2011 NFL Week 8 Power Rankings: Jets Smothering Opponents with Pass Defense

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Teams Ranked by Winning Percentage
(everyone plays everyone 100 times)

	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
1.	Green Bay Packers	-	78.1	28.3	17.5
2.	Houston Texans	+4	70.2	26.8	19.1
3.	Dallas Cowboys	+4	70.1	26.6	19.1
4.	New England Patriots	-1	69.8	27.3	19.8
5.	Baltimore Ravens	-3	66.4	23.5	17.5
6.	Pittsburgh Steelers	-2	66.0	24.9	19.1
7.	New York Jets	+4	62.4	23.3	18.3
8.	San Francisco 49ers	+4	60.6	22.7	18.7
9.	New Orleans Saints	+1	59.3	25.7	22.2
10.	San Diego Chargers	-5	57.4	25.5	22.8
11.	Atlanta Falcons	+2	56.6	22.6	20.3
12.	Detroit Lions	-4	55.4	22.5	20.7
13.	New York Giants	+1	55.2	23.6	21.4
14.	Buffalo Bills	+1	53.4	21.9	20.3
15.	Tennessee Titans	-6	51.4	21.7	21.6
16.	Chicago Bears	+1	49.5	22.0	22.0
	Team	Change	Win Pct	PS/G	PA/G
17.	Philadelphia Eagles	+1	49.0	21.8	21.9
18.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	-2	48.3	22.7	23.4
19.	Kansas City Chiefs	+5	45.9	20.9	22.4
20.	Minnesota Vikings	-1	44.6	20.0	21.9
21.	Carolina Panthers	+1	44.6	21.3	23.4
22.	Washington Redskins	-1	43.4	19.6	21.7
23.	Cleveland Browns	-	42.7	19.6	22.1
24.	Oakland Raiders	-4	41.1	19.7	22.7
25.	Arizona Cardinals	-	38.1	20.5	24.7
26.	Miami Dolphins	-	37.0	19.7	24.8
27.	Cincinnati Bengals	-	35.4	17.8	23.2
28.	Seattle Seahawks	-	33.9	17.8	23.7
29.	Denver Broncos	+1	30.4	15.7	23.0
30.	St. Louis Rams	+1	29.5	17.8	25.7
31.	Jacksonville Jaguars	+1	29.0	16.0	23.8
32.	Indianapolis Colts	-3	18.9	15.7	27.9