Week 7 Power Rankings
Oct 24, 2017 5:08:44 GMT -5
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Post by Cincinnati Bengals (Chris) on Oct 24, 2017 5:08:44 GMT -5
Week 7 is in the books, and the AFC continues its dominance over the NFC, placing 5 teams with 5 wins or greater, and 11 teams with 4 wins or more. To say it’s going to be a hotly contested race for playoff spots down the stretch is an understatement. The NFC, by comparison, registers only 3 teams with 5 wins or greater, and currently only has 3 other teams on the right side of .500. That means, that if things hold, some teams with winning records in the AFC might get left out, and some sub-.500 NFC squads could be postseason-bound, which is every reason not to give up.
Given those developments, it is actually quite possible that 1-win Baltimore and Miami will be the first teams eliminated, rather than the winless Atlanta and Tampa Bay, contrary to what was originally projected, due to the strength of the AFC. As of right now, if either Baltimore or Miami loses another game, and three more 4-win AFC teams get another win, one of those two will be eliminated immediately (As they play head-to-head next week, which means the loser is likely out on tie-breaker, but we won’t know for certain until the remainder of the season plays out). By comparison, eight NFC teams need to reach the 5-win plateau to knock both Atlanta and Tampa Bay out of the running (As those teams also play each other head-to-head, at which point, one will be officially eliminated), something that can’t happen this week with only six NFC teams having 4 wins so far, though one more loss apiece and eight NFC teams reaching the 4-win plateau would automatically eliminate one team as well.
Though the two winless teams do still hold mathematical odds, that math equates to a 0.01 chance of making the postseason. By comparison, Pittsburgh’s odds are over 90% to extend his season, and all of the 6-win teams currently hold odds greater than 75% themselves.
Pittsburgh again holds onto the top spot, and the top-4 remains unchanged altogether. Carolina rose back four spots to round out the top-5. Things also remained unchanged at the bottom, as winless Atlanta and Tampa Bay stay defeated and tied for last, and 1-win Baltimore stays at 30. Previously 1-win Washington and Los Angeles Rams both won, and each rose four spots to get them out of the dungeon.
The biggest risers are Denver, who leapt 7 spots after his astounding come-from-behind win over Indianapolis, and Jacksonville, Buffalo and Dallas, who each climbed 6. Kansas City and the New York Jets each plunged 7 spots, and Detroit, New Orleans and San Francisco all fell 6 places.
If you still don’t like where you are right now, time is closing quickly, so make hay while you can. As always, these rankings were based on the previous week’s PRs, as well as the point totals/results of this week’s games (Which includes teams intentionally or unintentionally throwing games by not setting their lineups).
1. Pittsburgh 7-0 0
2. Seattle 6-1 0
3. Minnesota 6-1 0
4. Los Angeles Chargers 6-1 0
5. Carolina 5-2 +4
6. Cincinnati 5-2 +5
7. Houston 5-2 0
8. Oakland 5-2 -3
9. Philadelphia 4-3 +4
10. New England 4-3 0
11. Arizona 4-3 +4
12. Jacksonville 4-3 +6
13. Kansas City 4-3 -7
14. Tennessee 4-3 -2
15. New York Jets 4-3 -7
16. Buffalo 3-4 +6
17. Denver 3-4 +7
18. Indianapolis 4-3 -1
19. Dallas 3-4 +6
20. Detroit 3-4 -6
21. Cleveland 3-4 -1
22. New Orleans 3-4 -6
23. Chicago 4-3 -4
24. Washington 2-5 +4
25. Los Angeles Rams 2-5 +4
26. San Francisco 3-4 -6
27. New York Giants 2-5 -3
28. Green Bay 2-5 -2
29. Miami 1-6 -2
30. Baltimore 1-6 0
32. Tampa Bay 0-7 0
32. Atlanta 0-7 0
Given those developments, it is actually quite possible that 1-win Baltimore and Miami will be the first teams eliminated, rather than the winless Atlanta and Tampa Bay, contrary to what was originally projected, due to the strength of the AFC. As of right now, if either Baltimore or Miami loses another game, and three more 4-win AFC teams get another win, one of those two will be eliminated immediately (As they play head-to-head next week, which means the loser is likely out on tie-breaker, but we won’t know for certain until the remainder of the season plays out). By comparison, eight NFC teams need to reach the 5-win plateau to knock both Atlanta and Tampa Bay out of the running (As those teams also play each other head-to-head, at which point, one will be officially eliminated), something that can’t happen this week with only six NFC teams having 4 wins so far, though one more loss apiece and eight NFC teams reaching the 4-win plateau would automatically eliminate one team as well.
Though the two winless teams do still hold mathematical odds, that math equates to a 0.01 chance of making the postseason. By comparison, Pittsburgh’s odds are over 90% to extend his season, and all of the 6-win teams currently hold odds greater than 75% themselves.
Pittsburgh again holds onto the top spot, and the top-4 remains unchanged altogether. Carolina rose back four spots to round out the top-5. Things also remained unchanged at the bottom, as winless Atlanta and Tampa Bay stay defeated and tied for last, and 1-win Baltimore stays at 30. Previously 1-win Washington and Los Angeles Rams both won, and each rose four spots to get them out of the dungeon.
The biggest risers are Denver, who leapt 7 spots after his astounding come-from-behind win over Indianapolis, and Jacksonville, Buffalo and Dallas, who each climbed 6. Kansas City and the New York Jets each plunged 7 spots, and Detroit, New Orleans and San Francisco all fell 6 places.
If you still don’t like where you are right now, time is closing quickly, so make hay while you can. As always, these rankings were based on the previous week’s PRs, as well as the point totals/results of this week’s games (Which includes teams intentionally or unintentionally throwing games by not setting their lineups).
1. Pittsburgh 7-0 0
2. Seattle 6-1 0
3. Minnesota 6-1 0
4. Los Angeles Chargers 6-1 0
5. Carolina 5-2 +4
6. Cincinnati 5-2 +5
7. Houston 5-2 0
8. Oakland 5-2 -3
9. Philadelphia 4-3 +4
10. New England 4-3 0
11. Arizona 4-3 +4
12. Jacksonville 4-3 +6
13. Kansas City 4-3 -7
14. Tennessee 4-3 -2
15. New York Jets 4-3 -7
16. Buffalo 3-4 +6
17. Denver 3-4 +7
18. Indianapolis 4-3 -1
19. Dallas 3-4 +6
20. Detroit 3-4 -6
21. Cleveland 3-4 -1
22. New Orleans 3-4 -6
23. Chicago 4-3 -4
24. Washington 2-5 +4
25. Los Angeles Rams 2-5 +4
26. San Francisco 3-4 -6
27. New York Giants 2-5 -3
28. Green Bay 2-5 -2
29. Miami 1-6 -2
30. Baltimore 1-6 0
32. Tampa Bay 0-7 0
32. Atlanta 0-7 0