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October 23, 2012
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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 | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chicago Bears | - | 70.8 | 25.7 | 18.0 |
| 2. | Houston Texans | - | 68.9 | 27.1 | 20.3 |
| 3. | New England Patriots | +1 | 65.7 | 28.1 | 23.1 |
| 4. | San Francisco 49ers | +1 | 65.3 | 24.7 | 19.2 |
| 5. | Green Bay Packers | -2 | 64.9 | 27.4 | 22.3 |
| 6. | Atlanta Falcons | - | 63.6 | 25.2 | 20.3 |
| 7. | New York Giants | +2 | 57.5 | 25.2 | 22.8 |
| 8. | Denver Broncos | +2 | 57.4 | 25.6 | 22.9 |
| 9. | Detroit Lions | -1 | 55.4 | 25.7 | 23.8 |
| 10. | Pittsburgh Steelers | +3 | 52.4 | 24.5 | 23.6 |
| 11. | Minnesota Vikings | -4 | 52.3 | 23.2 | 22.2 |
| 12. | St. Louis Rams | +3 | 52.0 | 22.9 | 22.3 |
| 13. | Baltimore Ravens | -1 | 51.6 | 22.7 | 22.3 |
| 14. | Miami Dolphins | +2 | 51.3 | 20.5 | 19.8 |
| 15. | San Diego Chargers | +3 | 51.2 | 23.0 | 22.8 |
| 16. | New Orleans Saints | +8 | 50.5 | 26.4 | 26.1 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 17. | Dallas Cowboys | +3 | 50.1 | 24.3 | 24.0 |
| 18. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | +1 | 49.8 | 22.1 | 22.2 |
| 19. | Philadelphia Eagles | -5 | 49.8 | 21.4 | 21.5 |
| 20. | Seattle Seahawks | -3 | 49.7 | 20.0 | 20.2 |
| 21. | Arizona Cardinals | -10 | 48.7 | 21.8 | 22.0 |
| 22. | Oakland Raiders | -1 | 46.1 | 23.9 | 25.2 |
| 23. | Buffalo Bills | -1 | 45.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 |
| 24. | Washington Redskins | +2 | 44.7 | 20.8 | 22.5 |
| 25. | Cincinnati Bengals | -2 | 41.3 | 22.0 | 24.9 |
| 26. | New York Jets | +2 | 39.3 | 18.5 | 21.9 |
| 27. | Tennessee Titans | +2 | 39.1 | 21.9 | 25.7 |
| 28. | Cleveland Browns | -1 | 38.3 | 21.4 | 25.6 |
| 29. | Carolina Panthers | -4 | 36.2 | 21.2 | 26.0 |
| 30. | Indianapolis Colts | - | 36.0 | 21.0 | 25.8 |
| 31. | Kansas City Chiefs | +1 | 27.3 | 19.4 | 27.9 |
| 32. | Jacksonville Jaguars | -1 | 25.7 | 16.8 | 25.5 |
Jake Westrich is the Digital Content Coordinator for WhatIfSports.com. He can be reached at jwestrich@whatifsports.com.
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