NFC

Division Leaders
1) Falcons (1) - Greater Winning % (.800) than Saints (.700) and Eagles (.700)
2) Eagles (7) - Greater Conference Winning % (.714) than Bears (.625)
3) Bears (3) - Greater Winning % (.700) than Seahawks (.500)
4) Seahawks (4) -

Wild Cards
5) Saints (5) - Greater Conference Winning % (.750) than Packers (.714)
6) Packers (6) - Greater Strength of Victory (.400) than Buccaneers (.243)

The Rest
7) Buccaneers (8) - Greater Winning % (.700) than Giants (.600)
8) Giants (2) - Greater Winning % (.600) than Redskins (.500)
9) Redskins (9) - Greater winning % (.500) than Rams (.400)
10) Rams (10) - Greater Winning % (.400) than Vikings (.300)
11) vikings (11) - Greater Conference Winning % (.429) than 49'ers (.286)
12) 49'ers (12) - Div Record > AZ (Note AZ > 49'ers in common games)
13) Cardinals (13) - Better Strength of Victory (.533) than Cowboys (.400)
14) Cowboys (15) - Head to Head Win over Lions
15) Lions (14) - Greater Winning % (.200) than Panthers (.100)
16) Panthers (16) -


AFC

Division Leaders
1) Jets (1) - Head to Head win over Patriots
2) Ravens (2) - Head to Head Win over Steelers
3) Chiefs (8) - Head to Head Win over Jaguars
4) Jaguars (7)- Head to Head Win over Colts

Wild Cards
5) Patriots (5) - Greater Winning % (.800) than Steelers (.700)
6) Steelers (6) - Greater Winning % (.700) than Colts (.600)

The Rest
7) Colts (3) - Greater Winning % (.600) than Dolphins (.500)
8) Dolphins (9) - Head to Head Win over Titans
9) Titans (10) - Head to Head win over Raiders
10) Raiders (4) - Head to Head win over Chargers (+ better division record)
11) Chargers (11) - Greater Winning % (.500) than Texans (.400) (Win over Titans noted)
12) Texans (12) - Greater Winning % (.400) than Browns (.300)
13) Broncos (14) - Better record in common games than Browns
14) Browns (13) - Greater Winning % (.300) than Bills (.200)
15) Bills (16) - Head to Head win over Bengals
16) Bengals (15)

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Looking at the schedule as a Packers fan I want:

Cowboys to beat the Saints on Thanksgiving.
Packers to Beat Falcons
Bears to lose at home to the Eagles
Ravens to beat Buccaneers


Here are the current draft positions:

1 Panthers
2 Lions
3 Bengals
4 Bills
5 Cowboys
6 49'er's
7 Cardinals
8 Broncos
9 viklings
10 Browns
11 Rams
12 Texans
13 Raiders
14 Chargers
15 Titans
16 Redskins
17 Dolphins
18 Giants
19 Colts
20 Buccaneers

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I noticed that our strength of schedule rating improved over the weekend because teams the Packers played went 5-1. (I'm throwing out the games that included two teams the Packers played.) That was able to make me feel okay about the Jets and Patriots winning, even though I wasn't sticking up for either of them.

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I only include Strength of Schedule for teams already played.
It is good for the Patriots to go high before the Packers beat them to help the SOS (hopefully the SOV too).

The only teams those numbers may matter with are the Saints and the Buccaneers. Playing the Falcons and NFC East will best determine the Packers chances along with that all important showdown with the Bears.

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My thoughts:

1) Not very likely.
2) Possible, but difficult.
3) Very likely.
4) Likely.

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A fellow can dream big. :thumbleft:

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Cal Cheez,
I am sure you have explained it in the past, perhaps even to me. What is the number after the team name represent?

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The team's previous-week playoff position.

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AHHHHH. I knew I had know the answer. For several weeks I have been trying to figure it out and couldn't come up with anything. Funny if I would have seen it on the college poll I would have know. :face1:

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Yep, it confused me for a couple of weeks too, then I thought back to the pundits' power rankings, and they do the same thing, so it became clear to me. (Plus I could compare this week's rankings with last week's to see the pattern.)

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