Cold, Hard Football Facts for 2004-05
Final 2004 standings vs. quality opponents. The Cold, Hard Football Facts define a quality opponent as any team that currently has a winning record. In the case of season-ending standings, this refers to any team that ended the season with a winning record. The term "quality win" simply refers to a victory against a quality opponent. Those who ignore the quality wins quotient do so only at the peril of themselves, their reputation and their wallet. Also see final 2004 regular-season standings.
| AFC East |
NFC East |
| Team |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Team |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
| New England* |
7 |
1 |
24.6 |
14.7 |
Philly* |
2 |
1 |
21.7 |
18.0 |
| N.Y. Jets** |
3 |
5 |
17.6 |
18.9 |
N.Y. Giants |
1 |
5 |
15.2 |
24.8 |
| Buffalo |
2 |
6 |
17.1 |
20.5 |
Dallas |
1 |
5 |
20.2 |
32.5 |
| Miami |
1 |
9 |
16.3 |
25.9 |
Washington |
0 |
5 |
10.2 |
23.2 |
| |
|
| AFC North |
NFC North |
| Pittsburgh* |
6 |
1 |
22.4 |
15.1 |
Chicago |
1 |
4 |
11.4 |
24.6 |
| Baltimore |
3 |
4 |
14.3 |
16.4 |
Minnesota** |
1 |
5 |
26.0 |
28.2 |
| Cincinnati |
3 |
6 |
21.9 |
23.9 |
Detroit |
1 |
5 |
13.2 |
26.3 |
| Cleveland |
1 |
8 |
14.0 |
25.8 |
Green Bay* |
0 |
3 |
24.3 |
40.0 |
| |
|
| AFC South |
NFC South |
| Indy* |
4 |
3 |
26.4 |
25.1 |
Atlanta* |
2 |
1 |
29.3 |
25.3 |
| Jax |
4 |
3 |
18.4 |
20.0 |
New Orleans |
1 |
4 |
16.8 |
27.0 |
| Tennessee |
2 |
5 |
21.7 |
30.6 |
Tampa Bay |
1 |
4 |
16.8 |
16.2 |
| Houston |
2 |
6 |
15.25 |
22.6 |
Carolina |
0 |
7 |
14.7 |
25.0 |
| |
|
| AFC West |
NFC West |
| Kansas City |
4 |
5 |
31.1 |
25.2 |
St. Louis** |
4 |
4 |
22.6 |
28.9 |
| Denver** |
2 |
3 |
21.0 |
19.0 |
Seattle* |
1 |
3 |
17.7 |
32.7 |
| San Diego* |
2 |
4 |
24.3 |
25.0 |
Arizona |
1 |
5 |
13.0 |
20.2 |
| Oakland |
2 |
6 |
14.1 |
25.25 |
San Fran |
0 |
6 |
12.3 |
30.2 |
* Division champions
** Wildcard teams
For more on quality wins see:
Jan. 5, 2005 - Playoff contenders and pretenders
Jan. 11, 2005 - We rule the football world
Jan. 18, 2005 - Indy-New England postmortem
Jan. 24, 2005 - Everyone loves a parade
Feb. 3, 2005 - Squinting through our beer-bottle monocle
April 29, 2005 - An all-time football first
