2016 NFL Power Rankings Consensus: Week 6

The Vikings and Eagles are here, and they're for real.

Once again, it took me two weeks to get the rankings out. These take a lot of time for me to do and I had trouble getting them out last week. But, I was able to dedicate the time this week, so here they are!

Heading into this 2016 NFL season, the conventional wisdom was that the Panthers and Cardinals were favorites to represent the NFC in Super Bowl LI. My, how things change once games are being played. Understood that significant injuries to a team's quarterback will hamper even the best of teams, but both teams have been flawed deep beyond their second-string quarterback play.

With the Cardinals and Panthers hampered, the door has opened for new teams to take the torch, and we have a new guard in the NFC. Gone are the Panthers, Cardinals, Giants and Saints. In their place we have the likeliest candidates in the Vikings, Eagles, Falcons, and Cowboys; just like everyone predicted.

Notable Quotes

Sent this tweet out on Sunday and stand behind it fully. It absolutely boggles my mind that people can consider Joe Flacco or Eli Manning to be better than Philip Rivers simply because of a ring (or two). This is pro football, not effing Mordor. Rivers has been consistently outstanding for the bulk of his career, and while those other guys have displayed moments of brilliance, they've also been consistently mediocre. Rivers single-handedly keeps the Chargers afloat while everything around him crumbles. Would anyone have watched "The Hunt for Red October" if Sean Connery wasn't in it -- and it only featured Alec Baldwin with slicked-back hair working with the Jurassic Park guy in a big stolen sub? Rivers' hold on being an all-timer is a helluva lot firmer than his holder's -- tell you that right now. Alright, I'm done. Rant over.

The Chargers keep finding ways to lose under Mike McCoy, dropping 11 of their past 12 games, all of which were decided by a touchdown or less. McCoy's Chargers have allowed an NFL-worst 103 points in the second half/overtime this season (39 points in the first half).

Having a hard time moving the Chargers down in the rankings because they have a dynamic offense (No. 2 in points) and are extremely competitive each week. Also can’t move them up because their fourth-quarter performances come with all the composure of a stressed-out Nicolas Cage.

Division Averages

Stock Rising

Stock Falling

Subjective Average

We'll start off with the Subjective Average. These rankings are the ones that has actual people ranking the teams based on their gut feelings. You'll see in a moment that some of these sites may even just throw darts at a board, or have a chicken pecking at numbers.

I then take all those rankings and average them together, then sort the table based on the average ranking. This method evens out the peaks and valleys and allows us to get a more reliable "big picture" view of the perception of where teams rank in the league.

		Subjective
		ESPN	Fox	CBS	USA	SI	PFT	NFL	SN	SBN	Reddit	PFF	AP		Average		Change in Value
1	Vikings	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	1		1.667		1.424
2	Patriots	2	4	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2		2.167		-0.894
3	Falcons	6	6	4	3	3	6	4	6	3	6	1	7		4.583		10.872
4	Steelers	3	2	6	4	4	5	6	4	6	3	11	3		4.750		2.432
5	Broncos	4	5	5	5	5	7	5	7	4	4	5	5		5.083		-3.356
6	Seahawks	5	9	7	7	7	4	3	3	5	5	10	4		5.750		0.432
7	Packers	9	3	3	6	8	3	7	5	8	7	9	6		6.167		-0.803
8	Cowboys	7	7	8	10	6	10	8	8	7	9	4	9		7.750		5.159
9	Eagles	11	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	10	8	2	8		8.667		-3.394
10	Raiders	12	8	10	8	9	8	10	10	9	10	7	10		9.250		5.023
11	Bills	16	11	14	13	11	14	11	15	15	12	13	11		13.000		9.364
12	Ravens	14	14	16	12	19	13	18	11	14	16	6	13		13.833		-5.287
13	Bengals	8	13	18	19	13	16	14	18	11	11	14	16		14.250		-0.795
14	Chiefs	15	15	12	17	12	15	17	13	13	15	18	12		14.500		-4.864
15	Redskins	22	17	13	11	14	11	15	14	12	17	15	14		14.583		6.781
16	Cardinals	10	12	17	15	15	18	13	17	16	14	12	17		14.667		-2.576
17	Texans	18	16	11	16	17	12	16	12	17	13	26	15		15.750		-2.568
18	Rams	19	18	15	14	16	17	12	16	19	18	20	18		16.833		3.076
19	Giants	17	21	19	18	26	22	20	19	18	19	22	19		20.000		-5.636
20	Lions	20	23	22	21	18	23	19	21	22	20	24	20		21.083		2.372
21	Panthers	13	25	27	25	24	20	23	26	21	21	19	21		22.083		-12.719
22	Titans	26	20	26	20	21	21	26	23	20	26	17	23		22.417		2.947
23	Buccaneers	23	24	21	22	22	19	22	20	27	22	29	24		22.917		0.992
24	Colts	21	19	23	24	25	24	25	22	28	23	25	22		23.417		-1.599
25	Saints	25	26	20	26	20	25	27	24	23	25	21	25		23.917		4.810
26	Jets	27	28	24	28	28	27	21	27	24	24	31	26		26.250		-7.250
27	Jaguars	30	27	25	23	27	26	24	25	26	27	27	28		26.250		3.568
28	Chargers	24	22	28	27	23	31	28	29	25	28	23	27		26.250		-2.704
29	Bears	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	28	30	31	16	30		28.250		3.205
30	Dolphins	29	30	30	31	30	28	31	31	29	29	28	29		29.583		-4.856
31	49ers	31	31	31	30	32	29	29	30	31	30	32	31		30.583		-2.674
32	Browns	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	32	32	32	30	32		31.750		-0.477

