Nov 15, 2009 12:30
The first time I monkeyed around with margins of victory, I was sitting in Jumpin' George Roe's seventh grade math class at West Junior High School. I wanted to prove that the Broncos were the best team in the league. Unfortunately, they weren't. I hope I'm a little more objective, thrity years later.
Through week nine
1 New Orleans Saints 110.88
2 New England Patriots 110.52
3 Indianapolis Colts 104.88
4 Baltimore Ravens 104.02
5 New York Jets 103.61
6 Cincinnati Bengals 102.98
7 Miami Dolphins 101.89
8 Denver Broncos 100.89
9 Atlanta Falcons 100.64
10 Dallas Cowboys 100.24
11 Pittsburgh Steelers 99.87
12 Minnesota Vikings 99.02
13 Arizona Cardinals 98.08
14 Houston Texans 97.7
15 San Diego Chargers 96.8
16 Philadelphia Eagles 96.68
17 San Francisco 49ers 94.18
18 Green Bay Packers 94.17
19 New York Giants 93.96
20 Chicago Bears 92.48
21 Buffalo Bills 91.65
22 Seattle Seahawks 91.06
23 Carolina Panthers 87.81
24 Tennessee Titans 86.81
25 Jacksonville Jaguars 85.1
26 Cleveland Browns 82.2
27 Kansas City Chiefs 81.24
28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 81.14
29 Oakland Raiders 81.02
30 Detroit Lions 78.29
31 St. Louis Rams 71.73
32 Washington Redskins 67.63
Tampa Bay is hanging in there to be the first team with no mathematical chance of winning its division.
Tragic Numbers through week 9.
Tampa Bay 2
Detroit 3
Tennessee 3
Carolina 4
Cleveland 4
Kansas City 4
Houston 5
Jacksonville 5
Oakland 5
St. Louis 5
Washington 5