Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Updated: September 18, 11:43 AM ET
The statistics behind the ultimate power rankings
By Thomas Neumann
Page 2
Teams 1-10 |
Teams 11-20 | Teams 21-32 | Listranker
Wondering how your favorite team stacks up against the rest of the NFL in each of our study's categories? Look no further.
Keep in mind that the statistics below are for the 1970-2007 seasons.
The overall scoring formula can be found at the bottom of this page.
| Playoff wins |
| Team |
No. |
| 1. Dal |
26 |
| 2. Pit |
23 |
| 3. SF |
20 |
| 4. Oak |
19 |
| 5. Mia |
18 |
| 6. NE |
17 |
| 6. Was |
17 |
| 8. Min |
16 |
| 9. Den |
15 |
| 9. Stl |
15 |
| 11. NYG |
13 |
| 11. Phi |
13 |
| 13. Buf |
12 |
| 13. GB |
12 |
| 13. Ten |
12 |
| 16. Ind |
11 |
| 17. Chi |
8 |
| 17. SD |
8 |
| 19. Sea |
7 |
| 20. Atl |
6 |
| 20. Car |
6 |
| 20. NYJ |
6 |
| 23. Cin |
5 |
| 23. Jac |
5 |
| 23. TB |
5 |
| 26. Bal |
4 |
| 26. Cle |
4 |
| 28. KC |
3 |
| 29. NO |
2 |
| 30. Ari |
1 |
| 30. Det |
1 |
| 32. Hou |
0 |
|
| Super Bowls |
| Team |
Rec. |
| 1. Dal |
5-3 |
| 2. Pit |
5-1 |
| 3. SF |
5-0 |
| 4. NE |
3-3 |
| 5. Was |
3-2 |
| 5. Den |
2-4 |
| 7. NYG |
3-1 |
| 7. Oak |
3-1 |
| 7. Mia |
2-3 |
| 10. Ind |
2-0 |
| 10. Stl |
1-2 |
| 10. Buf |
0-4 |
| 13. Chi |
1-1 |
| 13. GB |
1-1 |
| 13. Min |
0-3 |
| 16. Bal |
1-0 |
| 16. TB |
1-0 |
| 16. Cin |
0-2 |
| 16. Phi |
0-2 |
| 20. Atl |
0-1 |
| 20. Car |
0-1 |
| 20. SD |
0-1 |
| 20. Sea |
0-1 |
| 20. Ten |
0-1 |
| 25. Ari |
0-0 |
| 25. Cle |
0-0 |
| 25. Det |
0-0 |
| 25. Hou |
0-0 |
| 25. Jac |
0-0 |
| 25. KC |
0-0 |
| 25. NO |
0-0 |
| 25. NYJ |
0-0 |
|
| Winning pct. |
| Team |
Pct. |
| 1. Mia |
.608 |
| 2. Pit |
.603 |
| 3. Dal |
.594 |
| 4. Den |
.586 |
| 5. Min |
.572 |
| 6. SF |
.568 |
| 7. Oak |
.5582 |
| 7. Was |
.5582 |
| 9. Jac |
.543 |
| 10. Stl |
.534 |
| 11. NE |
.519 |
| 12. Phi |
.511 |
| 13. GB |
.509 |
| 14. KC |
.506 |
| 15. Bal |
.503 |
| 16. Chi |
.497 |
| 17. Sea |
.492 |
| 18. NYG |
.4854 |
| 19. Ind |
.4845 |
| 20. Ten |
.481 |
| 21. Buf |
.474 |
| 22. Car |
.466 |
| 23. SD |
.463 |
| 24. Cle |
.458 |
| 25. Cin |
.447 |
| 26. NYJ |
.435 |
| 27. Det |
.425 |
| 28. Atl |
.422 |
| 29. NO |
.418 |
| 30. Ari |
.402 |
| 31. TB |
.393 |
| 32. Hou |
.333 |
|
| Overall ranking |
| Team |
Pts. |
| 1. Dal |
1,498 |
| 2. Pit |
1,495 |
| 3. SF |
1,294 |
| 4. Mia |
1,276 |
| 5. Den |
1,138 |
| 6. Oak |
1,028 |
| 7. Min |
1,024 |
| 8. Was |
998 |
| 9. Stl |
947 |
| 10. NE |
905 |
| 11. NYG |
859 |
| 12. Chi |
793 |
| 13. Phi |
776 |
| 14. GB |
745 |
| 15. Bal |
678 |
| 16. Ind |
669 |
| 17. Ten |
669 |
| 18. Buf |
