I receive a ton of requests & feedback during the season (and offseason for that matter) from many who utilize my published performance ratings in their own handicapping process - whether it be on sides or totals. With that in mind & to show my appreciation for finally breaking through that 1K unique readers ceiling with my last NFL article & to fulfill a request recently received from a loyal reader today we analyze the average
performance grade of each team on offense, defense & overall along with my
SOS breakdowns over the last three, four & five years. Using this data can illustrate which teams
have performed best in our model over recent seasons while giving you a barometer
for comparative purposes once the 2014 season commences & its results are
posted here.
Quick reminder of
what each figures below represents:
OFF / DEF:
ranges from 0 to 80 as 16 statistics are graded from 0 to 5 (16 x 5 = 80 which
would be “perfect grade”
TOTAL: sum of
OFF & DEF grades
SOS STATS:
strength of team’s schedule based on opponent’s performance in my grading
scheme
SOS RECORD:
strength of a team’s schedule based on opponent’s record
SOS BLENDED:
combination of my two measurements of SOS
|
AVERAGE
LAST 3 SEASONS
|
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|
|
RATINGS
|
SOS
|
|||||||||
|
TM
|
OFF
|
RANK
|
DEF
|
RANK
|
TOTAL
|
RANK
|
STATS
|
RECORD
|
BLENDED
|
RANK
|
|
|
ARI
|
32.52
|
31
|
42.67
|
9
|
75.19
|
24
|
7
|
13
|
8.4
|
5
|
|
|
ATL
|
44.47
|
8
|
35.50
|
26
|
79.97
|
18
|
18
|
21
|
18.4
|
20
|
|
|
BAL
|
37.41
|
23
|
44.77
|
5
|
82.18
|
14
|
16
|
22
|
17.3
|
17
|
|
|
BUF
|
40.45
|
17
|
37.13
|
18
|
77.57
|
20
|
21
|
11
|
18.3
|
19
|
|
|
CAR
|
46.46
|
5
|
38.51
|
14
|
84.97
|
9
|
24
|
15
|
21.5
|
26
|
|
|
CHI
|
41.68
|
16
|
39.32
|
12
|
81.00
|
15
|
12
|
16
|
13.1
|
9
|
|
|
CIN
|
40.16
|
18
|
44.63
|
6
|
84.78
|
10
|
25
|
24
|
24.5
|
30
|
|
|
CLE
|
32.65
|
30
|
38.06
|
15
|
70.71
|
30
|
12
|
9
|
11.0
|
6
|
|
|
DAL
|
43.98
|
10
|
36.70
|
22
|
80.68
|
16
|
13
|
24
|
15.9
|
14
|
|
|
DEN
|
47.88
|
4
|
43.34
|
8
|
91.22
|
1
|
26
|
21
|
25.1
|
31
|
|
|
DET
|
44.31
|
9
|
40.05
|
11
|
84.36
|
11
|
17
|
12
|
15.8
|
12
|
|
|
GB
|
48.95
|
3
|
36.40
|
24
|
85.34
|
8
|
23
|
23
|
22.8
|
27
|
|
