2011 TABRankings — Regular Season
And just like that, the regular season comes to an end. Boy, didn’t those 17 weeks go by fast? For 22 teams and their loyal fan bases, the focus is now on September 2012.
According to the TABRankings, there are some teams that can be happy for something, despite missing the postseason. The Eagles (10th) and Seahawks (12th) are two teams like were “good enough” to make the playoffs without doing so. Both teams greatly outplayed their record. The Eagles went 8-8 with 9.8 Pythagorean Wins, while the Seahawks went 7-9 with 8.2 Pythagorean Wins. Expect both teams to improve their records in 2012.
Meanwhile, the 8-8 Broncos make the playoffs with the 23th rank in the TABRankings and a few helpings of Tebow Time. All Tebow did this year was make a below-average team crawl into the playoffs. Yes, he did some great things in late-game situations, but overall he just fed into the painful mediocrity of the Denver Broncos. Good thing is, Tebow and the triple option has made close games out of potential blowouts, so a playoff win isn’t out of the question.
Check out the final regular season rankings in the 2011 season. Playoff teams are in bold.
The TABRankings 3.0 formula:
(W-L Pct)+(Away Pct/2)+(Division Pct/2)+(Pythagorean Pct/2)+(Time Ahead Avg x 2)+(Third Down Differential x 2)+(TO Margin x 3)-(Fumbles Kept Diff)+(DVOA Rating x 2)
**DVOA is the creation of Football Outsiders. I own no rights to DVOA.**
The TABR Regular Season top eight:
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2011 Regular Season TABRankings
1(1) Green Bay Packers (15-1) 441.74
2(2) San Francisco 49ers (13-3) 375.90
3(3) New Orleans Saints (13-3) 374.53
4(4) New England Patriots (13-3) 369.67
5(6) Baltimore Ravens (12-4) 311.33
6(5) Houston Texans (10-6) 300.91
7(8) Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) 283.05
8(9) Atlanta Falcons (10-6) 270.56
9(7) Detroit Lions (10-6) 266.65
10(10) Philadelphia Eagles (8-8) 233.11
11(16) New York Giants (9-7) 202.75
12(11) Seattle Seahawks (7-9) 190.21
13(17) Tennessee Titans (9-7) 186.32
14(14) Cincinnati Bengals (9-7) 179.58
15(12) Dallas Cowboys (8-8) 175.77
–AVERAGE MARK (175.00)–
16(15) New York Jets (8-8) 170.07
17(18) Chicago Bears (8-8) 168.07
18(21) San Diego Chargers (8-8) 161.25
19(13) Carolina Panthers (6-10) 151.57
20(20) Miami Dolphins (6-10) 150.55
21(23) Kansas City Chiefs (7-9) 129.49
22(19) Oakland Raiders (8-8) 128.92
23(22) Denver Broncos (8-8) 90.85
24(26) Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11) 86.35
25(28) Arizona Cardinals (8-8) 68.75
26(24) Washington Redskins (5-11) 63.57
27(25) Buffalo Bills (6-10) 48.70
28(27) Cleveland Browns (4-12) 46.65
29(29) Minnesota Vikings (3-13) 8.00
30(31) Saint Louis Rams (2-14) -52.01
31(30) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-12) -57.68
32(32) Indianapolis Colts (2-14) -63.12