667 |
| 19. Sea |
641 |
| 20. Jac |
634 |
| 21. KC |
596 |
| 22. Car |
588 |
| 23. SD |
563 |
| 24. Cin |
494 |
| 25. TB |
474 |
| 26. Atl |
362 |
| 27. Det |
350 |
| 28. NYJ |
338 |
| 29. Cle |
338 |
| 30. Hou |
308 |
| 31. NO |
287 |
| 32. Ari |
285 |
|
| "MNF" |
| Team |
No. |
| 1. Mia |
73 |
| 2. Dal |
69 |
| 3. SF |
61 |
| 4. Oak |
60 |
| 5. Den |
57 |
| 5. Pit |
57 |
| 7. Was |
55 |
| 8. Stl |
53 |
| 9. Chi |
51 |
| 9. GB |
51 |
| 11. Min |
47 |
| 12. Phi |
45 |
| 13. NYG |
39 |
| 14. Buf |
38 |
| 14. NYJ |
38 |
| 16. NE |
36 |
| 17. KC |
35 |
| 18. Ten |
33 |
| 19. Atl |
30 |
| 19. SD |
30 |
| 20. Ind |
29 |
| 22. Cin |
27 |
| 23. Cle |
25 |
| 23. Det |
25 |
| 25. NO |
24 |
| 25. Sea |
24 |
| 27. Ari |
18 |
| 28. TB |
16 |
| 29. Jac |
11 |
| 30. Bal |
10 |
| 31. Car |
7 |
| 32. Hou |
0 |
|
| All-Pros |
| Team |
No. |
| 1. Pit |
62 |
| 2. Dal |
56 |
| 2. Mia |
56 |
| 4. SF |
55 |
| 5. Min |
52 |
| 6. Oak |
49 |
| 7. Stl |
44 |
| 8. Den |
39 |
| 9. Chi |
38 |
| 10. KC |
37 |
| 10. SD |
37 |
| 12. Phi |
36 |
| 13. Ten |
34 |
| 14. Buf |
33 |
| 15. Was |
31 |
| 16. NYG |
30 |
| 17. NE |
27 |
| 18. Cin |
26 |
| 19. Ind |
25 |
| 20. Ari |
23 |
| 21. Det |
22 |
| 21. GB |
22 |
| 21. Sea |
22 |
| 24. TB |
21 |
| 25. NYJ |
19 |
| 26. Bal |
17 |
| 27. Atl |
15 |
| 28. Cle |
13 |
| 28. NO |
13 |
| 30. Car |
12 |
| 31. Jac |
6 |
| 32. Hou |
1 |
|
| 4 or fewer Ws |
| Team |
No. |
| 1. Pit |
0 |
| 2. Bal |
1 |
| 2. Den |
1 |
| 2. Jac |
1 |
| 2. Min |
1 |
| 6. Car |
2 |
| 6. Dal |
2 |
| 6. Hou |
2 |
| 6. Mia |
2 |
| 6. Was |
2 |
| 11. Sea |
3 |
| 12. Stl |
4 |
| 13. KC |
5 |
| 13. Oak |
5 |
| 13. Phi |
5 |
| 13. SF |
5 |
| 17. Chi |
6 |
| 17. NE |
6 |
| 19. Cle |
7 |
| 19. Det |
7 |
| 19. GB |
7 |
| 19. NYG |
7 |
| 23. SD |
8 |
| 23. TB |
8 |
| 23. Ten |
8 |
| 26. Buf |
9 |
| 26. Ind |
9 |
| 28. Ari |
10 |
| 29. Atl |
11 |
| 29. Cin |
11 |
| 29. NO |
11 |
| 32. NYJ |
12 |
|
| 12 or more Ws |
| Team |
No. |
| 1. SF |
11 |
| 2. Dal |
10 |
| 3. Den |
7 |
| 4. Ind |
6 |
| 4. Mia |
6 |
| 4. Oak |
6 |
| 4. Pit |
6 |
| 4. Stl |
6 |
| 9. Chi |
5 |
| 9. GB |
5 |
| 11. Buf |
4 |
| 11. Min |
4 |
| 11. NE |
4 |
| 11. NYG |
4 |
| 11. Phi |
4 |
| 11. Ten |
4 |
| 17. KC |
3 |
| 17. SD |
3 |
| 17. Was |
3 |
| 20. Atl |
2 |
| 20. Bal |
2 |
| 20. Cin |
2 |
| 20. Jac |
2 |
| 20. NO |
2 |
| 20. Sea |
2 |
| 26. Car |
1 |
| 26. Cle |
1 |
| 26. Det |
1 |
| 26. NYJ |
1 |
| 26. TB |
1 |
| 31. Ari |
0 |
| 31. Hou |
0 |
|
| Draft busts |
| Team |
No. |
| 1. Bal |
0 |
| 1. Car |
0 |
| 1. Hou |
0 |
| 1. Jac |
0 |
| 1. Mia |
0 |
| 1. Min |
0 |
| 1. NE |
0 |
| 1. Ten |
0 |
| 9. Atl |
1 |
| 9. Buf |
