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Not only does the Predictalator run every upcoming game 50,000 times, it plays every team against every other team to come up with the ultimate Power Rankings. The Predictalator is successful because it best accounts for actual matchups and team's abilities to exploit opponent's weaknesses using strength-of-schedule-adjusted statistics, so the Power Rankings are not necessarily the best way to know who would win between two teams. They are, however, the best possible way to measure which teams have put together the most impressive seasons. The best team may not be favored against the second-best team, but it would be favored more significantly against the rest of the teams in the sport.
To build the NFL Power Rankings below, we "played" every team against every other team 50,000 times each and ranked by overall winning percentage of those games. These Power Rankings are as of (7/30/2012) rosters and projected depth charts.
In addition to the NFL Power Rankings, we have also included each team’s overall Offensive and Defensive rankings as well as Pass and Rush efficiency rankings relative to the league based on our strength-of-schedule-adjusted statistics and current rosters.
2012 NFL Team Rankings (Preseason)
|
1 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
7 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|
2 |
Green Bay Packers |
3 |
21 |
1 |
21 |
23 |
19 |
|
3 |
New England Patriots |
1 |
25 |
2 |
9 |
26 |
14 |
|
4 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
11 |
9 |
11 |
24 |
4 |
23 |
|
5 |
New York Giants |
5 |
16 |
3 |
27 |
13 |
17 |
|
6 |
Houston Texans |
15 |
5 |
12 |
16 |
3 |
22 |
|
7 |
Dallas Cowboys |
9 |
13 |
7 |
4 |
19 |
10 |
|
8 |
Baltimore Ravens |
20 |
2 |
21 |
20 |
5 |
4 |
|
9 |
San Francisco 49ers |
24 |
1 |
20 |
25 |
6 |
1 |
|
10 |
Atlanta Falcons |
12 |
7 |
10 |
23 |
16 |
15 |
|
11 |
Detroit Lions |
4 |
26 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
26 |
|
12 |
New Orleans Saints |
2 |
31 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
31 |
|
13 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
21 |
6 |
17 |
31 |
10 |
2 |
|
14 |
Denver Broncos |
10 |
22 |
9 |
12 |
21 |
20 |
|
15 |
New York Jets |
29 |
3 |
30 |
28 |
2 |
7 |
|
16 |
San Diego Chargers |
8 |
18 |
5 |
13 |
27 |
21 |
|
17 |
Buffalo Bills |
22 |
12 |
24 |
3 |
8 |
25 |
|
18 |
Chicago Bears |
19 |
14 |
19 |
11 |
14 |
6 |
|
19 |
Washington Redskins |
14 |
11 |
18 |
15 |
20 |
13 |
|
20 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
16 |
10 |
23 |
7 |
18 |
8 |
|
21 |
Carolina Panthers |
6 |
23 |
6 |
1 |
31 |
11 |
|
22 |
Seattle Seahawks |
28 |
15 |
26 |
30 |
7 |
3 |
|
23 |
Oakland Raiders |
13 |
32 |
14 |
8 |
15 |
32 |
|
24 |
Arizona Cardinals |
18 |
24 |
22 |
18 |
17 |
18 |
|
25 |
St. Louis Rams |
26 |
20 |
28 |
19 |
9 |
27 |
|
26 |
Tennessee Titans |
17 |
29 |
15 |
10 |
22 |
28 |
|
27 |
Miami Dolphins |
25 |
17 |
25 |
22 |
25 |
5 |
|
28 |
Cleveland Browns |
27 |
19 |
29 |
17 |
12 |
29 |
|
29 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
23 |
30 |
16 |
32 |
30 |
30 |
|
30 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
32 |
8 |
32 |
29 |
24 |
12 |
|
31 |
Minnesota Vikings |
30 |
28 |
31 |
6 |
29 |
16 |
|
32 |
Indianapolis Colts |
31 |
27 |
27 |
26 |
32 |
24 |