Week 3 Power Rankings: heh heh, uh, the Cardinals?

Yeah. Well, like I said, it isn't perfect. The rankings formula weighs defense a little more than offense, and the Cardinals allow a minuscule 11.5 points/game, and 263.5 yards/game. Those numbers put them near the top of the NFL. Combine that with their top-10 offense and a 2-0 record, and you get #2 in the rankings. The Ravens are probably too high also, but with their game being hurricaned-out, their great defensive performance in week one carries them into the top-ten for another week.

Think about these rankings this way. If 12 teams make the playoffs every year, theoretically those 12 should appear, in some order, in any overall ranking of the top 12 teams in the league. And if you look at my top 12 you'll find, with the exception of the Ravens, 12 teams that look as though they're playoff teams at this point of the year. Right? Right? Anyone?

Biggest Rise: Raiders (30 to 18)
Biggest Fall: Falcons (7 to 20)

	LAST_WEEK	RECORD	RANKINGS_INDEX
1	8	2-0	.7685
2	12	2-0	.7211
3	2	2-0	.7161
4	3	2-0	.6960
5	6	1-0	.6775
6	10	2-0	.6673
7	4	2-0	.6623
8	11	2-0	.6621
9	5	2-0	.6599
10	16	2-0	.6492
11	15	2-0	.6299
12	1	1-1	.6291
13	9	1-1	.5929
14	25	1-1	.5446
15	22	1-1	.5257
16	13	1-1	.5012
17	20	1-1	.4876
18	30	1-1	.4768
19	14	1-1	.4730
20	7	1-1	.4681
21	24	1-1	.4273
22	19	0-2	.4024
23	23	0-2	.3883
24	17	0-2	.3765
25	26	0-2	.3352
26	31	0-2	.3236
27	27	0-1	.3143
28	29	0-2	.3097
29	21	0-2	.3048
30	18	0-2	.2893
31	28	0-2	.2468
32	32	0-2	.0074