NFL 1963 Team Rankings

1963 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:1963                                                   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 Bears       NFL_W Weste 12  1 2  0  0  5  1  1.304 0.9231 0.4788 0.461 315 154  10.7
 2 Packers     NFL_W Weste 11  2 1  0  0  4  2  1.210 0.8462 0.4160 0.486 369 206  11.6
 3 Chargers    AFL_W Weste 12  3 0  0  0  2  2  1.081 0.8000 0.4325 0.452 450 265  12.3
 4 Giants      NFL_E Easte 11  4 0  0  0  4  4  1.048 0.7333 0.3674 0.464 458 294  10.9
 5 Browns      NFL_E Easte 10  4 0  0  0  3  3  0.903 0.7143 0.3703 0.436 343 262   5.8
 6 Raiders     AFL_W Weste 10  4 0  0  0  3  1  0.892 0.7143 0.4521 0.460 363 282   5.8
 7 Steelers    NFL_E Easte  7  4 3  0  0  3  5  0.835 0.6364 0.4415 0.520 321 295   1.9
 8 Cardinals   NFL_E Easte  9  5 0  0  0  3  4  0.804 0.6429 0.3907 0.481 341 283   4.1
 9 Patriots    AFL_E Easte  7  7 1  0  0  3  4  0.635 0.5000 0.4804 0.512 337 308   1.9
10 Colts       NFL_W Weste  8  6 0  0  0  0  5  0.616 0.5714 0.2995 0.502 316 285   2.2
11 Bills       AFL_E Easte  7  6 1  0  0  1  3  0.610 0.5385 0.3868 0.485 304 291   0.9
12 Chiefs      AFL_W Weste  5  7 2  0  0  0  6  0.608 0.4167 0.3242 0.503 347 263   6.0
13 Lions       NFL_W Weste  5  8 1  0  0  1  6  0.528 0.3846 0.3484 0.532 326 265   4.4
14 Oilers      AFL_E Easte  6  8 0  0  0  2  4  0.401 0.4286 0.3643 0.501 302 372  -5.0
15 Vikings     NFL_W Weste  5  8 1  0  0  0  7  0.332 0.3846 0.2388 0.519 309 390  -5.8
16 Jets        AFL_E Easte  5  8 1  0  0  1  5  0.301 0.3846 0.4427 0.507 249 399 -10.7
17 Rams        NFL_W Weste  5  9 0  0  0  1  6  0.244 0.3571 0.3253 0.531 210 350 -10.0
18 Cowboys     NFL_E Easte  4 10 0  0  0  1  7  0.240 0.2857 0.3521 0.482 305 378  -5.2
19 Eagles      NFL_E Easte  2 10 2  0  0  0  9  0.101 0.1667 0.2500 0.554 242 381  -9.9
20 Redskins    NFL_E Easte  3 11 0  0  0  0  9  0.097 0.2143 0.2698 0.521 279 398  -8.5
21 Broncos     AFL_W Weste  2 11 1  0  0  1  5  0.041 0.1538 0.6500 0.540 301 473 -12.3
22 49ers       NFL_W Weste  2 12 0  0  0  1  6 -0.024 0.1429 0.6044 0.568 198 391 -13.8
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League Averages             7  7 1  0  0  2  5  0.582 0.4973 0.3948 0.501 318 318  -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)