NFL 1962 Team Rankings

1962 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:1962                                                   Week:1 Thru Week:15

 # TEAM NAME   CONF   DIV   W  L T OW OL PW PL  RkPct RawPct SOVPct OpPct Psc Pal   AVM
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 1 Packers     NFL_W Weste 14  1 0  0  0  4  1  1.369 0.9333 0.4092 0.434 431 155  18.4
 2 Texans      AFL_W Weste 12  3 0  1  0  5  2  1.110 0.8000 0.4611 0.473 409 250  10.6
 3 Lions       NFL_W Weste 11  3 0  0  0  3  3  1.035 0.7857 0.4125 0.494 315 177   9.9
 4 Giants      NFL_E Easte 12  3 0  0  0  4  3  1.032 0.8000 0.4408 0.494 405 299   7.1
 5 Oilers      AFL_E Easte 11  4 0  0  1  4  3  0.992 0.7333 0.4089 0.486 404 290   7.6
 6 Patriots    AFL_E Easte  9  4 1  0  0  2  4  0.834 0.6923 0.4032 0.469 346 295   3.6
 7 Bears       NFL_W Weste  9  5 0  0  0  1  4  0.709 0.6429 0.3400 0.496 321 287   2.4
 8 Browns      NFL_E Easte  7  6 1  0  0  3  1  0.688 0.5385 0.5020 0.464 291 257   2.4
 9 Bills       AFL_E Easte  7  6 1  0  0  1  5  0.644 0.5385 0.3388 0.491 309 272   2.6
10 Steelers    NFL_E Easte  9  5 0  0  0  1  4  0.615 0.6429 0.3610 0.450 312 363  -3.6
11 Broncos     AFL_W Weste  7  7 0  0  0  2  6  0.576 0.5000 0.3347 0.497 353 334   1.4
12 Colts       NFL_W Weste  7  7 0  0  0  1  6  0.538 0.5000 0.2636 0.500 293 288   0.4
13 Redskins    NFL_E Easte  5  7 2  0  0  2  4  0.464 0.4167 0.3385 0.456 305 376  -5.1
14 Cowboys     NFL_E Easte  5  8 1  0  0  2  5  0.438 0.3846 0.3811 0.471 398 402  -0.3
15 49ers       NFL_W Weste  6  8 0  0  0  1  6  0.401 0.4286 0.3059 0.502 282 331  -3.5
16 Cardinals   NFL_E Easte  4  9 1  0  0  0  7  0.262 0.3077 0.3077 0.528 287 361  -5.3
17 Titans      AFL_E Easte  5  9 0  0  0  1  7  0.251 0.3571 0.2934 0.517 278 423 -10.4
18 Chargers    AFL_W Weste  4 10 0  0  0  1  7  0.217 0.2857 0.3250 0.528 314 392  -5.6
19 Eagles      NFL_E Easte  3 10 1  0  0  1  6  0.204 0.2308 0.4466 0.519 282 356  -5.3
20 Vikings     NFL_W Weste  2 11 1  0  0  0  7  0.039 0.1538 0.1538 0.543 254 410 -11.1
21 Rams        NFL_W Weste  1 12 1  0  0  0  6 -0.001 0.0769 0.4286 0.549 220 334  -8.1
22 Raiders     AFL_W Weste  1 13 0  0  0  1  7 -0.062 0.0714 0.6923 0.558 213 370 -11.2
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League Averages             7  7 0  0  0  2  5  0.562 0.4918 0.3795 0.496 319 319  -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)