Sunday, November 1, 2015

2015 NFL Power Rankings Week 7

I made it before the big wave of games started! Thursday night and London games are to be expected. But anyways, here are the new rankings.

1. Cincinnati Bengals

You know everything everybody is saying about the Patriots? They should really be saying it about the Bengals. This is (by quite a bit) the best offense in the NFL. Defense, not so much. Which will make holding on to the top spot even harder.

2. Arizona Cardinals

Ok, a few weeks ago it wasn't close, but now it is. The Cardinals are within .00175 standard deviations of the Bengals. And this is in spite of their number-two-offense-in-the-league being nowhere near the Bengals'.

3. Green Bay Packers

They're consistently good, but they need it to stay here. The Packers aren't in the same class as the Bengals and Cardinals, they don't have that kind of wiggle room.

4. New York Jets
5. New England Patriots

The Jets ran the ball better and passed the ball better than the Patriots. But you know what the Patriots did better? Completely avoiding running the ball. As in they had 9 rushes all game. Four of which were by Brady. Darell "fuck-you-you-piece-of-shit-just-fucking-fire-this-dude-already" Bevell, maybe there's a lesson to be learned here.

6. Seattle Seahawks

Speaking of which, I wonder why the 6th best team in the NFL has such a poor record...
Ok, when your scoring margin is +26, a lot has to be attributed to luck, but as for the rest? Just look up.

7. Denver Broncos

The only reason my rankings don't say they have the worst offense in the league is that I'm still taking last season into account. Peyton is looking done-done-done-done-done and has been for a while. But then again, their all-time-great defense has somehow prevented them from losing a single game.

8. Pittsburgh Steelers

As much as I hate to admit it, Ben Fuckfuckfuckfuck might actually be somewhat important. Nowhere near Romo level though, it's pretty telling when you're winning 100% with and 0% without.

9. St. Louis Rams

They got a good defense. Gurley looks good. It's hard to improve your ranking playing the Browns. You're expected to dominate like they did.

10. Carolina Panthers

11. Buffalo Bills

12. Philadelphia Eagles

13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wait what? The Bucs? Here? I guess my algorithm was a big fan of that loss to the Redskins. Which to be fair it should be, but it seems like it was a really big fan. As we'll see by Washington's ranking. But to be fair, a lot of this big movement in the rankings is just the teams around here all being clumped close together.

14. Miami Dolphins

My algorithm is a big fan of all-time-great offensive games.

15. Dallas Cowboys

We've talked about them already. But maybe Dez will help a little bit.

16. Oakland Raiders

17. Kansas City Chiefs

18. Atlanta Falcons

19. Baltimore Ravens

20. New York Giants

21. Jacksonville Jaguars

Widening the gap between them and the rest of the teams in their division...

22. San Diego Chargers

You can't let the Raiders do that to you, man.

23. Minnesota Vikings

24. Chicago Bears

25. San Francisco 49ers

26. New Orleans Saints

27. Indianapolis Colts

28. Tennessee Titans

29. Detroit Lions

30. Houston Texans

31. Cleveland Browns

32. Washington Redskins

Sunday, October 25, 2015

2015 NFL Power Rankings Week 6

Late again, I know.

1. Cincinnati Bengals

Still the best, although their huge-outlier status is gone.

2. Arizona Cardinals

Not a bad loss to another top 5 team.

3. Green Bay Packers

Just LOSE already PLEASE.

4. Pittsburgh Steelers
5. New England Patriots

Nope.

6. New York Jets

Yes, the Jets. Of the defenses that don't appear to be historically great (*cough* Denver *cough*), the JETS are number one.

7. Seattle Seahawks

And the Seahawks are number two. But they might be Denver-level if we just ignore the 4th quarter when the depth of their D-line rotation catches up to them.

8. Denver Broncos

The Jags and Titans are the only teams in the NFL with EITHER a worse offense OR a better defense than the Broncos. You can probably guess which.

9. St. Louis Rams

Bye. I'll probably see you again though. Maybe even this week. Possibly today.

10. Philadelphia Eagles

11. Buffalo Bills

12. Carolina Panthers

13. Dallas Cowboys

14. San Diego Chargers

15. Kansas City Chiefs

16. Atlanta Falcons

17. Baltimore Ravens

18. New York Giants

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

20. Houston Texans

That's, right, an AFC South team just made it into the TOP TWENTY FOOTBALL TEAMS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. AMAZING. Might have something to do with having the greatest football player in the world.

21. Oakland Raiders

22. San Francisco 49ers

23. Minnesota Vikings

24. New Orleans Saints

25. Indianapolis Colts

26. Detroit Lions

27. Washington Redskins

28. Chicago Bears

29. Miami Dolphins

They looked like a completely different team. And given the talent on their D, they could be moving up fast.

30. Jacksonville Jaguars

31. Tennessee Titans

32. Cleveland Browns

Sunday, October 18, 2015

2015 NFL Power Rankings Week 5

Ok, I'm really late on this one, you got me. I missed the start of the first round of Sunday games. But here we are. These are the numbers based on every game through week 5:

1. Cincinnati Bengals

Still #1, but it's a LOT closer after having to play against Kam Chancellor.

