC   Centr  4 12 0  1  0  2 10  0.470 0.2500 0.4570 0.540 263 421  -9.9
30 Chargers    AFC    West  4 12 0  0  0  0  6  0.377 0.2500 0.3031 0.518 266 425  -9.9
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League Averages             8  8 0  1  1  3  5  0.997 0.4914 0.4369 0.500 346 346  -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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