NFL Week 1 Performance Rankings - the 2008 Season

Week 1 of the 2008 football season is now done, and our performance rankings are already interesting. After the first week, there were 10 teams with green Performance Rankings, 12 teams with yellow and 10 with red. As the season progresses, the yellow Performance Rankings will increase. The top five Performance Rankings for Week 1 according to PossessionPoints.com are the Eagles, Steelers, Broncos, Cardinals and Giants. What a far cry from last year when the Patriots and Cowboys occupied the top spots almost every week! Don’t despair if you are from New England or Dallas as both teams still hold spots in the top 10. The bottom five teams are the Redskins, 49ers, Raiders, Texans and Rams. These Performance Rankings are based on in-game statistics that measure a team's offensive and defensive performance. These statistics take into account such elements as the scoring drive, the points scored and time of possession.

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 Rankings are unique because they are based on in-game stats that are present in each game every week. Not present in these Performance Rankings are any opinion and or subjective measure of any type. Of course, keep in mind that Week 1 Performance Rankings are based solely on last week’s game

One of the teams that is a PossessionPoints favorite to make the Super Bowl, the New Orleans Saints, disappointed us with a Yellow with a 22.02 Performance Ranking despite winning the game. They earned only the 13th spot in the Performance Rankings.