I don’t have much to say this week for reason I’ll explain once I’ve rolled out this week Not So Scientific Rankings. As always, they average the following:
Pro Football Focus Power Rankings
Pro Football Reference Simple Rankings System
Five Thirty Eight ELO Playoff Probability Rankings
Football Outsiders DVOA Rankings
1. New England 2 3 1 3 2 – 2.2
2. Carolina 1 5 2 5 1 – 2.8
3. Arizona 4 1 4 6 3 – 3.6
4. Cincinnati 3 2 9 1 4 – 3.8
5. Seattle 8 4 3 2 6 – 4.6
6. Denver 6 9 5 8 5 – 6.6
7. Kansas City 10 7 7 4 7 – 7
8. Pittsburgh 7 6 8 7 8 – 7.2
9. Green Bay 5 8 6 9 9 – 7.4
10. Minnesota 11 11 10 13 10 – 11
11. New York Jets 14 10 14 10 11 – 11.8
12. Buffalo 16 12 11 11 13 – 12.6
13. Oakland 9 13 21 12 12 – 13.4
14. Philadelphia 13 19 12 18 15 – 15.4
15. New York Giants 26 15 13 14 14 – 16.4
16. Houston 15 18 15 22 16 – 17.2
17. Atlanta 12 24 19 24 18 – 19.4
18. Baltimore 17 20 18 19 27 – 20.2
19. Chicago 20 14 25 20 22 – 20.2
20. Detroit 29 17 20 15 23 – 20.8
21. Washington 23 21 23 17 21 – 21
22. St. Louis 25 16 24 21 20 – 21.2
23. Dallas 19 25 16 26 25 – 22.2
24. Indianapolis 22 27 17 28 17 – 22.2
25. Tampa Bay 24 28 27 16 19 – 22.8
26. Jacksonville 21 23 30 23 24 – 24.2
27. New Orleans 18 30 22 27 26 -24.6
28. Miami 27 26 28 25 28 – 26.8
29. San Diego 32 22 29 29 31 – 28.6
30. San Francisco 31 29 26 32 29 – 29.4
31. Cleveland 28 31 31 31 30 – 30.2
32. Tennessee 30 32 32 30 32 – 31.2
Now to other matters: I had a friend of mine who I got to know online through other writing activities, who unexpectedly passed away yesterday. I’m feeling pretty numb and heartbroken about it and I don’t know if I’m going to have a Midweek Musings for you this week. It’s just going to depend on how soon I feel like getting back to writing about things that don’t seem as important in times when somebody you got to know, even if it was through online communication, is no longer part of your life.
It’s times like this that make you realize how precious life is and, as much as we get caught up in the NFL and the Denver Broncos, there are more important things in life than those things, and family and friends are two that definitely make the list.
Never forget to tell the people who are important to you, how much they mean to you.
