So I ran the numbers......

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I had some free time so I decided to compile the various rankings of the different criteria for all of the NFL teams. For example, best QB, best WR corp, best OL, best DL, best coaching, best secondary, best running game, best passing combo, etc. My goal was to predict the final standings for all of the NFL based on these preliminary rankings.

 

I used analytics sites like PFF and Football Outsiders and respected media sites Rotoworld and Sports Illustrated for the rankings, in total there are 8 data sets to rank each team.

 

I took the combined rankings for each team and averaged them by the number of data sets and these are the results:

 

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Team                                                                      Ranking

New England Patriots	1
Atlanta Falcons	2
Pittsburgh Stealers	3
Seattle Seahawks	4
Green Bay Packers	5
Arizona Cardinals	6
Dallas Cowboys	7
Minnesota Vikings	8
Oakland Raiders	9
Miami Dolphins	10
Cincinnati Bengals	11
Philadelphia Eagles	12
New Orleans Saints	13
New York Giants	14
Washington Redskins	15
Kansas City Chiefs	16
Tennessee Titans	17
Carolina Panthers	18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	19
Los Angeles Chargers	20
Jacksonville Jaguars	21
Baltimore Ravens	22
Denver Broncos	23
Buffalo Bills	24
Houston Texans	25
Chicago Bears	26
Cleveland Browns	27
Indianapolis Colts	28
Los Angeles Rams	29
Detroit Lions	30
San Francisco 49ers	31
New York Jets	32

 

 

 

Here is the breakdown for the AFC:

 

1.New England Patriots 

2.Pittsburgh Stealers 

3.Oakland Raiders 

4.Miami Dolphins 

5.Cincinnati Bengals 

6.Kansas City Chiefs 

7.Tennessee Titans 

8.Los Angeles Chargers 

9.Jacksonville Jaguars 

10.Baltimore Ravens 

11.Denver Broncos 

12.Buffalo Bills 

13.Houston Texans 

14.Cleveland Browns 

15.Indianapolis Colts 

16.New York Jets 

 

Based on these computations the Bengals would be competing with the Dolphins and Chiefs for a Wild Card spot, with the Bengals slightly edging the Chiefs for the #6 spot. 

 

Here is the breakdown for the NFC:

 

1.Atlanta Falcons

2.Seattle Seahawks

3.Green Bay Packers

4.Arizona Cardinals

5.Dallas Cowboys

6.Minnesota Vikings

7.Philadelphia Eagles

8.New Orleans Saints

9.New York Giants

10.Washington Redskins

11.Carolina Panthers

12.Tampa Bay Buccaneers

13.Chicago Bears

14.Los Angeles Rams

15.Detroit Lions

16.San Francisco 49ers