2. Arizona Cardinals

Looked amazing again demolishing Detroit. Carson Palmer had as many TDs as incompletions.

3. Green Bay Packers

This time it was the defense, which is now top 10 after picking off Foles four times.

4. New England Patriots

Romo would have made that game interesting.

5. Pittsburgh Steelers

They ran the ball pretty well. Particularly Vick.

6. Seattle Seahawks

Back to being ranked in the range they're used to after outplaying the best team in the league (on the road!).

7. Denver Broncos

Peyton might be done. The running game is nonexistent. Luckily for them, they have by FAR the most dominant defense in the league. Maybe in years. Maybe better than the one that held their greatest-offense-of-all-time to 8 points in the Superbowl. Ok, maybe not that good, but they're on that level. However, their offense isn't CLOSE to the level of that Seahawks offense. But with Peyton, there's always the chance of finding some magic for a final push.

8. St. Louis Rams

They may have had some troubles on O against Green Bay, but that defense is a top 5 unit in the league. Aaron Donald is basically a smaller JJ Watt. Which means he's probably going to the hall of fame.

9. New York Jets

Ok, now come the boring teams. Time to stop talking.

10. Buffalo Bills
11. Philadelphia Eagles
12. New York Giants
13. Carolina Panthers
14. Baltimore Ravens
15. Atlanta Falcons
16. Dallas Cowboys
17. San Diego Chargers
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
19. Washington Redskins
20. Kansas City Chiefs
21. Oakland Raiders
22. Tennessee Titans
23. Chicago Bears
24. Houston Texans
25. Jacksonville Jaguars
26. Minnesota Vikings
27. Indianapolis Colts
28. Cleveland Browns
29. San Francisco 49ers
30. New Orleans Saints
31. Detroit Lions
32. Miami Dolphins

Thursday, October 8, 2015

2015 NFL Power Rankings Week 4

1. Cincinnati Bengals

It's not CLOSE. Like, at bengALL.

2. Green Bay Packers

Just the top of a pack of teams all in essentially the same place.

3. Pittsburgh Steelers

No. Fuck the Steelers.

4. Arizona Cardinals

Sometimes winning just isn't in the cards.

5. New England Patriots

More like the New England Golden TATEriots, am I right?

6. Denver Broncos

Ok, I just saw the Seahawks below me and realized I'm gonna have no shot at making puns out of all these names.

7. St. Louis Rams

Ok, bye everybody, we don't need to talk about the rest of the teams. The one below these ramblings is gonna win the Superbowl, the rest suck, you know the story.

8. Seattle Seahawks

9. Dallas Cowboys

10. Baltimore Ravens

11. Buffalo Bills

12. New York Jets

13. New York Giants

14. Philadelphia Eagles

15. Atlanta Falcons

16. Carolina Panthers

17. San Diego Chargers

18. Washington Redskins

19. Oakland Raiders

20. Kansas City Chiefs

21. Jacksonville Jaguars

Haha just kidding I have something more to say. If you were wondering if this is the first AFC South team you've seen so far, well, then I'm impressed, because you're perceptive as fuck. But yes. That's right. The Jacksonville motherfucking Jaguars are the best team in their division.

22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

23. Detroit Lions

24. Tennessee Titans

25. Chicago Bears

26. Minnesota Vikings

27. Houston Texans

28. Indianapolis Colts

29. New Orleans Saints

30. San Francisco 49ers

31. Cleveland Browns

32. Miami Dolphins

Sunday, October 4, 2015

2015 NFL Power Rankings Week 3

I beat my time last week by a couple minutes! Unfortunately there was some dumb London game in the early morning. But no one cares about the Dolphins and Jets anyway. Ravens and Steelers? Maybe. But that game was WAY too early. But I digress. Here are your rankings:

1. Cincinnati Bengals
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. New England Patriots
6. Denver Broncos
7. Dallas Cowboys
8. St. Louis Rams
9. Seattle Seahawks
10. Buffalo Bills
11. Baltimore Ravens
12. Carolina Panthers
13. Philadelphia Eagles
14. New York Giants
15. New York Jets
16. Washington Redskins
17. San Diego Chargers
18. Atlanta Falcons
19. Kansas City Chiefs
20. Oakland Raiders (2-1. What???)
21. Indianapolis Colts
22. Minnesota Vikings
23. Houston Texans
24. Tennessee Titans
25. Detroit Lions
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
27. Jacksonville Jaguars
28. Chicago Bears
29. San Francisco 49ers
30. Miami Dolphins
31. Cleveland Browns
32. New Orleans Saints (This is despite a top 10 offense. That's how bad the D has been. The lowest team other than them with a top 10 O or D unit is the Falcons at 18 (7th best offense).)

Sunday, September 27, 2015

2015 NFL Power Rankings Week 2

Getting this out right as the Sunday games start week 3. Let's. Go.

