NFL Combined Power Rankings: Seahawks # 5

byau · Oct 14, 2014

Ran another NFL Combined Power Rankings using relative placement. Clear majority placements this time for 1st through 5th. I was surprised to see the Seahawks 5th, thought they'd be much lower (could be the doom and gloom in me?).

Two teams that fell out: Bengals and 49ers

Interesting factoid: All teams that made it in PLUS the two teams that fell out all have better records than the Seahawks.

Sounds like analysts aren't ready yet to write the Seahawks off yet. Neither should you

NFL Power Rankings Used

Washington Post 's "Fancy Stats" Rankings (replaced NFL.com which hasn't been published yet)
1. Broncos
2. Chargers
3. Seahawks
4. Colts
5. Packers

SBNation
1. Broncos
2. Cowboys
3. Chargers
4. Eagles
5. Cardinals

(Hawks # 7)

ESPN.go.com
1. Broncos
2. Chargers
3. Cowboys
4. Eagles
5. Seahawks

CBS Sports
1. Chargers
2. Broncos
3. Cowboys
4. Eagles
5. Seahawks

Fox Sports
1. Chargers
2. Broncos
3. Eagles
4. Cowboys
5. Seahawks

Bleacher Report
1. Cowboys
2. Chargers
3. Seahawks
4. Broncos
5. Colts

Yahoo Sports
1. Broncos
2. Chargers
3. Eagles
4. Cowboys
5. Seahawks

NFL Combined Power Rankings

1st: Denver Broncos (last week: 2)
VOTES: 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 4th

2nd: San Diego Chargers (last week: 3)
VOTES: 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd

3rd: Dallas Cowboys (last week: 7)
VOTES: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, no-vote

4th: Philadelphia Eagles (last week: 5)
VOTES: 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 4th, no-vote, no-vote

5th: Seattle Seahawks (last week: 1)
VOTES: 3rd, 3rd, 5th, 5th, 5th, 5th, no-vote

6th: Indianapolis Colts (last week: 6)
VOTES: 4th, 5th, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote

7th: (TIE) Arizona Cardinals (last week: 8 ) and Green Bay Packers (unranked)
VOTES: 5th, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote

Fell Out Of Rankings: Cincinatti Bengals, San Francisco 49ers
a.k.a. no 1st through 5th Votes this week

http://geekswing.com/geek/nfl-combined- ... r-14-2014/

ZagHawk · Oct 14, 2014

byau":69o4gdnt said:
Ran another NFL Combined Power Rankings using relative placement. Clear majority placements this time for 1st through 5th. I was surprised to see the Seahawks 5th, thought they'd be much lower (could be the doom and gloom in me?).

Two teams that fell out: Bengals and 49ers

Interesting factoid: All teams that made it in PLUS the two teams that fell out all have better records than the Seahawks.

Sounds like analysts aren't ready yet to write the Seahawks off yet. Neither should you

NFL Power Rankings Used

Washington Post 's "Fancy Stats" Rankings (replaced NFL.com which hasn't been published yet)
1. Broncos
2. Chargers
3. Seahawks
4. Colts
5. Packers

SBNation
1. Broncos
2. Cowboys
3. Chargers
4. Eagles
5. Cardinals

(Hawks # 7)

ESPN.go.com
1. Broncos
2. Chargers
3. Cowboys
4. Eagles
5. Seahawks

CBS Sports
1. Chargers
2. Broncos
3. Cowboys
4. Eagles
5. Seahawks

Fox Sports
1. Chargers
2. Broncos
3. Eagles
4. Cowboys
5. Seahawks

Bleacher Report
1. Cowboys
2. Chargers
3. Seahawks
4. Broncos
5. Colts

Yahoo Sports
1. Broncos
2. Chargers
3. Eagles
4. Cowboys
5. Seahawks

NFL Combined Power Rankings

1st: Denver Broncos (last week: 2)
VOTES: 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 4th

2nd: San Diego Chargers (last week: 3)
VOTES: 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd

3rd: Dallas Cowboys (last week: 7)
VOTES: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, no-vote

4th: Philadelphia Eagles (last week: 5)
VOTES: 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 4th, no-vote, no-vote

5th: Seattle Seahawks (last week: 1)
VOTES: 3rd, 3rd, 5th, 5th, 5th, 5th, no-vote

6th: Indianapolis Colts (last week: 6)
VOTES: 4th, 5th, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote

7th: (TIE) Arizona Cardinals (last week: 8 ) and Green Bay Packers (unranked)
VOTES: 5th, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote, no-vote

Fell Out Of Rankings: Cincinatti Bengals, San Francisco 49ers
a.k.a. no 1st through 5th Votes this week

http://geekswing.com/geek/nfl-combined- ... r-14-2014/

Should consider ourselves lucky the next 3-2 in the rankings are the Paners at #14, followed by THE BROWNS!

