jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson) (12/11/84)
Here are the Richardson Rankings following the games of week 15. The top 4
teams' ratings are so close that you almost have to consider it a 4-way tie.
The winner of the Denver-Seattle game will probably end up on top, since a
win against a team in the top 4 is worth more than a win against the 9th or
11th ranked team (Miami & San Fran's week 16 opponents, respectively). Miami
and San Francisco will probably end up 2nd and 3rd respectively if they both
win, but what happens in the other games may also effect the top 4. For
example, if Pittsburgh beats the Raiders, San Francisco or Miami could end up on
top because, since Pittsburgh's rating will go up, the 49ers won't get as many
bad points for their loss to Pittsburgh while, since the Raiders' rating will
drop, the AFC West teams will get fewer good points or more bad points for their
two games each against the Raiders. Miami's rating will not be affected as much
since they played both Pittsburgh and the Raiders once each.
Last This WEEK 15
Week Week TEAM (DIV) GP W L T PCT GOOD BAD RATING RESULT
3 1 MIAMI (AE) 15 13 2 0 0.867 10.7 1.3 0.811
2 2 SAN FRANCISCO (NW) 15 14 1 0 0.933 10.4 1.1 0.809
4 3 DENVER (AW) 15 12 3 0 0.800 11.3 2.1 0.806
1 4 SEATTLE (AW) 15 12 3 0 0.800 11.4 2.3 0.806
5 5 LA RAIDERS (AW) 15 11 4 0 0.733 10.6 2.0 0.787
9 6 WASHINGTON (NE) 15 10 5 0 0.667 8.3 3.2 0.668
10 7 ST. LOUIS (NE) 15 9 6 0 0.600 9.1 4.9 0.639
7 8 NY GIANTS (NE) 15 9 6 0 0.600 8.9 5.0 0.632
6 9 DALLAS (NE) 15 9 6 0 0.600 9.1 5.1 0.631
8 10 CHICAGO (NC) 15 9 6 0 0.600 7.7 4.6 0.604
11 11 LA RAMS (NW) 15 10 5 0 0.667 7.9 4.9 0.600
12 12 NEW ENGLAND (AE) 15 8 7 0 0.533 5.9 4.3 0.555
13 13 SAN DIEGO (AW) 15 7 8 0 0.467 5.9 4.4 0.547
14 14 KANSAS CITY (AW) 15 7 8 0 0.467 7.2 6.3 0.527
15 15 GREEN BAY (NC) 15 7 8 0 0.467 6.1 6.4 0.492
16 16 PHILADELPHIA (NE) 15 6 8 1 0.433 5.5 5.8 0.490
17 17 PITTSBURGH (AC) 15 8 7 0 0.533 6.8 8.3 0.450
19 18 CINCINNATI (AC) 15 7 8 0 0.467 3.7 6.1 0.422
20 19 NY JETS (AE) 15 7 8 0 0.467 4.8 7.4 0.412
18 20 NEW ORLEANS (NW) 15 6 9 0 0.400 4.0 7.7 0.375
21 21 DETROIT (NC) 15 4 10 1 0.300 2.9 8.4 0.316
23 22 TAMPA BAY (NC) 15 5 10 0 0.333 3.7 9.6 0.303
22 23 INDIANAPOLIS (AE) 15 4 11 0 0.267 2.5 8.9 0.286
24 24 CLEVELAND (AC) 15 4 11 0 0.267 2.0 9.6 0.246
25 25 MINNESOTA (NC) 15 3 12 0 0.200 1.6 9.5 0.235
26 26 BUFFALO (AE) 15 2 13 0 0.133 1.8 11.0 0.194
28 27 HOUSTON (AC) 15 3 12 0 0.200 2.8 12.2 0.188
27 28 ATLANTA (NW) 15 3 12 0 0.200 2.3 12.3 0.169
I've posted my latest playoff comments in a separate article.
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Jeff Richardson, DCIEM, Toronto (416) 635-2073
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