|
HOU
|
42.85
|
13
|
45.09
|
4
|
87.95
|
3
|
25
|
18
|
23.4
|
28
|
|
|
IND
|
37.31
|
24
|
33.85
|
31
|
71.17
|
29
|
18
|
19
|
18.1
|
18
|
|
|
JAC
|
29.27
|
32
|
35.66
|
25
|
64.93
|
32
|
12
|
11
|
11.7
|
7
|
|
|
KC
|
37.24
|
25
|
38.82
|
13
|
76.06
|
22
|
20
|
20
|
20.0
|
23
|
|
|
MIA
|
34.97
|
27
|
40.67
|
10
|
75.64
|
23
|
12
|
14
|
12.7
|
8
|
|
|
MIN
|
39.79
|
19
|
34.18
|
30
|
73.97
|
26
|
7
|
6
|
7.1
|
3
|
|
|
NE
|
50.79
|
1
|
35.17
|
29
|
85.96
|
7
|
19
|
23
|
20.1
|
24
|
|
|
NO
|
50.44
|
2
|
36.49
|
23
|
86.93
|
6
|
20
|
18
|
19.7
|
22
|
|
|
NYG
|
39.72
|
20
|
36.77
|
21
|
76.49
|
21
|
3
|
10
|
4.8
|
2
|
|
|
NYJ
|
34.69
|
28
|
44.61
|
7
|
79.30
|
19
|
16
|
16
|
15.9
|
13
|
|
|
OAK
|
38.73
|
21
|
35.46
|
28
|
74.19
|
25
|
17
|
17
|
17.0
|
15
|
|
|
PHI
|
45.31
|
7
|
37.78
|
16
|
83.09
|
12
|
20
|
21
|
20.6
|
25
|
|
|
PIT
|
41.82
|
15
|
45.75
|
2
|
87.57
|
5
|
29
|
24
|
28.0
|
32
|
|
|
SD
|
45.33
|
6
|
36.98
|
19
|
82.31
|
13
|
25
|
20
|
23.4
|
28
|
|
|
SEA
|
42.47
|
14
|
45.36
|
3
|
87.83
|
4
|
16
|
16
|
15.7
|
10
|
|
|
SF
|
43.50
|
11
|
46.92
|
1
|
90.42
|
2
|
18
|
20
|
18.8
|
21
|
|
|
STL
|
34.22
|
29
|
37.55
|
17
|
71.77
|
28
|
3
|
2
|
3.1
|
1
|
|
|
TB
|
35.78
|
26
|
33.59
|
32
|
69.38
|
31
|
7
|
8
|
7.3
|
4
|
|
|
TEN
|
37.53
|
22
|
35.49
|
27
|
73.02
|
27
|
16
|
16
|
15.8
|
11
|
|
|
WAS
|
43.34
|
12
|
36.98
|
19
|
80.32
|
17
|
|
16
|
20
|
17.0
|
15
|
|
LAST
THREE SEASONS
|
||||
|
TOP
5 OFFENSES
|
WORST
5 OFFENSES
|
|||
|
NE
|
50.79
|
JAC
|
29.27
|
|
|
NO
|
50.44
|
ARI
|
32.52
|
|
|
GB
|
48.95
|
CLE
|
32.65
|
|
|
DEN
|
47.88
|
STL
|
34.22
|
|
|
CAR
|
46.46
|
NYJ
|
34.69
|
|
|
TOP
5 DEFENSES
|
WORST
5 DEFENSES
|
|||
|
SF
|
46.92
|
TB
|
33.59
|
|
|
PIT
|
45.75
|
IND
|
33.85
|
|
|
SEA
|
45.36
|
MIN
|
34.18
|
|
|
HOU
|
45.09
|
NE
|
35.17
|
|
|
BAL
|
44.77
|
OAK
|
35.46
|
|
|
TOP
5 OVERALL
|
WORST
5 OVERALL
|
|||
|
DEN
|
91.22
|
JAC
|
64.93
|
|
|
SF
|
90.42
|
TB
|
69.38
|
|
|
HOU
|
87.95
|
CLE
|
70.71
|
|
|
SEA
|
87.83
|
IND
|
71.17
|
|
|
PIT
|
87.57
|
STL
|
71.77
|
|
|
TOP
5 SOS
|
WEAKEST
5 SOS
|
|||
|
STL
|
3.1
|
PIT
|
28.0
|
|
|
NYG
|
4.8
|
DEN
|
25.1
|
|
|
MIN
|
7.1
|
CIN
|
24.5
|
|
|
TB
|
7.3
|
HOU
|
23.4
|
|
|
ARI
|
8.4
|
SD
|
23.4
|
|
|
AVERAGE
LAST 4 SEASONS
|
|||||||||||
