PossessionPoints.com NFL Week 14 Performance Rankings

In looking at this week’s performance rankings, we must note that at this time in the season there are three teams with green Relative Performance Measures (RPM) and three teams with red Relative Performance Measures. The rest of the teams have a combination of both. According to the PossessionPoints stat, on an individual game basis, we colored green any RPM number over 40. A team with a green RPM won their game 92% of the time.

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.

In week 14, you will notice that the Jaguars moved up to the third position. The Steelers stayed in second place but their RPM dipped considerably due to their embarrassing loss to the Patriots. Despite their win, the Patriots’ RPM number decreased but their first place position remains untouchable. The Colts and Cowboys round out the top five with the Packers right on Dallas’ heels in sixth place followed by the Giants.

We’re interested in what you think, but we at PossessionPoints.com believe the top seven teams represent the cream of the crop of the NFL. Likewise, the bottom five represent the curdled milk of the league, and this group is led by the Dolphins, followed by the 49ers, Jets, Falcons and Rams.

In projected standings, the Cowboys and Packers are both projected to finish out the season with a 14-2 record. This would still give the Cowboys the home field advantage throughout the playoffs. To us, it looks as if the second wildcard playoff spot is literally up for grabs as our projections put four teams–the Vikings, Cardinals, Saints and Eagles – at 8-8. The Vikings truly have a leg up in that they have a winning record of 7-6 while the other three teams are 6-7 or worse. The AFC is starting to look pretty solid with the wildcard teams being the Jaguars and the Browns.