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NFL Power Rankings

Welcome to our NFL power rankings page for the 2006 pro football season. Our power rankings use a variety of statistical indicators, including drive charts, play-by-play data, red zone performance and more to come up with our supercharged power rating numbers.

There is no shortage of sites posting NFL Power Rankings, but we like to think that the TwoMinuteWarning NFL power rankings have a little something special added in!

Initial Preseason NFL power rankings

Without even preseason games to include, NFL power rankings at this stage are reliant on prior year performance adjusted subjectively by the perceived change in a team's character. Our "power ranking formula" draws heavily on a team's drive stats and considers the season wins lines being posted heading into training camp.

NFL Power Rankings Leader Current Top
Power Ranking:
The Steelers


NFL Power Rankings (as of 07/22/2006)
Rank
Team
Last
Yr
Off.
Drive
Def.
Drive
Off.
Rush
Off.
Pass
Def.
Rush
Def.
Pass
Bodog
Line
Proj.
Wins
Pick Lean
1
 Pittsburgh
11-5
7
4
10
3
8
9
10.5
12.4
  
2
 Indianapolis
14-2
1
7
3
1
27
6
11.5
11.8
  
3
 Carolina
11-5
9
2
27
10
2
2
10
11.5
  
4
 San Diego
9-7
4
16
7
8
14
26
8.5
11.4
  Over
5
 Seattle
13-3
3
10
1
2
3
19
10.5
10.7
  
6
 Kansas City
10-6
5
20
2
5
13
26
9.5
10.4
  
7
 Denver
13-3
6
6
5
5
22
9
10
9.9
  
8
 Dallas
9-7
15
11
29
14
26
4
9.5
9.7
  
9
 New England
10-6
9
23
16
6
12
29
10.5
9.7
  
10
 Washington
10-6
12
9
9
13
8
3
9
9.5
  
11
 Arizona
5-11
19
21
32
13
23
19
8
9.3
  
12
 Green Bay
4-12
20
16
24
20
20
23
6.5
9.3
  Over
13
 Atlanta
8-8
13
19
5
20
32
12
8.5
9.1
  
14
 Oakland
4-12
16
26
15
20
16
29
6.5
9.0
  Over
15
 Cincinnati
11-5
3
25
6
7
30
21
9
8.8
  
16
 Jacksonville
12-4
11
3
18
9
8
6
9
8.7
  
17
 New York Giants
11-5
10
12
8
15
12
16
9
8.6
  
18
 Miami
9-7
17
13
11
22
10
19
9
8.3
  
19
 Philadelphia
6-10
26
14
23
23
4
21
8.5
7.7
  
20
 New Orleans
3-13
25
24
21
20
18
23
6.5
7.5
  
21
 Baltimore
6-10
28
9
25
29
8
12
8
7.4
  
22
 St.Louis
6-10
14
31
15
11
29
27
7
7.3
  
23
 Houston
2-14
24
32
15
30
28
32
5.5
6.5
  
24
 Detroit
5-11
27
18
27
27
25
10
7
6.3
  
25
 Tampa Bay
11-5
18
5
23
25
1
7
8
6.2
  Under
26
 Buffalo
5-11
23
28
18
28
32
24
6.5
5.5
  
27
 Tennessee
4-12
21
29
28
16
18
30
5
5.4
  
28
 New York Jets
4-12
29
27
30
27
20
14
6
4.2
  Under
29
 Chicago
11-5
31
1
15
31
10
1
9.5
4.2
  Under
30
 Cleveland
6-10
30
17
21
25
22
14
6.5
4.0
  Under
31
 Minnesota
9-7
23
23
21
22
15
16
8
3.8
  Under
32
 San Francisco
4-12
32
30
31
32
25
31
5
1.8
  Under

Legend:
Drive - ranking (offense/defense) in points per drive in the 2005 regular season
Rush - rushing play-by-play effectiveness ranking in '05
Pass - passing play-by-play effectiveness ranking in '05
Bodog Line - season wins over/under line according to Bodog.com as of the NFL power rankings date
Proj. Wins - the projected regular season wins using last season ranks and current expectations
Pick Lean - the over/under total team wins lean based on the projection
(Note: we would advise using this as one of many factors -- see the Predicting Season Win Totals research article series for more)

We will update these NFL power rankings on a weekly basis in season and the rankings will reflect the latest statistical information.


Also see:
Football Outsiders Team Efficiency Rankings
ESPN NFL Power Rankings
SportsLine NFL Power Rankings
TwoMinuteWarning NFL 2005 Power Rankings
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