Observations:

• Making a return this week for the first time this season: Pro Football Focus. (Related: messing up every team's deviation: Pro Football Focus). It should be noted that PFF's rankings are actually subjective, selected by the writers of the site.
• It feels like it's been forever since the Vikings have been this good, so live it up Minnesota, you've earned.
• While I agree that the Falcons caught the Broncos at a good time with Paxton Lynch getting his first NFL start; the Broncos were completely out-played the whole game, so why some pundits still have the Broncos ahead of the Falcons is beyond me. Maybe too many people hanging on to last year's 5-0 start?
• Pretty sad state of afairs when the Chargers have a +10 point differential, one of the best-performing offenses in the league, and are considered to be the 5th-worst team in the league. (Mike Florio at PFT even thinks they're the second-worst team.)

Subjective Standard Deviation

Put simply, Standard Deviation is a tool in statistics to measure how much variance there is in a set of numbers. To put more simply: I use it to look at who's ranked the most- and least-consistently. In Standard Deviation, the lower the number, the more consistent the values in the set.

For our purposes, this means the lower the Standard Deviation, the more consistent the rankings. The opposite is true too: the higher the number, the less consistent the rankings.

This table is sorted by most-consistently ranked to least-consistently ranked.

		Subjective
		ESPN	Fox	CBS	USA	SI	PFT	NFL	SN	SBN	Reddit	PFF	AP		STD DEV		Change in Value
1	Browns	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	32	32	32	30	32		0.595		-0.267
2	Patriots	2	4	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2		0.687		0.242
3	Broncos	4	5	5	5	5	7	5	7	4	4	5	5		0.954		0.509
4	49ers	31	31	31	30	32	29	29	30	31	30	32	31		0.954		-0.551
5	Dolphins	29	30	30	31	30	28	31	31	29	29	28	29		1.038		-1.378
6	Raiders	12	8	10	8	9	8	10	10	9	10	7	10		1.299		-0.244
7	Cowboys	7	7	8	10	6	10	8	8	7	9	4	9		1.639		-1.420
8	Lions	20	23	22	21	18	23	19	21	22	20	24	20		1.706		-1.871
9	Bills	16	11	14	13	11	14	11	15	15	12	13	11		1.732		-0.764
10	Falcons	6	6	4	3	3	6	4	6	3	6	1	7		1.754		-0.517
11	Jaguars	30	27	25	23	27	26	24	25	26	27	27	28		1.785		0.952
12	Vikings	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	1		1.929		1.641
13	Chiefs	15	15	12	17	12	15	17	13	13	15	18	12		2.021		-0.286
14	Packers	9	3	3	6	8	3	7	5	8	7	9	6		2.154		0.722
15	Seahawks	5	9	7	7	7	4	3	3	5	5	10	4		2.165		0.524
16	Eagles	11	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	10	8	2	8		2.173		0.887
17	Colts	21	19	23	24	25	24	25	22	28	23	25	22		2.216		0.467
18	Rams	19	18	15	14	16	17	12	16	19	18	20	18		2.230		0.121
19	Steelers	3	2	6	4	4	5	6	4	6	3	11	3		2.278		0.241
20	Saints	25	26	20	26	20	25	27	24	23	25	21	25		2.290		1.540
21	Giants	17	21	19	18	26	22	20	19	18	19	22	19		2.345		0.288
22	Cardinals	10	12	17	15	15	18	13	17	16	14	12	17		2.392		-0.576
23	Jets	27	28	24	28	28	27	21	27	24	24	31	26		2.521		0.225
24	Chargers	24	22	28	27	23	31	28	29	25	28	23	27		2.681		0.410
25	Buccaneers	23	24	21	22	22	19	22	20	27	22	29	24		2.691		0.498
26	Redskins	22	17	13	11	14	11	15	14	12	17	15	14		2.929		1.157
27	Titans	26	20	26	20	21	21	26	23	20	26	17	23		2.929		0.662
28	Bengals	8	13	18	19	13	16	14	18	11	11	14	16		3.166		0.740
29	Ravens	14	14	16	12	19	13	18	11	14	16	6	13		3.262		1.703
30	Panthers	13	25	27	25	24	20	23	26	21	21	19	21		3.662		1.277
31	Bears	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	28	30	31	16	30		3.789		3.133
32	Texans	18	16	11	16	17	12	16	12	17	13	26	15		3.789		1.132

