The top teams finally started to act like it this week, with Buffalo, Tampa Bay, and Dallas all putting up strong performances during the holiday weekend. New Orleans and the Chargers, both of which were just on the inside on the playoff picture last week, fell out this week after embarrassing losses, clearing the way for Miami and Philadelphia to position themselves on the right side of the line. Here are my full current rankings and playoff picks:
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Actual |
Proj |
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Rank |
LW |
Team |
Rating |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Seed |
1 |
1 |
Buffalo |
-8.856 |
9 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
A3 |
2 |
3 |
Tampa Bay |
-8.064 |
11 |
4 |
13 |
4 |
N2 |
3 |
4 |
Dallas |
-7.661 |
11 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
N3 |
4 |
5 |
Kansas City |
-7.055 |
11 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
A1 |
5 |
2 |
New England |
-6.79 |
9 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
A6 |
6 |
7 |
Indianapolis |
-6.323 |
9 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
A5 |
7 |
9 |
LA Rams |
-5.453 |
11 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
N4 |
8 |
6 |
Arizona |
-5.275 |
10 |
5 |
11 |
6 |
N5 |
9 |
8 |
Green Bay |
-4.647 |
12 |
3 |
13 |
4 |
N1 |
10 |
10 |
San Francisco |
-3.27 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
N6 |
11 |
14 |
Cincinnati |
-3.051 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
A4 |
12 |
13 |
Philadelphia |
-3.015 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
N7 |
13 |
15 |
Tennessee |
-2.63 |
10 |
5 |
11 |
6 |
A2 |
14 |
11 |
New Orleans |
-1.432 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
OUT |
15 |
16 |
Minnesota |
-1.061 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
|
16 |
12 |
LA Chargers |
-0.773 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
OUT |
17 |
18 |
Denver |
-0.277 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
|
18 |
19 |
Seattle |
-0.256 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
|
19 |
17 |
Baltimore |
-0.22 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
|
20 |
20 |
Cleveland |
0.2261 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
|
21 |
22 |
Miami |
1.3264 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
A7 |
22 |
21 |
Pittsburgh |
3.0668 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
|
23 |
24 |
Las Vegas |
3.1587 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
|
24 |
23 |
Washington |
4.3584 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
|
25 |
25 |
Carolina |
4.5113 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
|
26 |
27 |
Chicago |
5.5405 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
|
27 |
26 |
NY Giants |
5.7564 |
4 |
11 |
5 |
12 |
|
28 |
28 |
Detroit |
6.9627 |
2.5 |
12.5 |
3.5 |
13.5 |
|
29 |
29 |
Atlanta |
7.4728 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
|
30 |
30 |
Houston |
8.2906 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
13 |
|
31 |
31 |
NY Jets |
9.9054 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
13 |
|
32 |
32 |
Jacksonville |
11.29 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
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Playoff Picks
Wild Card
(2) Titans over (7) Dolphins
(3) Bills over (6) Patriots
(5) Colts over (4) Bengals
(2) Buccaneers over (7) Eagles
(3) Cowboys over (6) 49ers
(4) Rams over (5) Cardinals
Divisional
(1) Chiefs over (5) Colts
(3) Bills over (2) Titans
(4) Rams over (1) Packers
(2) Buccaneers over (3) Cowboys
Conference
(3) Bills over (1) Chiefs
(2) Buccaneers over (4) Rams
Super Bowl
(3) Bills over (2) Buccaneers