In the included chart, you will see each team, their win-loss record and the PossessionPoints measure of relative performance which is colored green, yellow or red. A green chart indicates a positive and strong team performance. A yellow chart indicates a mediocre to fair performance and a red chart tells the tale of trouble ahead.
These Performance Ratings are unique because they are based on in-game stats that are present in each game every week. Not present in these performance ratings are any opinion and or subjective measure of any type.
This week you may notice the Giants are in the top five. With their fifth straight win, they have now passed the Cowboys who are right behind them in sixth place on our Relative Performance Measure (RPM).
The Giants started out near the bottom of the list but have doggedly moved up each week. Also, notice that although they have been bottom feeding for the four weeks of the season, The Saints are also making a move to climb the chart. While they are still in the 23rd spot, their PossessionPoints stats have improved each week. In fact, they posted a green offensive indicator for the first time this season in this past week's game against the beleaguered and hapless Falcons.
The Relative Performance Measure stands on its own, but it may not mean that teams will end the season in this order. PossessionPoints.com uses our RPM to project teams' records depending on their remaining schedule. Take a look at the charts. One thing to note: while the Packers are at 12th on our RPM, the PossessionPoints forecast has them finishing the season at 13-3 which would be second best in the NFC.
Another team to pay attention to is the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers have climbed all the way back to number nine on PossessionPoints RPM list. So, PossessionPoints has their projected record at 10-6. Obviously, not everything is a sure thing in the world of the NFL. All teams will make a concerted effort to step up their game and ascend the Performance Charts. Even the Patriots who are being lauded as near-perfect, will try to seal up any gaps and weaknesses they have in their game play. However, to paraphrase Charles Dickens and Scrooge (bear with us on this culture aside): should these shadows go unchanged by future events, this is what will be.
1 comment:
This is really interesting, not many rankings follow up with a forecast of wins and losses.
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