|
|
RATINGS
|
SOS
|
|||||||||
|
TM
|
OFF
|
RANK
|
DEF
|
RANK
|
TOTAL
|
RANK
|
STATS
|
RECORD
|
BLENDED
|
RANK
|
|
|
ARI
|
31.09
|
32
|
41.09
|
9
|
72.18
|
28
|
12
|
15
|
12.5
|
5
|
|
|
ATL
|
44.53
|
8
|
36.06
|
25
|
80.59
|
18
|
17
|
20
|
17.4
|
16
|
|
|
BAL
|
38.40
|
24
|
45.02
|
2
|
83.41
|
10
|
16
|
24
|
17.8
|
18
|
|
|
BUF
|
39.23
|
21
|
36.42
|
24
|
75.65
|
23
|
16
|
9
|
14.4
|
12
|
|
|
CAR
|
41.40
|
13
|
38.90
|
16
|
80.30
|
19
|
21
|
12
|
18.5
|
21
|
|
|
CHI
|
40.20
|
16
|
40.61
|
11
|
80.80
|
16
|
15
|
17
|
15.4
|
13
|
|
|
CIN
|
39.76
|
18
|
42.95
|
6
|
82.70
|
11
|
19
|
19
|
19.1
|
25
|
|
|
CLE
|
33.60
|
30
|
38.43
|
20
|
72.03
|
29
|
11
|
8
|
9.8
|
2
|
|
|
DAL
|
44.78
|
7
|
36.84
|
22
|
81.62
|
14
|
14
|
21
|
15.9
|
14
|
|
|
DEN
|
45.45
|
6
|
41.08
|
10
|
86.52
|
4
|
23
|
19
|
21.6
|
28
|
|
|
DET
|
43.02
|
10
|
38.96
|
15
|
81.98
|
13
|
14
|
11
|
13.1
|
9
|
|
|
GB
|
47.71
|
3
|
38.88
|
17
|
86.59
|
3
|
21
|
20
|
20.7
|
27
|
|
|
HOU
|
43.50
|
9
|
41.86
|
8
|
85.36
|
7
|
20
|
15
|
18.8
|
24
|
|
|
IND
|
40.07
|
17
|
34.33
|
31
|
74.40
|
26
|
16
|
21
|
16.9
|
15
|
|
|
JAC
|
32.82
|
31
|
35.26
|
29
|
68.08
|
32
|
14
|
16
|
14.4
|
11
|
|
|
KC
|
39.43
|
20
|
39.87
|
13
|
79.30
|
20
|
23
|
23
|
22.8
|
30
|
|
|
MIA
|
35.66
|
28
|
42.07
|
7
|
77.73
|
21
|
13
|
13
|
12.7
|
6
|
|
|
MIN
|
38.57
|
23
|
36.04
|
26
|
74.61
|
25
|
8
|
6
|
7.2
|
1
|
|
|
NE
|
50.36
|
1
|
34.88
|
30
|
85.23
|
8
|
17
|
21
|
17.9
|
19
|
|
|
NO
|
49.14
|
2
|
38.16
|
21
|
87.30
|
2
|
23
|
20
|
21.8
|
29
|
|
|
NYG
|
41.55
|
12
|
39.13
|
14
|
80.68
|
17
|
9
|
14
|
9.9
|
4
|
|
|
NYJ
|
36.41
|
27
|
44.88
|
3
|
81.29
|
15
|
18
|
17
|
17.4
|
16
|
|
|
OAK
|
38.60
|
22
|
36.78
|
23
|
75.38
|
24
|
19
|
19
|
18.7
|
22
|
|
|
PHI
|
46.39
|
4
|
38.70
|
19
|
85.09
|
9
|
20
|
20
|
19.9
|
26
|
|
|
PIT
|
42.21
|
11
|
46.65
|
1
|
88.86
|
1
|
28
|
23
|
26.3
|
32
|
|
|
SD
|
45.90
|
5
|
40.21
|
12
|
86.11
|
5
|
26
|
22
|
24.6
|
31
|
|
|
SEA
|
39.51
|
19
|
43.18
|
5
|
82.69
|
12
|
19
|
16
|
17.9
|
19
|
|
|
SF
|
40.76
|
14
|
44.64
|
4
|
85.40
|
6
|
19
|
20
|
18.8
|
23
|
|
|
STL
|
34.43
|
29
|
38.77
|
18
|
73.20
|
27
|
10
|
10
|
9.9
|
3
|
|
|
TB
|
37.51
|
25
|
34.27
|
32
|
71.77
|
31
|
13
|
13
|
13.1
|
8
|
|
|
TEN
|
36.42
|
26
|
