Zero's 2015 [Week 7] NFL Power Rankings

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

We have a pair of new teams in the top five this week. How's this for silly? Panthers win and lose two spots and their opponent the Seahawks rises seven spots. I was tempted to drop them a peg or two, but I want these to be more data/formula based than spite based. 🙂

The Texans and Seahawks jumped up the most with their +7 improvement followed by Dolphins who climbed +6. The biggest floppers were Jaguars losing -7 spots with Redskins and Titans both moving -6 back.

Green Bay Packers 0
Arizona Cardinals 0
New England Patriots 0
Cincinnati Bengals 2
New York Jets 2
Buffalo Bills -2
Carolina Panthers -2
San Diego Chargers 0
Seattle Seahawks 7
Pittsburgh Steelers 5
New York Giants -1
Atlanta Falcons -1
Cleveland Browns 4
Denver Broncos -2
Tennessee Titans -6
Oakland Raiders -3
Philadelphia Eagles 1
Dallas Cowboys 1
Minnesota Vikings -5
Houston Texans 7
Kansas City Chiefs 2
Miami Dolphins 6
New Orleans Saints 1
Indianapolis Colts 1
St. Louis Rams -3
Washington Redskins -6
San Francisco 49ers 4
Jacksonville Jaguars -7
Baltimore Ravens -3
Chicago Bears -1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers -1
Detroit Lions 0

I'm feeling Jets over Patriots this week for my upset. The Patriots are 9.5 favorites, but the Jets and Dolphins seem to always give Patriots a run for their money and I think there is going to be a Patriot let down. Bonus upset pick, 49ers over Seahawks who are 6 point favorites.

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texaspackerbacker
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Apparently you haven't done your "pick'em" yet, because it's 100% for the Patriots at this point.

Yeah, that is interesting about the Seahawks - they choke it away and you raise them up? It would really be interesting to see the nuts and bolts of your ranking system. Yours looks better this week than any previous although still way off in the bottom half.

I'll be back with mine later.

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Zero2Cool
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9 years ago

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker

I usually make my picks on the weekend. Thursday's pick is already in. I don't always follow my rankings when I make picks. If I'm iffy on the match-up, then I do. But I am only showing overall rank. I have an offensive and defensive ranking for each team too. 🙂 As for the nuts and bolts, I'm sure the formula's (I don't have time to teach you Advanced Statistics bahahaha) I'm using on the stats pales in comparison to your dart board approach of rankings!

texaspackerbacker
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

I think you went out to the barn and got a large pail of something hahahaha.

As I said last week, I tend to start out with who was expected to be good or bad before the season and then adjust, but not in too extreme a way. I also often deviate from my own rankings in the Pick 'Em - maybe why I am so far down there.

1 Packers
2 Patriots
3 Cardinals
4 Bengals
5 Seahawks
6 Broncos
7 Falcons
8 Panthers
9 Steelers
10 Jets
11 Bills
12 Chargers
13 Cowboys
14 Eagles
15 Niners
16 Ravens
17 Rams
18 Giants
19 Vikings
20 Colts
21 Chiefs
22 Bears
23 Saints
24 Lions
25 Texans
26 Redskins
27 Browns
28 Raiders
29 Titans
30 Dolphins
31 Jaguars
32 Buccaneers

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beast
Select Member

9 years ago

Maybe not perfect, but I think it looks like a decent algorithm.

[cheers] 👍

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Packers

Patriots

Panthers

Broncos

Bengals

Jets

Falcons

Steelers

Cardinals

Vikings

Eagles

Giants

Bills

Colts

Seahawks

Raiders

Dolphins

Rams

Browns

Redskins

Texans

Cowboys

Saints

Buccaneers

Bears

Chargers

Titans

49ers

Ravens

Jaguars

Lions

[*] Chiefs[/list]

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

Some teams in that bottom 10 of yours have me scratching my head, lol.

beast
Select Member

9 years ago

Some teams in that bottom 10 of yours have me scratching my head, lol.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

Based on the differences in our list, I'm guessing your referring too Chargers, Titans and Chiefs.

Like I said, I think it was a decent algorithm, the algorithm might need some improvements still and I wouldn't be surprised to see the Chargers being the big movers going up on this list in coming weeks. Most algorithms have flaws, and the Chargers could be falling into one at the moment in this one.

As for the Titans and Chiefs, I'm not sure they're that good of teams.

texaspackerbacker
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Some teams in that bottom 10 of yours have me scratching my head, lol.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

hahahahahaha Now you know how I feel about your rankings - I do agree with what you say about his, though.

