Power Rankings Stats and Week 5 Power Rankings

Rams 0

 Bucs 25

 Chiefs 1

 Browns 4

 Raiders 25

 Lions 9

 Panthers 16

 Titans 25

 Seahawks 16

 Bills 16

 Redskins 64

 Dolphins 64

 Texans 100

 Cards 4

 Jags 49

 Cowboys 25

 Chargers 100

 Steelers 0

 Bears 25

 Packers 25

 49ers 16

 Bengals 36

 Eagles 9

 Falcons 4

 Broncos 256

 Ravens 25

 Patriots 1

 Jets 4

 Saints 0

 Vikings 100

 Giants 1

 Colts 289

Variance =1334

Standard Deviation = 6.46

By my own definition, this means that so far this season, my Week 2 power rankings have been worse than ESPN's. I'm predicting that this week's variance, 1334, is the highest the variance will get all season. But first allow my defense.

ESPN is absolutely crazy to place the Colts ahead of the Giants. Oddsmakers favor the #2 ranked Giants by 15.5 points at home against #28 Oakland. The #1 ranked colts are only giving a maximum of 4 points to the #25 Tennessee Titans. Even accounting for the differences, 11.5 points is saying an awful lot. The Ravens were placed too low. My Top 10 right now looks something like . Notice that none of my Top 10 teams have lost to either Indianapolis or Denver. Only Chicago and San Diego have lost to teams outside my Top 10. I'm expecting that San Diego is going to pick it up over the next few weeks. Enough's enough. Here are my Week 4 Power Rankings. Each team is given with their record and variance from ESPN's newest rankings.

1. New York Giants (4-0) 1

2. New Orleans Saints (4-0) 4

3. Baltimore Ravens (3-1) 16

4. Minnesota Vikings (4-0) 1

5. New York Jets (3-1) 0

6. Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) 16

7. New England Patriots (3-1) 1

8. Chicago Bears (3-1) 36

9. San Diego Chargers (2-2) 49

10. Indianapolis Colts (4-0) 81

11. Green Bay Packers (2-2) 4

12. Houston Texans (2-2) 64

13. Cincinnati Bengals (3-1) 4

14. Atlanta Falcons (2-1) 25

15. Dallas Cowboys (2-2) 4

16. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2) 1

17. Denver Broncos (4-0) 81

18. Washington Redskins (2-2) 16

19. San Francisco 49ers (3-1)  49

20. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2) 4

21. Tennessee Titans (0-4) 16

22. Carolina Panthers (0-3) 16

23. Arizona Cardinals (1-2) 16

24. Buffalo Bills (1-3) 1

25. Seattle Seahawks (1-3) 1

26. Detroit Lions (1-3) 1

27. Miami Dolphins (1-3) 36

28. Oakland Raiders (1-3) 0

29. Cleveland Browns (0-4) 0

30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-4) 1

31. Kansas City Chiefs (0-4) 1

32. St. Louis Rams (0-4) 0

Variance between my Week 5 and ESPNs: 546

Standard Deviation: 4.13

Let's see what happens.