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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!


Week Three NFL power rankings

Two weeks are in the books which gives us some stats to assess for NFL power rankings, although admittedly a tendency to over-react. Our "power ranking formula" draws heavily on a team's drive stats, play-by-play rankings and red zone data.

NFL Power Rankings Leader Current Top
Power Ranking:
The Chargers


NFL Power Rankings (as of 09/19/2006)
Rank
Team
Off.
Drive
Def.
Drive
Drive
Net
Off.
Rush
Off.
Pass
Def.
Rush
Def.
Pass
Red
Zone
Comment
1
 San Diego
2
2
1
7
4
4
2
5
 Two dominating games, now a bye
2
 Baltimore
10
1
3
21
23
1
1
1
 Defense harkening back to SB year
3
 Atlanta
15
4
4
1
12
10
9
7
 One of a kind offense with stout dee
4
 New England
8
13
7
3
13
7
15
6
 Quietly getting the job done
5
 Cincinnati
4
8
4
8
7
20
5
21
 at PIT this week a good test
6
 Jacksonville
18
6
8
27
11
4
2
3
 Under-rated, tough team
7
 Chicago
3
2
2
30
1
17
9
16
 Suddenly the offense is clicking
8
 Seattle
20
5
9
14
21
8
6
8
 Can't argue with 2-0
9
 Philadelphia
6
21
12
11
2
21
26
1
 Supreme choke vs NYG…where to now?
10
 New Orleans
7
17
11
19
8
17
8
14
 Homecoming should be something
11
 New York Giants
5
28
17
2
6
11
29
10
 New 'Cardiac Kids'
12
 Dallas
14
8
10
18
19
14
17
28
 Opening loss gives more respect to JAX
13
 San Francisco
9
27
18
3
8
13
21
30
 Promising start for a downtrodden team
14
 Denver
26
10
21
6
30
23
12
4
 Almost dropped another with NE next
15
 Minnesota
16
12
13
26
15
17
17
16
 Playing well and 'learning to win'
16
 St. Louis
17
14
15
13
23
27
6
19
 Bad loss in last
17
 Buffalo
19
11
16
20
18
30
4
20
 Losman looking decent
18
 Indianapolis
1
30
6
10
3
32
27
29
 Should be higher but defense an issue
19
 Pittsburgh
24
7
19
31
17
6
14
24
 Typical post Super Bowl doldrums?
20
 Arizona
11
24
20
24
14
31
12
8
 More work to be done
21
 New York Jets
13
19
14
29
8
24
19
23
 Pennington holding up so far
22
 Carolina
28
15
22
9
23
22
16
16
 Not what was expected
23
 Kansas City
28
16
23
11
23
14
22
22
 Only six points for LJ's team?
24
 Miami
23
20
24
16
31
9
23
14
 Gets a break with TEN next
25
 Green Bay
22
29
27
23
23
3
28
11
 Favre's last year could be a long one
26
 Cleveland
21
25
25
5
28
26
24
13
 No match for the NFL's top teams
27
 Washington
26
22
26
15
20
11
25
26
 Portis injury proving costly
28
 Detroit
30
22
28
24
16
2
31
27
 A terrible second week
29
 Houston
12
32
31
16
5
28
32
24
 Massive DB injuries at present
30
 Tennessee
25
31
30
22
22
24
30
12
 In tough it seems
31
 Oakland
31
25
32
28
32
16
11
32
 No bright spots so far
32
 Tampa Bay
32
18
29
32
29
28
20
31
 Must get some offense quick

Legend:
Drive - ranking (offense/defense) in points per drive in the 2006 regular season
Rush - rushing play-by-play effectiveness ranking in '06
Pass - passing play-by-play effectiveness ranking in '06
Red Zone - ranking in net pts/red zone drive

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

- Week 2 Power Rankings
- Preseason Power Rankings



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

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