Observations:

• Agreement about the Browns being worst, though it's not unanimous ... yet. Give it another week or two, we'll get there.
• PFF seems to be irrationaly high on the Bears and Ravens, and irrationaly down on the Texans.

Objective Average

I call these rankings the "Objective" rankings because unlike the rankings above, these are rankings based on statistical models of some sort. I use the term "Objective" loosely here because there is still some inherent bias in how the various models are constructed. Each ranking site has their own criteria in what they feel is success in the NFL.

All that said, these rankings are more objective as they remove perception and bias and produce rankings based on how well teams actually play, not how they're perceived to play.

		Objective
		FO	TR	SAG	BG	Aikman	PFR	CHFF	Massey	ARGH	538	FPI		Average		Change in Value
1	Vikings	2	7	1	3	7	2	2	1	1	2	1		2.636		3.637
2	Steelers	3	3	2	4	2	3	7	3	3	4	4		3.455		6.818
3	Broncos	7	5	4	9	10	5	9	2	2	1	3		5.182		-0.636
4	Eagles	4	12	8	2	1	1	1	8	8	11	7		5.727		-0.363
5	Patriots	10	1	3	10	18	7	3	4	4	5	2		6.091		-3.909
6	Seahawks	1	2	6	14	4	13	8	7	6	3	8		6.546		0.727
7	Packers	5	6	5	13	6	8	13	6	5	6	5		7.091		0.182
8	Bills	8	8	7	8	3	6	6	9	9	8	9		7.364		6.182
9	Falcons	6	13	11	1	14	4	4	5	7	9	10		7.636		10.000
10	Cowboys	9	16	10	11	5	9	5	10	10	14	12		10.091		6.000
11	Cardinals	11	4	9	23	15	10	12	13	12	10	6		11.364		-2.818
12	Raiders	13	14	12	5	8	11	10	12	11	21	14		11.909		5.364
13	Chiefs	12	9	13	19	16	22	19	11	13	7	16		14.273		-8.909
14	Bengals	17	10	15	16	21	19	21	14	17	13	13		16.000		-1.636
15	Panthers	20	11	14	30	11	17	22	18	19	12	11		16.818		-8.182
16	Ravens	15	17	16	7	17	21	16	21	15	20	24		17.182		-4.818
17	Redskins	16	26	20	6	24	18	17	17	16	16	25		18.273		8.091
18	Giants	18	23	18	17	23	14	15	19	21	23	19		19.091		1.182
19	Texans	31	18	17	12	25	23	29	15	14	15	21		20.000		-3.545
20	Chargers	14	15	22	28	20	15	11	27	27	26	15		20.000		-3.091
21	Lions	22	21	23	20	26	12	18	22	20	18	27		20.818		-0.182
22	Titans	19	30	28	18	9	16	14	26	22	31	20		21.182		5.091
23	Colts	26	20	19	24	12	24	27	24	23	22	17		21.636		-0.909
24	Rams	24	19	21	15	27	26	25	16	18	17	31		21.727		-0.091
25	Saints	21	25	26	21	13	20	23	25	25	24	18		21.909		4.182
26	Jets	30	22	24	25	29	27	30	23	26	19	23		25.273		-6.273
27	Bears	23	31	30	27	22	25	20	28	30	28	26		26.364		2.636
28	49ers	28	29	25	32	19	28	26	29	28	27	22		26.636		-3.454
29	Jaguars	25	27	29	22	28	31	24	30	29	30	28		27.546		1.454
30	Buccaneers	29	28	27	29	30	30	32	20	24	25	30		27.636		-0.909
31	Dolphins	27	24	31	26	32	29	28	31	31	29	29		28.818		-8.636
32	Browns	32	32	32	31	31	32	31	32	32	32	32		31.727		-3.181

