NFL 1965 Team Rankings

1965 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:1965                                                   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 Bills       AFL_E Easte 11  3 1  0  0  5  2  1.084 0.7857 0.4596 0.482 336 226   7.3
 2 Packers     NFL_W Weste 11  3 1  0  0  5  2  1.055 0.7857 0.5312 0.518 339 236   6.9
 3 Chargers    AFL_W Weste  9  3 3  0  0  3  4  1.044 0.7500 0.4365 0.489 340 250   6.0
 4 Colts       NFL_W Weste 10  3 1  0  0  3  3  1.038 0.7692 0.4538 0.515 389 284   7.5
 5 Bears       NFL_W Weste  9  5 0  0  0  3  3  0.909 0.6429 0.5177 0.538 409 275   9.6
 6 Browns      NFL_E Easte 11  4 0  0  0  0  1  0.766 0.7333 0.3831 0.410 375 348   1.8
 7 Raiders     AFL_W Weste  8  5 1  0  0  1  5  0.752 0.6154 0.3472 0.487 298 239   4.2
 8 Chiefs      AFL_W Weste  7  5 2  0  0  2  4  0.743 0.5833 0.4201 0.491 322 285   2.6
 9 49ers       NFL_W Weste  7  6 1  0  0  1  5  0.620 0.5385 0.3972 0.538 421 402   1.4
10 Cowboys     NFL_E Easte  7  7 0  0  0  1  3  0.579 0.5000 0.4035 0.454 325 280   3.2
11 Vikings     NFL_W Weste  7  7 0  0  0  3  6  0.548 0.5000 0.4925 0.586 383 403  -1.4
12 Lions       NFL_W Weste  6  7 1  0  0  1  7  0.477 0.4615 0.4405 0.559 257 295  -2.7
13 Jets        AFL_E Easte  5  8 1  0  0  2  6  0.434 0.3846 0.4548 0.520 285 303  -1.3
14 Giants      NFL_E Easte  7  7 0  0  0  0  3  0.433 0.5000 0.3061 0.441 270 338  -4.9
15 Redskins    NFL_E Easte  6  8 0  0  0  0  3  0.378 0.4286 0.3333 0.458 257 301  -3.1
16 Patriots    AFL_E Easte  4  8 2  0  0  1  7  0.371 0.3333 0.4265 0.527 244 302  -4.1
17 Eagles      NFL_E Easte  5  9 0  0  0  0  3  0.363 0.3571 0.3571 0.468 363 359   0.3
18 Cardinals   NFL_E Easte  5  9 0  0  0  1  2  0.358 0.3571 0.3895 0.447 296 309  -0.9
19 Rams        NFL_W Weste  4 10 0  0  0  3  6  0.265 0.2857 0.6298 0.606 269 328  -4.2
20 Oilers      AFL_E Easte  4 10 0  0  0  2  6  0.204 0.2857 0.5217 0.534 298 429  -9.4
21 Broncos     AFL_W Weste  4 10 0  0  0  0  8  0.190 0.2857 0.3223 0.534 303 392  -6.4
22 Steelers    NFL_E Easte  2 12 0  0  0  0  4 -0.026 0.1429 0.4286 0.505 202 397 -13.9
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League Averages             7  7 1  0  0  2  4  0.572 0.5012 0.4297 0.505 317 317  -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)