Houston Texans climb six spots
September 20, 2011
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Teams Ranked by Winning Percentage
(everyone plays everyone 100 times)
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | New England Patriots | - | 74.4 | 26.3 | 17.2 |
| 2. | Pittsburgh Steelers | +2 | 72.4 | 25.5 | 17.9 |
| 3. | San Diego Chargers | -1 | 71.5 | 27.8 | 20.0 |
| 4. | New Orleans Saints | +1 | 68.8 | 25.4 | 18.5 |
| 5. | New York Jets | +2 | 68.7 | 25.3 | 18.5 |
| 6. | Green Bay Packers | -3 | 67.0 | 24.3 | 18.0 |
| 7. | Atlanta Falcons | +2 | 65.4 | 25.3 | 19.9 |
| 8. | Philadelphia Eagles | - | 63.6 | 23.2 | 18.5 |
| 9. | Chicago Bears | -3 | 62.4 | 21.7 | 17.3 |
| 10. | Baltimore Ravens | +1 | 61.1 | 22.0 | 18.2 |
| 11. | Houston Texans | +6 | 55.4 | 24.6 | 22.7 |
| 12. | Detroit Lions | - | 54.9 | 20.8 | 19.2 |
| 13. | Tennessee Titans | +5 | 53.2 | 22.0 | 21.0 |
| 14. | Oakland Raiders | - | 51.1 | 21.9 | 21.5 |
| 15. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | +1 | 48.2 | 22.2 | 22.7 |
| 16. | Miami Dolphins | +3 | 47.4 | 20.3 | 21.2 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 17. | New York Giants | -2 | 47.1 | 21.3 | 22.2 |
| 18. | Cleveland Browns | +4 | 46.0 | 21.1 | 22.6 |
| 19. | Dallas Cowboys | -6 | 45.4 | 21.8 | 22.9 |
| 20. | Washington Redskins | +3 | 45.1 | 22.2 | 23.7 |
| 21. | Minnesota Vikings | +3 | 43.5 | 19.7 | 21.9 |
| 22. | St. Louis Rams | +3 | 43.1 | 19.6 | 22.2 |
| 23. | San Francisco 49ers | -3 | 41.5 | 19.4 | 22.5 |
| 24. | Buffalo Bills | +3 | 41.2 | 18.3 | 21.0 |
| 25. | Denver Broncos | -4 | 38.4 | 20.2 | 23.8 |
| 26. | Arizona Cardinals | +3 | 36.8 | 20.7 | 25.2 |
| 27. | Carolina Panthers | +1 | 36.6 | 17.8 | 22.8 |
| 28. | Kansas City Chiefs | -18 | 36.0 | 18.9 | 23.7 |
| 29. | Indianapolis Colts | -3 | 35.8 | 17.4 | 22.7 |
| 30. | Seattle Seahawks | - | 31.6 | 18.0 | 24.3 |
| 31. | Cincinnati Bengals | +1 | 21.6 | 15.9 | 26.5 |
| 32. | Jacksonville Jaguars | -1 | 21.2 | 16.2 | 27.0 |
Jake Westrich is the Digital Content Coordinator for WhatIfSports.com. He can be reached at jwestrich@whatifsports.com.
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