1 |
| 9. Dal |
1 |
| 9. Den |
1 |
| 9. Ind |
1 |
| 9. NYG |
1 |
| 9. Stl |
1 |
| 9. SF |
1 |
| 9. TB |
1 |
| 18. Chi |
2 |
| 18. GB |
2 |
| 18. NO |
2 |
| 18. Phi |
2 |
| 18. Pit |
2 |
| 18. SD |
2 |
| 18. Sea |
2 |
| 25. Ari |
3 |
| 25. Cle |
3 |
| 25. KC |
3 |
| 25. Oak |
3 |
| 25. Was |
3 |
| 30. Cin |
4 |
| 30. Det |
4 |
| 30. NYJ |
4 |
|
| Crushing playoff defeats |
| Team |
No. |
| 1. Ari |
0 |
| 1. Atl |
0 |
| 1. Bal |
0 |
| 1. Car |
0 |
| 1. Chi |
0 |
| 1. Cin |
0 |
| 1. Det |
0 |
| 1. GB |
0 |
| 1. Hou |
0 |
| 1. Ind |
0 |
| 1. Jac |
0 |
| 1. NO |
0 |
| 1. NYG |
0 |
| 1. NYJ |
0 |
| 1. Pit |
0 |
| 1. Sea |
0 |
| 1. TB |
0 |
| 18. KC |
1 |
| 18. Mia |
1 |
| 18. Phi |
1 |
| 18. Stl |
1 |
| 18. SD |
1 |
| 18. SF |
1 |
| 18. Ten |
1 |
| 18. Was |
1 |
| 26. Cle |
2 |
| 26. Dal |
2 |
| 26. Den |
2 |
| 26. NE |
2 |
| 30. Buf |
3 |
| 30. Min |
3 |
| 32. Oak |
4 |
|
| Coaching changes |
| Team |
No. |
| 1. Hou |
1 |
| 1. Jac |
1 |
| 3. Bal |
2 |
| 3. Car |
2 |
| 3. Pit |
2 |
| 6. Sea |
5 |
| 7. Dal |
6 |
| 7. Den |
6 |
| 7. Mia |
6 |
| 7. Min |
6 |
| 7. TB |
6 |
| 12. Chi |
7 |
| 13. Cin |
8 |
| 13. GB |
8 |
| 13. NYG |
8 |
| 16. KC |
9 |
| 16. Phi |
9 |
| 16. SF |
9 |
| 19. Oak |
10 |
| 19. Ten |
10 |
| 19. Was |
10 |
| 22. Buf |
11 |
| 22. Stl |
11 |
| 24. Cle |
12 |
| 24. Det |
12 |
| 24. NE |
12 |
| 27. Ari |
13 |
| 27. NO |
13 |
| 27. SD |
13 |
| 30. Atl |
14 |
| 30. Ind |
14 |
| 30. NYJ |
14 |
|
Modern NFL franchise hierarchy scoring formula
Teams compiled points based to 10 criteria:
• Winning percentage: One point per mill of a team's regular-season winning percentage. For example, a .500 team gets 500 points. +1
• Super Bowls: 50 points per win; 25 points per loss. +50/25
• Playoff victories: 10 points per win (not including Super Bowls). +10
• 12-win season: 10 points for each season of 12 or more victories. +10
• Four-win season: Minus-10 points for each season of four or fewer victories (not including the 1982 strike season). -10
• All-Pros: Five points each for every time a player was named first team All-Pro. +5
• "MNF": To measure prestige, one point for each appearance on "Monday Night Football." +1
• Coaching changes: Minus-10 points for each coaching change (includes interim coaches). -10
• Crushing postseason defeats: Minus-20 points for suffering one of the 25 most crushing postseason defeats since the AFL-NFL merger (as selected by Page 2, see list below). -20
• Busts: Minus-10 points for selecting one of the 50 biggest draft busts as selected by ESPN.com. (See list here) -10
Tiebreakers: 1, Super Bowl victories; 2, playoff victories.
