NFL 1956 Team Rankings

1956 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:1956                                                   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 Giants      NFL_E  East  9  3 1  0  0  2  2  0.989 0.7500 0.4537 0.487 311 204   8.2
 2 Lions       NFL_W  West  9  3 0  0  0  1  1  0.950 0.7500 0.4343 0.458 300 188   9.3
 3 Bears       NFL_W  West  9  3 1  0  0  2  3  0.947 0.7500 0.4436 0.512 370 293   5.9
 4 Cardinals   NFL_E  East  7  5 0  0  0  1  2  0.699 0.5833 0.4351 0.483 240 182   4.8
 5 Redskins    NFL_E  East  6  6 0  0  0  3  2  0.524 0.5000 0.5316 0.504 183 225  -3.5
 6 Browns      NFL_E  East  5  7 0  0  0  1  3  0.430 0.4167 0.4091 0.483 167 177  -0.8
 7 49ers       NFL_W  West  5  6 1  0  0  0  5  0.429 0.4545 0.3667 0.516 233 284  -4.3
 8 Steelers    NFL_E  East  5  7 0  0  0  1  4  0.389 0.4167 0.4667 0.511 217 250  -2.8
 9 Colts       NFL_W  West  5  7 0  0  0  1  3  0.366 0.4167 0.4667 0.513 270 322  -4.3
10 Packers     NFL_W  West  4  8 0  0  0  2  3  0.308 0.3333 0.5208 0.534 264 342  -6.5
11 Rams        NFL_W  West  4  8 0  0  0  0  4  0.294 0.3333 0.3693 0.508 291 307  -1.3
12 Eagles      NFL_E  East  3  8 1  0  0  0  4  0.235 0.2727 0.4444 0.510 143 215  -6.0
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League Averages             6  6 0  0  0  1  3  0.547 0.4981 0.4452 0.502 249 249  -0.1

 

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)