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WhatIfSports.com utilizes its NFL simulation engine to present the most comprehensive and unbiased ranking of all 32 teams. We simulated thousands of NFL games and used the winning percentages from those games to evaluate every team. All 32 teams are ranked below with their average points for and against from the simulated games. All rosters and depth charts are up-to-date as of Tuesday of each week.
Teams Ranked by Winning Percentage
(everyone plays everyone 100 times)
| Team | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Houston Texans | 74.3 | 26.5 | 17.8 |
| 2. | Green Bay Packers | 71.5 | 27.5 | 19.8 |
| 3. | San Francisco 49ers | 70.4 | 25.1 | 17.9 |
| 4. | New England Patriots | 68.0 | 28.6 | 22.1 |
| 5. | Chicago Bears | 61.9 | 25.3 | 21.1 |
| 6. | Buffalo Bills | 61.4 | 24.9 | 21.0 |
| 7. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 61.1 | 24.1 | 20.5 |
| 8. | Denver Broncos | 60.2 | 24.5 | 20.8 |
| 9. | Baltimore Ravens | 59.0 | 22.6 | 19.8 |
| 10. | Detroit Lions | 57.8 | 24.6 | 22.0 |
| 11. | Atlanta Falcons | 57.5 | 23.9 | 21.3 |
| 12. | New York Jets | 55.8 | 22.9 | 20.7 |
| 13. | Kansas City Chiefs | 53.4 | 22.4 | 21.0 |
| 14. | New York Giants | 52.7 | 23.5 | 22.6 |
| 15. | Cincinnati Bengals | 49.3 | 21.7 | 21.8 |
| 16. | New Orleans Saints | 48.6 | 25.8 | 26.3 |
| Team | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 17. | Dallas Cowboys | 48.0 | 22.8 | 23.5 |
| 18. | Seattle Seahawks | 47.4 | 20.5 | 21.3 |
| 19. | Oakland Raiders | 46.3 | 22.2 | 23.3 |
| 20. | Philadelphia Eagles | 45.3 | 20.8 | 22.6 |
| 21. | Miami Dolphins | 45.0 | 20.4 | 22.1 |
| 22. | Cleveland Browns | 44.4 | 22.3 | 24.2 |
| 23. | San Diego Chargers | 41.6 | 22.1 | 25.2 |
| 24. | Arizona Cardinals | 40.1 | 21.2 | 24.5 |
| 25. | Tennessee Titans | 39.3 | 22.0 | 25.2 |
| 26. | Carolina Panthers | 39.3 | 22.1 | 25.9 |
| 27. | St. Louis Rams | 37.5 | 21.4 | 25.8 |
| 28. | Minnesota Vikings | 36.0 | 18.9 | 23.5 |
| 29. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 34.2 | 21.1 | 26.6 |
| 30. | Washington Redskins | 33.5 | 18.6 | 24.6 |
| 31. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 29.6 | 16.9 | 24.2 |
| 32. | Indianapolis Colts | 27.6 | 18.8 | 27.2 |
Jake Westrich is the Digital Content Coordinator for WhatIfSports.com. He can be reached at jwestrich@whatifsports.com.
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