2002 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:2002                                                           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 Buccaneers  NFC   South 15  4 0  0  1  7  4  1.810 0.7895 0.4745 0.506 452 233  11.5
 2 Raiders     AFC    West 13  6 0  0  1  8  3  1.628 0.6842 0.5407 0.549 542 386   8.2
 3 Eagles      NFC    East 13  5 0  0  1  4  4  1.579 0.7222 0.4434 0.487 445 274   9.5
 4 Titans      AFC   South 12  6 0  1  1  7  3  1.391 0.6667 0.4765 0.489 425 396   1.6
 5 Packers     NFC   North 12  5 0  1  0  4  4  1.374 0.7059 0.4124 0.460 405 355   2.9
 6 Steelers    AFC   North 11  6 1  1  0  5  6  1.331 0.6471 0.4458 0.494 457 412   2.5
 7 Falcons     NFC   South 10  7 1  1  2  4  6  1.322 0.5882 0.4419 0.516 435 341   5.2
 8 Dolphins    AFC    East  9  7 0  0  1  5  3  1.262 0.5625 0.4809 0.502 378 301   4.8
 9 Saints      NFC   South  9  7 0  1  0  5  3  1.217 0.5625 0.5673 0.496 432 388   2.8
10 Jets        AFC    East 10  8 0  1  0  5  5  1.198 0.5556 0.5044 0.511 410 366   2.4
11 Giants      NFC    East 10  7 0  1  1  2  5  1.174 0.5882 0.4435 0.482 358 318   2.4
12 Chiefs      AFC    West  8  8 0  0  2  4  5  1.174 0.5000 0.5102 0.524 467 399   4.3
13 49ers       NFC    West 11  7 0  1  0  3  5  1.168 0.6111 0.4589 0.518 412 420  -0.4
14 Broncos     AFC    West  9  7 0  1  1  2  5  1.167 0.5625 0.4846 0.523 392 344   3.0
15 Colts       AFC   South 10  7 0  0  0  3  6  1.119 0.5882 0.3939 0.474 349 354  -0.3
16 Patriots    AFC    East  9  7 0  2  0  3  6  1.108 0.5625 0.4531 0.520 381 346   2.2
17 Browns      AFC   North  9  8 0  1  1  4  5  1.100 0.5294 0.4095 0.493 377 356   1.2
18 Chargers    AFC    West  8  8 0  1  1  4  4  0.973 0.5000 0.4510 0.490 333 367  -2.1
19 Bills       AFC    East  8  8 0  2  1  2  7  0.890 0.5000 0.3516 0.469 379 397  -1.1
20 Ravens      AFC   North  7  9 0  0  0  3  8  0.830 0.4375 0.3762 0.499 316 354  -2.4
21 Redskins    NFC    East  7  9 0  0  0  2  7  0.824 0.4375 0.4293 0.512 307 365  -3.6
22 Rams        NFC    West  7  9 0  0  0  2  5  0.822 0.4375 0.4440 0.504 316 369  -3.3
23 Panthers    NFC   South  7  9 0  0  0  2  7  0.815 0.4375 0.3524 0.485 258 302  -2.8
24 Seahawks    NFC    West  7  9 0  2  0  1  6  0.806 0.4375 0.4322 0.500 355 369  -0.9
25 Jaguars     AFC   South  6 10 0  0  0  2  7  0.797 0.3750 0.4317 0.492 328 315   0.8
26 Vikings     NFC   North  6 10 0  0  2  3  6  0.770 0.3750 0.4093 0.492 391 442  -3.2
27 Cowboys     NFC    East  5 11 0  0  1  1  6  0.617 0.3125 0.4708 0.487 217 329  -7.0
28 Bears       NFC   North  4 12 0  1  2  2  7  0.533 0.2500 0.4266 0.516 281 380  -6.2
29 Cardinals   NFC    West  5 11 0  1  0  1  5  0.517 0.3125 0.3926 0.494 262 417  -9.7
30 Texans      AFC   South  4 12 0  0  0  2  6  0.517 0.2500 0.4807 0.504 213 356  -8.9
31 Lions       NFC   North  3 13 0  1  1  1  7  0.345 0.1875 0.3750 0.490 306 451  -9.1
32 Bengals     AFC   North  2 14 0  0  0  1  8  0.238 0.1250 0.4063 0.530 279 456 -11.1
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League Averages             8  8 0  1  1  3  5  1.013 0.4938 0.4429 0.500 364 364  -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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