35.52
|
28
|
71.94
|
30
|
12
|
16
|
12.9
|
7
|
|
|
WAS
|
40.55
|
15
|
35.96
|
27
|
76.51
|
22
|
|
14
|
17
|
14.3
|
10
|
|
LAST
FOUR SEASONS
|
||||
|
TOP
5 OFFENSES
|
|
WORST
5 OFFENSES
|
||
|
NE
|
50.36
|
|
ARI
|
31.09
|
|
NO
|
49.14
|
|
JAC
|
32.82
|
|
GB
|
47.71
|
|
CLE
|
33.60
|
|
PHI
|
46.39
|
|
STL
|
34.43
|
|
SD
|
45.90
|
|
MIA
|
35.66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOP
5 DEFENSES
|
|
WORST
5 DEFENSES
|
||
|
PIT
|
46.65
|
|
TB
|
34.27
|
|
BAL
|
45.02
|
|
IND
|
34.33
|
|
NYJ
|
44.88
|
|
NE
|
34.88
|
|
SF
|
44.64
|
|
JAC
|
35.26
|
|
SEA
|
43.18
|
|
TEN
|
35.52
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOP
5 OVERALL
|
|
WORST
5 OVERALL
|
||
|
PIT
|
88.86
|
|
JAC
|
68.08
|
|
NO
|
87.30
|
|
TB
|
71.77
|
|
GB
|
86.59
|
|
TEN
|
71.94
|
|
DEN
|
86.52
|
|
CLE
|
72.03
|
|
SD
|
86.11
|
|
ARI
|
72.18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOP
5 SOS
|
|
WEAKEST
5 SOS
|
||
|
MIN
|
7.2
|
|
PIT
|
26.3
|
|
CLE
|
9.8
|
|
SD
|
24.6
|
|
STL
|
9.9
|
|
KC
|
22.8
|
|
NYG
|
9.9
|
|
NO
|
21.8
|
|
ARI
|
12.5
|
|
DEN
|
21.6
|
|
AVERAGE
LAST 5 SEASONS
|
|||||||||||
|
|
RATINGS
|
|
SOS
|
||||||||
|
TM
|
OFF
|
RANK
|
DEF
|
RANK
|
TOTAL
|
RANK
|
|
STATS
|
RECORD
|
BLENDED
|
RANK
|
|
ARI
|
33.26
|
31
|
41.76
|
7
|
75.01
|
25
|
|
16
|
13
|
15.0
|
11
|
|
ATL
|
44.11
|
8
|
36.44
|
27
|
80.55
|
15
|
|
15
|
19
|
16.1
|
15
|
|
BAL
|
39.43
|
18
|
45.13
|
3
|
84.55
|
9
|
|
17
|
24
|
18.4
|
21
|
|
BUF
|
37.21
|
24
|
37.20
|
25
|
74.41
|
26
|
|
14
|
11
|
13.5
|
9
|
|
CAR
|
41.18
|
12
|
39.19
|
15
|
80.36
|
17
|
|
17
|
15
|
16.6
|
16
|
|
CHI
|
38.85
|
20
|
39.94
|
12
|
78.79
|
18
|
|
14
|
16
|
14.8
|
10
|
|
CIN
|
39.84
|
15
|
43.53
|
5
|
83.38
|
12
|
|
19
|
18
|
18.8
|
23
|
|
CLE
|
32.41
|
32
|
37.89
|
20
|
70.31
|
30
|
|
12
|
10
|
11.3
|
4
|
|
DAL
|
45.64
|
5
|
38.43
|
19
|
84.07
|
10
|
|
14
|
19
|
15.3
|
12
|
|
DEN
|
44.35
|
7
|
41.63
|
9
|
85.98
|
5
|
|
21
|
21
|
20.9
|
27
|
|
DET
|
39.84
|
15
|
37.62
|
22
|
77.46
|
21
|
|
13
|
13
|
12.7
|
8
|
|
GB
|
48.07
|
3
|
40.84
|
11
|
88.91
|
2
|
|
23
|
17
|
21.4
|
28
|
|
HOU
|
44.06
|
9
|
41.50
|
10
|
85.56
|
6
|
|
20
|
18
|
19.7
|
25
|
|
IND
|
40.98
|
13
|
35.19
|
30
|
76.16
|
24
|
|
16
|
18
|
16.6
|
17
|
|
JAC
|
34.62
|
29
|
34.99
