The NFL's Version of ORtg and DRtg

In the NBA, offensive and defensive efficiency ratings are some of the best advanced metric stats to use when comparing teams or players. The NFL has nothing like it. But me being the NFL guru and numbers cruncher that I am, decided to create an NFL equivalent.

First off, let’s start off with the definition of offensive rating and defensive rating.

ORtg

Offensive Rating (available since the 1977-78 season in the NBA): For players, it is points produced per 100 possessions, while for teams, it is points scored per 100 possessions.

This rating was developed by Dean Oliver, author of Basketball on Paper. I will point you to Dean's book for complete details.

DRtg

Defensive Rating (available since the 1977-78 season in the NBA): For players and teams, it is points allowed per 100 possessions. This was also developed by Dean Oliver

- Source: probasketballreference.com

For right now, we’re only going to do the team’s ORtg, DRtg and the Net Rtg. Remember, this is just point per 100 possessions (or drives in football’s case) scored or allowed. Here we go.

Team	ORtg	DRtg	NET Rtg
Patriots	290	173	+117
Packers	206	124	+82
Chargers	236	155	+81
Steelers	198	125	+73
Falcons	218	154	+64
Saints	217	164	+53
Ravens	186	149	+37
Giants	196	159	+37
Eagles	225	189	+36
Colts	234	199	+35
Bears	162	136	+26
Buccaneers	193	171	+22
Chiefs	179	160	+19
Jets	166	153	+13
Titans	185	181	+4
Raiders	180	180	±0
Lions	174	186	-12
Rams	148	161	-13
Texans	225	242	-17
Cowboys	196	213	-17
Dolphins	146	166	-20
Bengals	167	190	-23
Vikings	141	166	-25
49ers	145	171	-26
Browns	146	181	-35
Jaguars	201	237	-36
Redskins	141	177	-36
Seahawks	143	205	-62
Broncos	173	239	-66
Bills	143	220	-77
Cardinals	116	206	-90
Panthers	95	195	-100