NFL 1954 Team Rankings

1954 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:1954                                                   Week:1 Thru Week:14

 # TEAM NAME   CONF   DIV   W  L T OW OL PW PL  RkPct RawPct SOVPct OpPct Psc Pal   AVM
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 1 Browns      NFL_E  East 10  3 0  0  0  5  2  1.227 0.7692 0.4470 0.483 392 172  16.9
 2 Lions       NFL_W  West  9  3 1  0  0  5  4  1.077 0.7500 0.4811 0.541 347 245   7.8
 3 49ers       NFL_W  West  7  4 1  0  0  2  4  0.837 0.6364 0.4286 0.480 313 251   5.2
 4 Eagles      NFL_E  East  7  4 1  0  0  2  3  0.806 0.6364 0.3718 0.455 284 230   4.5
 5 Bears       NFL_W  West  8  4 0  0  0  3  4  0.781 0.6667 0.4081 0.497 301 279   1.8
 6 Giants      NFL_E  East  7  5 0  0  0  1  4  0.775 0.5833 0.3290 0.439 293 184   9.1
 7 Rams        NFL_W  West  6  5 1  0  0  3  4  0.729 0.5455 0.4394 0.502 314 285   2.4
 8 Steelers    NFL_E  East  5  7 0  0  0  2  5  0.401 0.4167 0.4311 0.482 219 263  -3.7
 9 Packers     NFL_W  West  4  8 0  0  0  2  7  0.354 0.3333 0.4205 0.563 234 251  -1.4
10 Colts       NFL_W  West  3  9 0  0  0  3  6  0.167 0.2500 0.5884 0.558 131 279 -12.3
11 Redskins    NFL_E  East  3  9 0  0  0  0  7  0.026 0.2500 0.2778 0.503 207 432 -18.8
12 Cardinals   NFL_E  East  2 10 0  0  0  0  8 -0.011 0.1667 0.3333 0.544 183 347 -13.7
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League Averages             6  6 0  0  0  2  5  0.597 0.5003 0.4130 0.504 268 268  -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)