MizzouHawkGal · Oct 14, 2014

We are still in the top 10? I find that incredible.

therealjohncarlson · Oct 14, 2014

Surprisingly, I agree with ESPNs this week

dontbelikethat · Oct 14, 2014

Actually surprised a lot of places don't have it lower.

byau · Oct 14, 2014

byau":2l8deiog said:
Interesting factoid: All teams that made it in PLUS the two teams that fell out all have better records than the Seahawks.

ZagHawk":2l8deiog said:
Should consider ourselves lucky the next 3-2 in the rankings are the Paners at #14, followed by THE BROWNS!

MizzouHawkGal":2l8deiog said:
We are still in the top 10? I find that incredible.

dontbelikethat":2l8deiog said:
Actually surprised a lot of places don't have it lower.

Seriously...

Someone ranking us 3rd? No idea where that comes from.

Even ranking us 5th .... I would almost say that's a maybe, but really there are other teams that could definitely be in front of us like 49ers, Bengals, and even the Packers.

Interestingly the only NFL Power Ranking that seems purely based on number-crunching (Washington Post "Fancy Stats") has us 3rd... I'm curious where that number came from.

davidonmi · Oct 14, 2014

You don't realize how tough our schedule truly has been until you look at a power ranking.
You can make a legitimate argument we've played 4 of the top 5 teams in football

byau · Oct 14, 2014

davidonmi":10b6qmqn said:
You don't realize how tough our schedule truly has been until you look at a power ranking.
You can make a legitimate argument we've played 4 of the top 5 teams in football

I suppose you could. Good point

From the combined rankings, we played the top 3 teams and then some.

Denver (4-1, combined ranking: 1st)
San Diego (5-1, combined ranking: 2nd)
Dallas (5-1, combined ranking: 3rd)
Green Bay (4-2, combined ranking: 7th)
Redskins (1-4)

And overall the games on paper were close. We lost by 9 points and 7 points.

Maybe that's why "Fancy Stats" spit us out 3rd

But those losses we had, we definitely were outplayed and the score doesn't signify just how poorly we played.

ZagHawk · Oct 14, 2014

davidonmi":1chg68s2 said:
You don't realize how tough our schedule truly has been until you look at a power ranking.
You can make a legitimate argument we've played 4 of the top 5 teams in football

Yeah but if you lose to two of them, one at home, and both of them pretty lopsided. Take away the special teams gifts in this Cowboys game and we were dominated. That doesn't help your case either. This team can get better, I just hope it's soon. Sadly gonna have to peak in like 2 weeks with that schedule coming up.

byau · Oct 14, 2014

davidonmi":29hxdqbq said:
Sadly gonna have to peak in like 2 weeks with that schedule coming up.

Not sure about peak, definitely have to turn things around. They have awhile to peak

@ Rams (1-4)
@ Panthers (3-2-1) (is this the one you mean? that will be tough)
Raiders (0-5)
Giants (3-3)
@ Chiefs (2-3)

Hopefully we utilize this time to figure things out

The NFC West and NFC definitely will be figured out the last 1/4 of the season

@49ers
@Eagles
49ers
@Cardinals
Rams

JustTheTip · Oct 14, 2014

Seahawks could be lower really. How any of them put the Broncos #1 is what is beyond me.

HansGruber · Oct 14, 2014

ZagHawk":9isc2yqr said:
Take away the special teams gifts in this Cowboys game and we were dominated.

I don't like statements like this. Take away a lucky 3rd down play by Dallas and they lose. Take away a bad PI call on Sherman, and that game ends differently. Take away a dropped pass by Kearse and it's different. Take away Dallas' defense and it's different. Take away anything and the game changes entirely. That's not how it works. The game was played, the score is what it is. Special teams are as much a part of the game as anything. It's silly to say "well, take away their defense and it's different". The game was played and the final score is what it is.

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