Week 7 Power Rankings

I think we're getting to the point of the season where statistical, data-driven rankings make sense and can be fairly accurate. But a couple of things about this week's rankings blow my mind.

1) The average winning percentage of the teams the Giants have played: .293. Titans? .320. Steelers? .400. Pathetic. Which is why teams like the Cardinals (.578) and the Buccaneers (.584) find themselves creeping up among the elites. They have not only won, but they have beaten some very impressive teams.

2) 11 of the top 15 teams come from the NFC. All four of the teams from the NFC east are in the top 10, and all four of the teams from the NFC south are in the top 13. This blows my mind.

3) The Colts are 16th. The Chargers are 19th. The Patriots are 23rd. Absorb that for a minute.


Biggest Rise: Tampa Bay (12 to 5)
New Orleans (18 to 11)
Indianapolis (23 to 16)

Biggest Drop: Baltimore (8 to 18)

	LAST_WEEK	RECORD	RANKINGS_INDEX
1	2	5-0	.7402
2	1	4-1	.7285
3	6	4-1	.6657
4	4	4-2	.6442
5	12	4-2	.6436
6	7	4-2	.6298
7	3	4-2	.6274
8	5	4-2	.6206
9	10	4-1	.6158
10	15	3-3	.6078
11	18	3-3	.5915
12	9	3-3	.5728
13	16	4-2	.5692
14	17	3-3	.5682
15	11	4-2	.5416
16	23	3-2	.5367
17	19	3-2	.5342
18	8	2-3	.5322
19	20	3-3	.5286
20	21	3-3	.5107
21	22	3-3	.5082
22	13	2-3	.4676
23	14	3-2	.4809
24	26	2-3	.4337
25	24	2-4	.3766
26	28	1-4	.3747
27	25	1-4	.3049
28	27	1-4	.2911
29	29	0-6	.2611
30	30	1-4	.2420
31	32	1-4	.1738
32	31	0-5	.1203