Observations:

• Near-unanimous consensus about the Vikings being the best team in the NFL. The various stats-based rankings don't necessarily agree.
• I use DAVE/Weighted DVOA as my source for the Football Outsiders rankings. The Vikings are #2 in DAVE, but for the first time in the 27-year history of DVOA, they are #1 in non-weighted DVOA.
• Just at a cursory glance, Aikman appears to be the most out of line with the consensus.

Objective Standard Deviation

		Objective
		FO	TR	SAG	BG	Aikman	PFR	CHFF	Massey	ARGH	538	FPI		STD DEV		Change in Value
1	Browns	32	32	32	31	31	32	31	32	32	32	32		0.445		-4.836
2	Steelers	3	3	2	4	2	3	7	3	3	4	4		1.305		-3.919
3	Bills	8	8	7	8	3	6	6	9	9	8	9		1.720		-0.251
4	Vikings	2	7	1	3	7	2	2	1	1	2	1		2.144		-3.149
5	Dolphins	27	24	31	26	32	29	28	31	31	29	29		2.328		-3.029
6	Jaguars	25	27	29	22	28	31	24	30	29	30	28		2.675		0.189
7	Packers	5	6	5	13	6	8	13	6	5	6	5		2.906		-0.399
8	Giants	18	23	18	17	23	14	15	19	21	23	19		2.999		-2.155
9	Broncos	7	5	4	9	10	5	9	2	2	1	3		3.010		-1.346
10	Cowboys	9	16	10	11	5	9	5	10	10	14	12		3.147		-3.227
11	Buccaneers	29	28	27	29	30	30	32	20	24	25	30		3.283		0.793
12	Bengals	17	10	15	16	21	19	21	14	17	13	13		3.303		-2.548
13	Jets	30	22	24	25	29	27	30	23	26	19	23		3.360		-1.739
14	Bears	23	31	30	27	22	25	20	28	30	28	26		3.392		0.834
15	49ers	28	29	25	32	19	28	26	29	28	27	22		3.419		-1.049
16	Saints	21	25	26	21	13	20	23	25	25	24	18		3.704		-1.053
17	Raiders	13	14	12	5	8	11	10	12	11	21	14		3.825		-2.207
18	Lions	22	21	23	20	26	12	18	22	20	18	27		3.904		-0.408
19	Eagles	4	12	8	2	1	1	1	8	8	11	7		3.910		0.310
20	Falcons	6	13	11	1	14	4	4	5	7	9	10		3.914		-0.137
21	Seahawks	1	2	6	14	4	13	8	7	6	3	8		3.963		0.171
22	Colts	26	20	19	24	12	24	27	24	23	22	17		4.162		-1.062
23	Ravens	15	17	16	7	17	21	16	21	15	20	24		4.260		-0.115
24	Chiefs	12	9	13	19	16	22	19	11	13	7	16		4.371		2.064
25	Cardinals	11	4	9	23	15	10	12	13	12	10	6		4.715		0.595
26	Patriots	10	1	3	10	18	7	3	4	4	5	2		4.719		2.773
27	Rams	24	19	21	15	27	26	25	16	18	17	31		4.956		-0.941
28	Redskins	16	26	20	6	24	18	17	17	16	16	25		5.310		1.891
29	Panthers	20	11	14	30	11	17	22	18	19	12	11		5.638		1.542
30	Chargers	14	15	22	28	20	15	11	27	27	26	15		5.985		-0.586
31	Texans	31	18	17	12	25	23	29	15	14	15	21		6.030		-0.512
32	Titans	19	30	28	18	9	16	14	26	22	31	20		6.658		2.350

Observations:

• Agreement about the Browns being worst, though it's not unanimous ... yet. Give it another week or two, we'll get there.
• I know it's hard to believe, but the Bills may actually be good this year!
• Another year, another disappointing season for the Jaguars which saw many people at the start of the season trumpeting, "this will be their year!"

