ARGH 2008 NFL Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH NFL power ratings for the 2008 season through games of December 16, 2008.

The estimated home field advantage is .575. Home field advantage is the estimated chance that the home team would win a game between two otherwise equal teams. For an average game this would translate to about 2.52 points.

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This Week Last Week Team2008 Record Power Rating
1 1 Ten 12 - 2 - 0 0.790
2 3 Pit 11 - 3 - 0 0.776
3 2 NYG 11 - 3 - 0 0.741
4 4 Bal 9 - 5 - 0 0.709
5 5 Car 11 - 3 - 0 0.695
6 6 Ind 10 - 4 - 0 0.678
7 8 Phi 8 - 5 - 1 0.650
8 9 Min 9 - 5 - 0 0.638
9 7 TB 9 - 5 - 0 0.637
10 10 Atl 9 - 5 - 0 0.613
11 11 Dal 9 - 5 - 0 0.608
12 12 Chi 8 - 6 - 0 0.584
13 15 NE 9 - 5 - 0 0.563
14 16 NYJ 9 - 5 - 0 0.547
15 13 NO 7 - 7 - 0 0.540
16 21 Hou 7 - 7 - 0 0.528
17 17 GB 5 - 9 - 0 0.518
18 14 Ari 8 - 6 - 0 0.514
19 19 Mia 9 - 5 - 0 0.509
20 20 SD 6 - 8 - 0 0.495
21 18 Was 7 - 7 - 0 0.467
22 22 Den 8 - 6 - 0 0.450
23 24 Jax 5 - 9 - 0 0.434
24 23 Cle 4 - 10 - 0 0.390
25 25 Buf 6 - 8 - 0 0.386
26 26 SF 5 - 9 - 0 0.348
27 30 Cin 2 - 11 - 1 0.268
28 27 Sea 3 - 11 - 0 0.260
29 29 KC 2 - 12 - 0 0.225
30 28 Oak 3 - 11 - 0 0.220
31 32 Det 0 - 14 - 0 0.156
32 31 StL 2 - 12 - 0 0.155


Divisional Power Ratings:

Division RecordPower Rating
NFC South25-9.621
NFC East25-10-1.617
AFC South24-12.608
AFC North16-19-1.536
AFC East23-13.501
NFC North12-24.474
AFC West8-26.348
NFC West8-28.319

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