Quality Stats Power Rankings

Through Week 13 of the 2013 Regular Season

About our Quality Stats Power Rankings (below). This indicator ranks each team from No. 1 to 32 based upon average ranking across the board in each of our Quality Stats.

It's proven very adept at picking out NFL champs: New Orleans was No. 1 across the board in 2009 and won the Super Bowl; Indianapolis was No. 3 across the board in 2009, the highest-ranked AFC team, and won the AFC title. Green Bay was No. 1 across the board in 2010 and won the Super Bowl; Pittsburgh was No. 2 across the board and won the AFC title. The Texans were No. 1 across the board in 2011 before catastrophic injuries at quarterback derailed the team's likely Super Bowl run.

One caveat: because it is an average ranking, it treats each of our indicators as statistical equals. But as you can see by studying Correlation to Victory and Predictive Rate of Victory, some stats are better than others at identifying winners week in and week out. Still, our Quality Stats Power Rankings are a great way to size up the relative merits top to bottom of each and every team.

Overall = Overall position in Quality Stats Power Rankings
QS = Quality Standings
SCOR = Scoreability
BEND = Bendability
RPYPA = Real Passing Yards Per Attempt
DRPYPA = Defensive Real Passing Yards Per Attempt
QBR = Real Quarterback Rating
DQBR = Defensive Real Quarterback Rating
OPR = Offensive Passer Rating
DPR = Defensive Passer Rating
PRD = Passer Rating Differential
OHI = Offensive Hog Index
DHI = Defensive Hog Index
REL = Relativity Index.

 

Rank	Team	Overall	Quality Stats Power Rankings_R	Quality Stats Power Rankings_M
7 ↑ 1	New England	10.73	7	↑ 1
17 ↑ 5	Miami	16.91	17	↑ 5
30  ∼	Minnesota	23.41	30	∼
32  ∼	Jacksonville	29.27	32	∼
4  ∼	Kansas City	9.68	4	∼
24  ∼	Houston	20.68	24	∼
14 ↑ 1	Indianapolis	15.77	14	↑ 1
9 ↑ 5	Detroit	12.59	9	↑ 5
18 ↓ 7	Green Bay	17.36	18	↓ 7
28  ∼	N.Y. Giants	22.50	28	∼
3 ↓ 1	New Orleans	8.91	3	↓ 1
31 ↓ 2	N.Y. Jets	24.18	31	↓ 2
27  ∼	Oakland	22.23	27	∼
10 ↓ 1	Philadelphia	12.95	10	↓ 1
21 ↓ 1	Pittsburgh	17.95	21	↓ 1
20 ↓ 3	San Diego	17.82	20	↓ 3
6 ↑ 1	San Francisco	10.41	6	↑ 1
1  ∼	Seattle	4.36	1	∼
19  ∼	St. Louis	17.77	19	∼
15 ↑ 1	Baltimore	16.14	15	↑ 1
29 ↑ 2	Atlanta	22.95	29	↑ 2
8 ↓ 3	Denver	10.86	8	↓ 3
12 ↓ 2	Arizona	14.86	12	↓ 2
23 ↓ 2	Tampa Bay	20.05	23	↓ 2
5 ↑ 1	Cincinnati	10.36	5	↑ 1
11 ↑ 2	Chicago	14.14	11	↑ 2
26 ↓ 1	Washington	21.55	26	↓ 1
2 ↑ 1	Carolina	7.27	2	↑ 1
12  ∼	Tennessee	14.86	12	∼
22 ↑ 1	Buffalo	19.73	22	↑ 1
16 ↑ 1	Dallas	16.77	16	↑ 1
25 ↑ 1	Cleveland	21.00	25	↑ 1