Overall Average

Now let's compare the two sets of data. We'll start with the "Overall Average" chart. This takes the Subjective Average and the Objective Average, and then averages those two numbers. This way it gives equal weight to both averages so that even though Subjective Average has a larger sample size, it doesn't drown out the Objective Average.

		Subj vs Obj
		Subj Avg	Obj Avg		Average		Change in Value
1	Vikings	1.667	2.636		2.152		2.530
2	Steelers	4.750	3.455		4.102		4.625
3	Patriots	2.167	6.091		4.129		-2.402
4	Broncos	5.083	5.182		5.133		-1.997
5	Falcons	4.583	7.636		6.110		10.435
6	Seahawks	5.750	6.546		6.148		0.579
7	Packers	6.167	7.091		6.629		-0.311
8	Eagles	8.667	5.727		7.197		-1.879
9	Cowboys	7.750	10.091		8.920		5.580
10	Bills	13.000	7.364		10.182		7.773
11	Raiders	9.250	11.909		10.580		5.193
12	Cardinals	14.667	11.364		13.015		-2.697
13	Chiefs	14.500	14.273		14.386		-6.886
14	Bengals	14.250	16.000		15.125		-1.216
15	Ravens	13.833	17.182		15.508		-5.053
16	Redskins	14.583	18.273		16.428		7.436
17	Texans	15.750	20.000		17.875		-3.057
18	Rams	16.833	21.727		19.280		1.493
19	Panthers	22.083	16.818		19.451		-10.451
20	Giants	20.000	19.091		19.545		-2.227
21	Lions	21.083	20.818		20.951		1.094
22	Titans	22.417	21.182		21.799		4.019
23	Colts	23.417	21.636		22.527		-1.254
24	Saints	23.917	21.909		22.913		4.496
25	Chargers	26.250	20.000		23.125		-2.898
26	Buccaneers	22.917	27.636		25.277		0.041
27	Jets	26.250	25.273		25.761		-6.761
28	Jaguars	26.250	27.546		26.898		2.511
29	Bears	28.250	26.364		27.307		2.920
30	49ers	30.583	26.636		28.610		-3.065
31	Dolphins	29.583	28.818		29.201		-6.746
32	Browns	31.750	31.727		31.739		-1.830

Observations:

• Steelers, Patriots, Broncos all the class of the AFC much like was predicted. The next best AFC teams are the Bills and Raiders, also like everyone predicted?
• Solid cluster of similar rankings around the Falcons, Seahawks, and Packers.
• I seem to remember some talk of Miami finally being able to put it together this year. Whoops.

Overall Standard Deviation

The Overall Standard Deviation does not average anything out, it just takes the Standard Deviation across all the rankings. Yes this will even things out slightly, but it goes to show which teams have consensus across the board.

		Subj vs Obj
		Subj Avg	Obj Avg		STD DEV		Change in Value
1	Browns	31.750	31.727		0.529		-3.493
2	Dolphins	29.583	28.818		1.817		-2.919
3	Steelers	4.750	3.455		1.985		-2.270
4	Vikings	1.667	2.636		2.092		-1.980
5	Broncos	5.083	5.182		2.193		-1.209
6	Jaguars	26.250	27.546		2.346		0.447
7	Packers	6.167	7.091		2.583		-0.137
8	Giants	20.000	19.091		2.716		-2.196
9	Cowboys	7.750	10.091		2.740		-2.506
10	Lions	21.083	20.818		2.971		-1.234
11	Jets	26.250	25.273		2.992		-0.962
12	Raiders	9.250	11.909		3.105		-1.546
13	49ers	30.583	26.636		3.155		-0.932
14	Seahawks	5.750	6.546		3.180		0.208
15	Saints	23.917	21.909		3.210		-0.441
16	Bills	13.000	7.364		3.303		-1.647
17	Bengals	14.250	16.000		3.348		-1.154
18	Falcons	4.583	7.636		3.355		-0.106
19	Chiefs	14.500	14.273		3.359		0.215
20	Colts	23.417	21.636		3.411		-0.522
21	Eagles	8.667	5.727		3.454		0.751
22	Bears	28.250	26.364		3.726		1.491
23	Buccaneers	22.917	27.636		3.807		1.070
24	Patriots	2.167	6.091		3.839		2.356
25	Cardinals	14.667	11.364		4.042		0.038
26	Ravens	13.833	17.182		4.127		0.328
27	Rams	16.833	21.727		4.508		-0.004
28	Redskins	14.583	18.273		4.621		0.925
29	Titans	22.417	21.182		5.105		1.633
30	Panthers	22.083	16.818		5.396		2.025
31	Texans	15.750	20.000		5.421		0.167
32	Chargers	26.250	20.000		5.534		-0.397

