Peyton Manning didn't miss a beat as the Broncos trumped the Steelers in Week 1
September 11, 2012
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WhatIfSports.com utilizes its NFL simulation engine to present the most comprehensive and unbiased ranking of all 32 teams. We simulated thousands of NFL games and used the winning percentages from those games to evaluate every team. All 32 teams are ranked below with their average points for and against from the simulated games. All rosters and depth charts are up-to-date as of Tuesday of each week.
Teams Ranked by Winning Percentage
(everyone plays everyone 100 times)
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Houston Texans | - | 74.9 | 26.8 | 17.8 |
| 2. | San Francisco 49ers | +1 | 69.7 | 25.0 | 17.8 |
| 3. | New England Patriots | +1 | 68.8 | 28.9 | 22.3 |
| 4. | Green Bay Packers | -2 | 68.1 | 27.1 | 20.6 |
| 5. | Chicago Bears | - | 64.1 | 25.8 | 20.8 |
| 6. | Denver Broncos | +2 | 62.4 | 24.8 | 20.1 |
| 7. | Pittsburgh Steelers | - | 61.8 | 24.6 | 20.4 |
| 8. | Atlanta Falcons | +3 | 61.6 | 24.6 | 20.9 |
| 9. | Baltimore Ravens | - | 61.5 | 23.6 | 19.6 |
| 10. | Dallas Cowboys | +7 | 58.3 | 24.8 | 22.2 |
| 11. | Detroit Lions | -1 | 56.4 | 24.3 | 22.1 |
| 12. | Kansas City Chiefs | +1 | 51.6 | 22.2 | 21.7 |
| 13. | New York Giants | +1 | 51.0 | 23.7 | 23.2 |
| 14. | New York Jets | -2 | 49.5 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| 15. | San Diego Chargers | +8 | 49.5 | 23.6 | 24.1 |
| 16. | Buffalo Bills | -10 | 49.1 | 22.4 | 22.5 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 17. | New Orleans Saints | -1 | 48.4 | 25.7 | 26.4 |
| 18. | Cincinnati Bengals | -3 | 47.3 | 21.8 | 22.6 |
| 19. | Arizona Cardinals | +5 | 46.9 | 22.2 | 23.2 |
| 20. | Philadelphia Eagles | - | 45.8 | 21.0 | 22.4 |
| 21. | Oakland Raiders | -2 | 44.4 | 22.3 | 23.9 |
| 22. | Miami Dolphins | -1 | 43.4 | 20.2 | 22.3 |
| 23. | Tennessee Titans | +2 | 42.8 | 22.4 | 25.0 |
| 24. | Minnesota Vikings | +4 | 41.0 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| 25. | St. Louis Rams | +2 | 40.1 | 21.5 | 25.1 |
| 26. | Seattle Seahawks | -8 | 38.9 | 17.7 | 21.7 |
| 27. | Carolina Panthers | -1 | 38.2 | 21.7 | 25.6 |
| 28. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | +1 | 37.2 | 21.1 | 25.7 |
| 29. | Washington Redskins | +1 | 35.1 | 18.5 | 24.0 |
| 30. | Cleveland Browns | -8 | 32.1 | 18.7 | 25.2 |
| 31. | Jacksonville Jaguars | - | 30.3 | 17.5 | 24.5 |
| 32. | Indianapolis Colts | - | 28.0 | 19.6 | 27.5 |
Jake Westrich is the Digital Content Coordinator for WhatIfSports.com. He can be reached at jwestrich@whatifsports.com.
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