NFL 2004 Team Rankings

2004 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:2004                                                           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 Patriots    AFC    East 17  2 0  0  0 10  1  2.034 0.8947 0.5294 0.534 522 311  11.1
 2 Steelers    AFC   North 16  2 0  0  0  7  2  1.830 0.8889 0.4863 0.513 419 309   6.1
 3 Eagles      NFC    East 15  4 0  1  0  3  2  1.618 0.7895 0.4295 0.486 461 308   8.1
 4 Colts       AFC   South 13  5 0  1  0  5  4  1.589 0.7222 0.4621 0.521 574 395   9.9
 5 Chargers    AFC    West 12  5 0  0  1  2  5  1.443 0.7059 0.4084 0.476 463 333   7.6
 6 Jets        AFC    East 11  7 0  0  2  4  6  1.321 0.6111 0.4265 0.549 370 298   4.0
 7 Falcons     NFC   South 12  6 0  1  0  2  2  1.262 0.6667 0.4308 0.451 397 381   0.9
 8 Bills       AFC    East  9  7 0  0  0  2  6  1.185 0.5625 0.3767 0.507 395 284   6.9
 9 Broncos     AFC    West 10  7 0  0  0  2  4  1.177 0.5882 0.4428 0.490 405 353   3.1
10 Ravens      AFC   North  9  7 0  1  0  3  4  1.149 0.5625 0.4653 0.542 317 268   3.1
11 Packers     NFC   North 10  7 0  0  0  0  3  1.110 0.5882 0.4187 0.457 441 411   1.8
12 Jaguars     AFC   South  9  7 0  1  0  4  3  1.095 0.5625 0.4679 0.513 261 280  -1.2
13 Bengals     AFC   North  8  8 0  0  0  3  6  1.013 0.5000 0.4457 0.534 374 372   0.1
14 Chiefs      AFC    West  7  9 0  0  0  4  5  1.008 0.4375 0.4967 0.539 483 435   3.0
15 Vikings     NFC   North  9  9 0  1  0  2  6  0.998 0.5000 0.4265 0.495 450 439   0.6
16 Seahawks    NFC    West  9  8 0  0  1  1  3  0.965 0.5294 0.3657 0.448 391 400  -0.5
17 Rams        NFC    West  9  9 0  2  0  5  5  0.951 0.5000 0.4363 0.493 363 459  -5.3
18 Saints      NFC   South  8  8 0  0  0  1  4  0.876 0.5000 0.3958 0.455 348 405  -3.6
19 Panthers    NFC   South  7  9 0  0  1  0  7  0.848 0.4375 0.3661 0.494 355 339   1.0
20 Texans      AFC   South  7  9 0  0  1  2  6  0.847 0.4375 0.4018 0.492 309 339  -1.9
21 Cardinals   NFC    West  6 10 0  0  2  1  5  0.745 0.3750 0.4112 0.456 284 322  -2.4
22 Lions       NFC   North  6 10 0  0  1  1  5  0.729 0.3750 0.4132 0.487 296 350  -3.4
23 Giants      NFC    East  6 10 0  0  0  1  5  0.718 0.3750 0.4105 0.506 303 347  -2.8
24 Redskins    NFC    East  6 10 0  0  0  0  5  0.674 0.3750 0.3333 0.468 240 265  -1.6
25 Cowboys     NFC    East  6 10 0  0  0  1  5  0.653 0.3750 0.3695 0.505 293 405  -7.0
26 Titans      AFC   South  5 11 0  0  1  2  5  0.651 0.3125 0.4551 0.501 344 439  -5.9
27 Buccaneers  NFC   South  5 11 0  0  0  1  4  0.641 0.3125 0.4083 0.467 301 304  -0.2
28 Raiders     AFC    West  5 11 0  0  0  2  7  0.593 0.3125 0.4426 0.554 320 442  -7.6
29 Bears       NFC   North  5 11 0  1  0  1  4  0.567 0.3125 0.3801 0.457 231 331  -6.3
30 Dolphins    AFC    East  4 12 0  0  0  1  9  0.508 0.2500 0.4424 0.548 275 354  -4.9
31 Browns      AFC   North  4 12 0  0  1  1  8  0.505 0.2500 0.4688 0.580 276 390  -7.1
32 49ers       NFC    West  2 14 0  2  0  0  6  0.178 0.1250 0.3750 0.483 259 452 -12.1
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League Averages             8  8 0  0  0  2  5  0.984 0.4917 0.4247 0.500 360 360  -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)