Notes: Per NFL policy, Arizona includes the St. Louis and Phoenix Cardinals; Cleveland includes the old and new Browns; Indianapolis includes the Baltimore Colts; New England includes the Boston Patriots; Oakland includes the Los Angeles Raiders; St. Louis includes the Los Angeles Rams; Tennessee includes the Houston Oilers.
• Ties are counted as half a win and half a loss in calculating winning percentage, in accordance with official NFL records.
The 25 crushing postseason defeats
• Dec. 23, 1972: Steelers 13, Raiders 7 (Immaculate Reception).
• Dec. 28, 1975: Cowboys 17, Vikings 14 (Hail Mary).
• Jan. 21, 1979: Steelers 35, Cowboys 31, Super Bowl XIII (Jackie Smith's end zone drop).
• Jan. 10, 1982: 49ers 28, Cowboys 27, NFC Championship Game (The Catch).
• Jan. 22, 1984: Raiders 38, Redskins 9, Super Bowl XVIII (Washington was a three-point favorite).
• Jan. 26, 1986: Bears 46, Patriots 10, Super Bowl XX.
• Jan. 4, 1987: Giants 49, 49ers 3 (Jim Burt knocks Joe Montana out of game).
• Jan. 11, 1987: Broncos 23, Browns 20, AFC Championship Game (The Drive).
• Jan. 17, 1988: Broncos 38, Browns 33, AFC Championship Game (The Fumble).
• Jan. 31, 1988: Redskins 42, Broncos 10, Super Bowl XXII (Denver was a three-point favorite).
• Jan. 28, 1990: 49ers 55, Broncos 10, Super Bowl XXIV (largest victory margin in a Super Bowl).
• Jan. 20, 1991: Bills 51, Raiders 3, AFC Championship Game.
• Jan. 27, 1991: Giants 20, Bills 19, Super Bowl XXV (Scott Norwood, wide right).
• Jan. 3, 1993: Bills 41, Oilers 38, OT (Houston led 35-3 in third quarter).
• Jan. 31, 1993: Cowboys 52, Bills 17, Super Bowl XXVII.
• Jan. 4, 1998: Broncos 14, Chiefs 10 (Chiefs lose second divisional game in three seasons at home as top seed)
• Jan. 17, 1999: Falcons 30, Vikings 27, OT (Minnesota, 16-1, loses after Gary Anderson misses first FG attempt of season).
• Jan. 8, 2000: Titans 22, Bills 16 (Music City Miracle).
• Jan. 15, 2000: Jaguars 62, Dolphins 7. (last game for Dan Marino, Jimmy Johnson).
• Jan. 14, 2001: Giants 41, Vikings 0, NFC Championship Game.
• Jan. 19, 2002: Patriots 16, Raiders 13 (Tuck Rule).
• Feb. 3, 2002: Patriots 20, Rams 17, Super Bowl XXXVI (St. Louis was a 14-point favorite).
• Jan. 26, 2003: Buccaneers 48, Raiders 21, Super Bowl XXXVII (Oakland was a three-point favorite).
• Jan. 18, 2004: Panthers 14, Eagles 3, NFC Championship Game (Philadelphia's third consecutive loss in NFC Championship Game).
• Feb. 3, 2008: Giants 17, Patriots 14, Super Bowl XLII.
Teams 1-10 |
Teams 11-20 | Teams 21-32 | Listranker
Thomas Neumann is an editor for Page 2. You can contact him here.