|
31
|
69.61
|
32
|
|
16
|
15
|
15.9
|
14
|
|
KC
|
37.67
|
22
|
38.55
|
17
|
76.22
|
23
|
|
22
|
23
|
22.2
|
30
|
|
MIA
|
36.82
|
25
|
41.76
|
7
|
78.58
|
19
|
|
11
|
17
|
12.4
|
6
|
|
MIN
|
40.53
|
14
|
37.72
|
21
|
78.25
|
20
|
|
12
|
6
|
10.5
|
2
|
|
NE
|
50.29
|
1
|
36.37
|
28
|
86.66
|
4
|
|
15
|
21
|
16.9
|
19
|
|
NO
|
49.93
|
2
|
38.46
|
18
|
88.39
|
3
|
|
24
|
16
|
22.0
|
29
|
|
NYG
|
42.09
|
11
|
39.06
|
16
|
81.16
|
14
|
|
7
|
17
|
9.9
|
1
|
|
NYJ
|
36.58
|
26
|
46.02
|
2
|
82.60
|
13
|
|
16
|
18
|
16.7
|
18
|
|
OAK
|
36.14
|
27
|
36.87
|
26
|
73.01
|
28
|
|
17
|
20
|
17.5
|
20
|
|
PHI
|
45.54
|
6
|
39.51
|
14
|
85.05
|
8
|
|
22
|
17
|
20.5
|
26
|
|
PIT
|
42.50
|
10
|
46.63
|
1
|
89.13
|
1
|
|
27
|
21
|
25.8
|
32
|
|
SD
|
45.74
|
4
|
39.68
|
13
|
85.42
|
7
|
|
25
|
19
|
23.7
|
31
|
|
SEA
|
38.31
|
21
|
42.08
|
6
|
80.38
|
16
|
|
20
|
14
|
18.5
|
22
|
|
SF
|
39.19
|
19
|
44.69
|
4
|
83.89
|
11
|
|
20
|
17
|
19.1
|
24
|
|
STL
|
33.38
|
30
|
37.31
|
24
|
70.68
|
29
|
|
11
|
12
|
11.2
|
3
|
|
TB
|
35.98
|
28
|
34.16
|
32
|
70.14
|
31
|
|
11
|
16
|
12.2
|
5
|
|
TEN
|
37.65
|
23
|
35.88
|
29
|
73.53
|
27
|
|
11
|
18
|
12.6
|
7
|
|
WAS
|
39.44
|
17
|
37.38
|
23
|
76.81
|
22
|
|
15
|
16
|
15.4
|
13
|
|
LAST
FIVE SEASONS
|
||||
|
TOP
5 OFFENSES
|
|
WORST
5 OFFENSES
|
||
|
NE
|
50.29
|
|
CLE
|
32.41
|
|
NO
|
49.93
|
|
ARI
|
33.26
|
|
GB
|
48.07
|
|
STL
|
33.38
|
|
SD
|
45.74
|
|
JAC
|
34.62
|
|
DAL
|
45.64
|
|
TB
|
35.98
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOP
5 DEFENSES
|
|
WORST
5 DEFENSES
|
||
|
PIT
|
46.63
|
|
TB
|
34.16
|
|
NYJ
|
46.02
|
|
JAC
|
34.99
|
|
BAL
|
45.13
|
|
IND
|
35.19
|
|
SF
|
44.69
|
|
TEN
|
35.88
|
|
CIN
|
43.53
|
|
NE
|
36.37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOP
5 OVERALL
|
|
WORST
5 OVERALL
|
||
|
PIT
|
89.13
|
|
JAC
|
69.61
|
|
GB
|
88.91
|
|
TB
|
70.14
|
|
NO
|
88.39
|
|
CLE
|
70.31
|
|
NE
|
86.66
|
|
STL
|
70.66
|
|
DEN
|
85.98
|
|
OAK
|
73.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOP
5 SOS
|
|
WEAKEST
5 SOS
|
||
|
NYG
|
9.9
|
|
PIT
|
25.8
|
|
MIN
|
10.5
|
|
SD
|
23.7
|
|
STL
|
11.2
|
|
KC
|
22.2
|
|
CLE
|
11.3
|
|
NO
|
22.0
|
|
TB
|
12.2
|
|
GB
|
21.4
|
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