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beast
Select Member

9 years ago

hahahahahaha Now you know how I feel about your rankings - I do agree with what you say about his, though.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker

This coming from two guys that have a team with four losses in their top ten, over a currently undefeated team (or in one cases top in their five over two currently undefeated teams)...

[zipmouth]

texaspackerbacker
Veteran Member

9 years ago

#10

This coming from two guys that have a team with four losses in their top ten, over a currently undefeated team (or in one cases top in their five over two currently undefeated teams)...

[zipmouth]

Originally Posted by: beast

So you're saying you'd pick Carolina to beat Seattle? And Tampa Bay to beat 8 other teams? And the Chiefs to lose to ...... everybody? hahahahahaha

As I have said, it's all about who can beat who(m). You better recheck your algorithm hahahahaha, cuz it sure doesn't come close to doing that.

At least you made an effort, though. A LOT of others haven't got the testicular fortitude.

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Zero2Cool (3h) : From 2010 to 2022, it was played on the Sunday before the Super Bowl

Zero2Cool (3h) : They moved it to the BYE week before Super Bowl several years ago.

packerfanoutwest (3h) : it was always after the SB.....

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beast (12h) : I thought the pro game was before the Super Bowl?

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Mucky Tundra (14h) : VICTORY! We have (moral) victory!

TheKanataThrilla (14h) : Hey they mentioned that we 3-peted

Mucky Tundra (14h) : seems to me the 49ers should have traded Aiyuk when they had the chance

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TheKanataThrilla (14h) : 49ers have a money problem if they want to sign their QB

Mucky Tundra (14h) : Wait for real? Didn't he just get an extension two years ago?

Zero2Cool (14h) : 49ers gonna trade Deebo. Interesting

TheKanataThrilla (14h) : Replays always never seem to show the holdings

TheKanataThrilla (15h) : Great throw by Hurts

Mucky Tundra (15h) : Where Carter falls prey to bad off the field influences (to be clear, not saying he'd clip someone though)

Mucky Tundra (15h) : Had Carter not gone to Philly were they already had a lot of old college friends, he ends up in a similar spot to Aaron Hernandez

Mucky Tundra (15h) : I think some of his coaches told scouts to stay away

Mucky Tundra (15h) : the street racing incident+conditioning and motivation problems

beast (15h) : Then Carter was street racing, where the other car crashed and people died... and other teams were scared to pick Carter for some reason

beast (15h) : I think the Saints traded up, giving their next year 1st to the Eagles, and then they sucked and Eagles got the 10th overall pick

packerfanoutwest (15h) : wtf Barkley?

TheKanataThrilla (15h) : Getting Carter and Nolan Smith in the first round in 2023 was pretty darn good

Mucky Tundra (15h) : for some reason i'm thinking of a draft where the Eagles where in the mid 20s and a top player fell all the way to them

TheKanataThrilla (15h) : I think so. I would need to look it up. Think it may have been Carolina's pick.

Mucky Tundra (15h) : i'm not sure who i'm thinking of now

Mucky Tundra (15h) : oh fuck me i messed that up

Zero2Cool (15h) : Jordan Davis was 13th overall

Zero2Cool (15h) : Carter was 9th overall

Zero2Cool (15h) : Eagles had 15th and 10th selections, moved to 13 and 9 to get Davis and Carter back to back

Zero2Cool (15h) : Eagles traded up for Carter, didn't they?

Mucky Tundra (15h) : Obviously he was a huge risk but getting a top 5 talent on the dline in the mid 20s is fortuitous

Mucky Tundra (15h) : Jalen Carter falling into their lap certainly helps

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TheKanataThrilla (15h) : I think it is over, but then I think of Atlanta and want Philly to go in with the same intensity in the second half

Mucky Tundra (16h) : And with a Pass Rush that might as well be on a milk cartoon and no Jaire

Martha Careful (16h) : I cant help but feel good about how well the Packers D played in Philly during the playoffs

Mucky Tundra (16h) : this game is over

Mucky Tundra (16h) : This might be the kill shot here

Mucky Tundra (16h) : oh that's such a bad penalty for KC after getting the 3rd down stop

TheKanataThrilla (16h) : Philly DL has come to play

TheKanataThrilla (16h) : Ceoper DeJean with the INT scored...bad memories of draft night

Mucky Tundra (16h) : ok scratch that

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