Steelers plummet in power rankings without Ben Roethlisberger at the helm
November 20, 2012
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Teams Ranked by Winning Percentage
(everyone plays everyone 100 times)
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Houston Texans | - | 75.3 | 28.6 | 19.4 |
| 2. | Chicago Bears | - | 69.0 | 26.1 | 19.1 |
| 3. | Atlanta Falcons | +2 | 68.1 | 26.0 | 19.6 |
| 4. | San Francisco 49ers | -1 | 67.7 | 25.1 | 18.9 |
| 5. | New England Patriots | -1 | 62.7 | 27.2 | 22.7 |
| 6. | Green Bay Packers | +5 | 60.5 | 25.2 | 21.4 |
| 7. | Baltimore Ravens | +1 | 59.9 | 23.9 | 20.6 |
| 8. | Denver Broncos | -2 | 59.4 | 26.1 | 22.9 |
| 9. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | +1 | 59.2 | 24.4 | 21.2 |
| 10. | New York Giants | -3 | 58.7 | 26.4 | 23.4 |
| 11. | Minnesota Vikings | +2 | 55.9 | 23.4 | 21.4 |
| 12. | Seattle Seahawks | +3 | 52.3 | 19.7 | 18.9 |
| 13. | New Orleans Saints | +3 | 52.1 | 26.8 | 26.0 |
| 14. | Cincinnati Bengals | +4 | 50.4 | 23.8 | 23.6 |
| 15. | San Diego Chargers | -1 | 50.3 | 23.7 | 23.4 |
| 16. | Miami Dolphins | +1 | 49.3 | 21.5 | 21.8 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 17. | Washington Redskins | +7 | 49.2 | 21.9 | 21.8 |
| 18. | Tennessee Titans | +7 | 47.3 | 23.8 | 24.9 |
| 19. | Buffalo Bills | +3 | 47.2 | 24.3 | 25.3 |
| 20. | Arizona Cardinals | +1 | 45.2 | 20.6 | 22.7 |
| 21. | Indianapolis Colts | +5 | 44.0 | 21.7 | 23.7 |
| 22. | St. Louis Rams | -2 | 42.1 | 21.7 | 24.5 |
| 23. | New York Jets | - | 42.1 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| 24. | Dallas Cowboys | -5 | 40.9 | 22.4 | 25.5 |
| 25. | Detroit Lions | -13 | 40.9 | 24.3 | 27.0 |
| 26. | Carolina Panthers | +1 | 38.6 | 21.1 | 24.9 |
| 27. | Pittsburgh Steelers | -18 | 37.9 | 20.1 | 24.3 |
| 28. | Oakland Raiders | +2 | 37.8 | 23.3 | 27.4 |
| 29. | Cleveland Browns | -1 | 35.8 | 21.0 | 26.0 |
| 30. | Jacksonville Jaguars | +2 | 34.9 | 19.3 | 24.9 |
| 31. | Kansas City Chiefs | - | 32.3 | 20.3 | 26.9 |
| 32. | Philadelphia Eagles | -3 | 31.3 | 18.2 | 25.3 |
Jake Westrich is the Digital Content Coordinator for WhatIfSports.com. He can be reached at jwestrich@whatifsports.com.
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