1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. Cincinnati Bengals
3. New England Patriots
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. Denver Broncos
6. Green Bay Packers
7. Arizona Cardinals
8. Baltimore Ravens
9. Buffalo Bills
10. St. Louis Rams
11. Kansas City Chiefs
12. New York Jets
13. Carolina Panthers
14. Seattle Seahawks
15. Washington Redskins
16. San Diego Chargers
17. Cleveland Browns
18. Tennessee Titans
19. Philadelphia Eagles
20. Houston Texans
21. San Francisco 49ers
22. Atlanta Falcons
23. New York Giants
24. Miami Dolphins
25. Minnesota Vikings
26. Detroit Lions
27. Jacksonville Jaguars
28. Indianapolis Colts
29. Chicago Bears
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
31. Oakland Raiders
32. New Orleans Saints

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

2015 NFL Power Rankings Week 1

Whaddup. I'm back. These rankings are some combination of last year and this year. Slightly more last year. But not enough so that the huge lucky swings in week 1 success can't overwhelm it.

1. Denver Broncos

Peyton SUUUUCKS. But seriously he had like 4.4 yards per attempt. And unlike EVERY OTHER YEAR EVER, he couldn't get the ball out fast enough to beat the pressure. Which is why the Broncos as a team averaged 3.4 yards per pass play. HOWEVER, they have a legitimately elite defense, and once Evan Mathis gets used to playing with his fellow offensive linemen, their O should be fine.

2. St. Louis Rams

They killed Seattle. That game wasn't as close as it looked. Like usual, they got to Russell Wilson all day (6 sacks), but UNLIKE usual, they had solid (if not spectacular) quarterback play, with Nick Foles averaging 11 yards per attempt with 0 interceptions. Are they actually good? Who the fuck knows, but they deserve everybody's attention right now.

3. Buffalo Bills

Haha more like Andrew SUCK am I right? But seriously, their defense is like, really good. Rex Ryan is fucking good at coaching that side of the ball. And then somehow Tyrod Taylor was good, but I buy that even less than Foles.

4. Cincinnati Bengals

This is what happens when you get to play the Raiders before it's official that they suck. But the Bengals really are a fairly good team. Probably.

5. Arizona Cardinals

Ok, this first week's rankings are heavily skewed toward QBs who had good games. The Cardinals are a legit team, but it's really because of their D. Carson Palmer won't be able to play the Saints every game.

6. San Francisco 49ers

Ok, that spin move by Carlos Hyde was actually fucking legit. But fuck the 49ers.

7. Green Bay Packers

They finna get SMACKED this weekend.

8. Pittsburgh Steelers

Their D sucks, but it's also not their fault that Tom Brady is too much of a BITCH to throw downfield anymore. They also were missing some dudes, and that offense (read: Antonio Brown) is still really good.

9. Dallas Cowboys

Romo is probably the second best quarterback in the NFL. And the best one doesn't really have an offensive line, so give Romo the MVP.

10. Baltimore Ravens

Just like the Ravens of old: Great D, no O. Like NONE. But the Broncos are pretty good, so they get somewhat of a pass.

11. San Diego Chargers

See Cowboys, Dallas (wait what?)

12. Tennessee Titans

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

13. Seattle Seahawks

Ok, that was bad, but it's not like they AREN'T gonna win the Superbowl this year, let's face it. Also, the onside kick (I don't care what Pete Carroll says, that wasn't close to a pooch) and the final 4th down weren't bad calls. The real bad call that game was the Rams kicking in OT. But now it's gonna be even longer before people realize what a horrible decision it is to ever kick a field goal on the opening drive of overtime.

14. Philadelphia Eagles

(n)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Ok, it wasn't actually that bad, but still.

15. Houston Texans

JJ Watt is on pace for 96 tackles for loss this season.

16. Detroit Lions

They just aren't as good as Philip Rivers, I guess.

17. New York Jets

They're pretty loaded, but there's not much that can make up for losing Rex Ryan (except for playing Johnny Manziel). And it's not like their offense was good enough even before that.

18. New England Patriots

Tom Brady actually played his dink and dunk shit pretty well against the Steelers, but the Pats get punished for being such a shitty team last year. Also for Pittsburgh being so fucking bad at defense. And at being a city.

19. Kansas City Chiefs

More like Kansas shitty, am I right? I mean, they made the most out of Brian Hoyer fucking up the first half, and it's not like anybody else can stop that one defensive end on Houston either, but still.

20. Washington Redskins

Nahhhh

21. Atlanta Falcons

Good for them. Hard in one game to make up for how bad the defense was last year though.

22. Carolina Panthers

It's the Jags, dude.

23. Miami Dolphins

Maybe they should Suh that new DT of theirs for not doing SHIT. Against the REDSKINS.

24. Cleveland Browns

Wow, did you think for a moment that Johnny Manziel might actually be able to break out this season? Yeah, me neither.

25. New York Giants

They were sooooo close.

26. Indianapolis Colts

LOLZ

27. Jacksonville Jaguars

See Colts, Indianapolis

28. New Orleans Saints

If only they could play anything resembling defense...

29. Chicago Bears

Ehhh, I don't really blame them, bad last season and a tough passing game to go against week 1. They didn't actually look this bad.

30. Minnesota Vikings

How about a mini soda?

31. Oakland Raiders
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sometimes you just forget that some teams exist...