Observations:

• Chargers just edging out the Texans as the least consistently-ranked team in the NFL overall.
• 13 teams saw their rankings become less consistent, but 19 saw theirs become more consistent. As the season goes on, teams settle in.
• Overall, the Browns have the strongest consensus and it isn't even close.

Difference in Averages

This compares the Subjective average ranking with the Objective average ranking. This tells us just how far off people are from the formulas. A positive number means people think they will be or are better than the stats indicate, a negative number means the math thinks they're better than what people think. The closer to 0 this number is, the more in agreement the Subjective and Objective rankings are.

Generally speaking, the Subjective Rankings tend to be more reactionary to a team's performance than the mathematical models are. You'll often end up with major peaks and valleys for a team in the Subjective rankings, where the Objective rankings are more steady.

		Subj vs Obj
		Subj Avg	Obj Avg		Diff. in Avg		Change in Value
1	Rams	16.833	21.727		4.894		3.167
2	Buccaneers	22.917	27.636		4.720		1.902
3	Texans	15.750	20.000		4.250		0.977
4	Patriots	2.167	6.091		3.924		3.015
5	Redskins	14.583	18.273		3.689		-1.311
6	Ravens	13.833	17.182		3.349		-0.469
7	Falcons	4.583	7.636		3.053		0.871
8	Raiders	9.250	11.909		2.659		-0.341
9	Cowboys	7.750	10.091		2.341		-0.841
10	Bengals	14.250	16.000		1.750		0.841
11	Jaguars	26.250	27.546		1.296		2.114
12	Vikings	1.667	2.636		0.970		-2.212
13	Packers	6.167	7.091		0.924		-0.985
14	Seahawks	5.750	6.546		0.796		-0.295
15	Broncos	5.083	5.182		0.099		-2.719
16	Browns	31.750	31.727		-0.023		2.704
17	Chiefs	14.500	14.273		-0.227		4.046
18	Lions	21.083	20.818		-0.265		2.553
19	Dolphins	29.583	28.818		-0.765		3.781
20	Giants	20.000	19.091		-0.909		-6.818
21	Jets	26.250	25.273		-0.977		-0.977
22	Titans	22.417	21.182		-1.235		-2.144
23	Steelers	4.750	3.455		-1.296		-4.387
24	Colts	23.417	21.636		-1.780		-0.689
25	Bears	28.250	26.364		-1.886		0.569
26	Saints	23.917	21.909		-2.008		0.628
27	Eagles	8.667	5.727		-2.939		-3.030
28	Cardinals	14.667	11.364		-3.303		0.242
29	49ers	30.583	26.636		-3.947		0.780
30	Panthers	22.083	16.818		-5.265		-4.538
31	Bills	13.000	7.364		-5.636		3.182
32	Chargers	26.250	20.000		-6.250		0.386

Observations:

• Oh no, is the irrational love for the Rams just delayed this year?
• Bucs over-ranked too. Has Jameis Winston just stolen too many hearts?
• It's not often we see the Patriots overranked, and yet, here we are. Will be interesting to see if the objective rankings come up to match now that Brady is back.
• Chargers are the most under-ranked team. I mean, I know it's easy to be down on a 1-4 team that has blown so many games late. But you can't discount they've played quite well in the other 58 minutes of each of their games.
• Buffalo sorely under-ranked too. Maybe pundits afraid to believe in them.

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